{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Union Advisory Council Announced","description":"With Amara Thiha, non-resident fellow with the China Program at the Stimson Center. This fortnight on episode 63 of What\u2019s Happening in Myanmar, the military\u2019s election conclude to China\u2019s approval, with coup leader Min Aung Hlaing enacting a new law to extend the military\u2019s oversight of the soon-to-be-formed, military-designed civilian administration. Email the show at whimyanmar@proton.me Timecodes\u2014  (00:00) Opening  (02:05) Conflict and civilian attacks over election period  (03:40) With Seng, the ongoing case at the ICJ  (03:54) Military elections conclude  (04:48) The new Union Advisory Council Law  (05:50) With Amara Thiha, the new law  (10:18) China\u2019s interests  (24:46) China and revolution  (27:18) Thailand elections and approach  (34:36) Close  &amp;nbsp; Our guests\u2014 Amara Thiha, non-resident fellow with the China Program at the Stimson Centre  How China Carved Up Myanmar: Beijing\u2019s Strategy to Create Stability Through Dependence  Myanmar\u2019s December Election: Engineering Continuity Through Institutional Redesign New on the Frontier website:  Rohingya repatriation as a governance tool in Bangladesh  Growing debt: Myanmar farmers suffer from dwindling bean market  \u2018I\u2019m losing so much\u2019: Classrooms fall silent in embattled Rakhine State Referenced this episode:  Myanmar\u2019s military elections will not lead to peace or improvement in the political crisis The State of Myanmar: ISP\u2013Myanmar\u2019s Annual Strategic Review and Foresight 2025\u20132026China\u2019s Intervention and the Limits of Fatalism in Myanmar   China Hails Myanmar Junta\u2019s \u2018Steady and Orderly\u2019 Election  Amnesty International Report ","author_name":"What's Happening in Myanmar","author_url":"https:\/\/www.whimyanmar.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40028065\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/198340310"}