Story Archive
2021-06-08
The art of bronze casting - called Pantin in Burmese - is the creation of objects in copper, bronze or brass and is one of the 10 ancient Burmese arts known as the “Ten Flowers.” Today the Pantin business is relatively small, with about 20 stores in Kyimyindaing Township of Yangon Region. Due to the pandemic and the economic disruption following the military coup, these small businesses are struggling to survive.
2021-05-28
In the wake of the military coup, Myanmar’s economy has been paralyzed and work has grown scarce, with the impact falling heavily on the poor. In a nation that typically is a net exporter of food, the World Food Program warns that more than 6 million people could face hunger by October.
2021-05-20
In response to the increasingly harsh tactics used by Myanmar security forces, protesters are staging quick demonstrations to get out their message and then dispersing before the police move in.
2021-05-14
Amid the continued military crackdown in Myanmar, Muslims in Yangon this week observed Eid al-Fitr at the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
2021-04-16
Protesters staged a variety of strikes and demonstrations this week during Thingyan, the traditional five-day Buddhist New Year holiday.
2021-04-08
Protesters in Myanmar began a “marching shoe strike” on Thursday, placing flowers in shoes at protest locations or in their homes. Organizers wrote that the symbolic protest would honor the more than 600 people killed by the military and said, “For every step, a flower blooms.”
2021-04-02
Artists throughout Myanmar have been using their skills to oppose the military government and energize anti-coup demonstrators.
2021-03-31
Attacks in Myanmar’s Karen State have killed at least 10 people and forced many more to flee their villages - and in some cases the country - since the violence began March 27.
2021-03-26
As Myanmar security forces have ramped up their violent attacks, protestors have adapted by building increasingly sturdy defenses.
2021-03-24
Myanmar's military regime has used brutal and wide-ranging tactics as part of a bid to shut down the protest movement demanding restoration of democratic rule.
2021-03-23
Satellite imagery shows destruction caused by a massive fire that swept through a Rohingya refugee camp at Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. The U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday at least 15 people died in the blaze and at least 400 remain missing.
2021-03-19
Protesters in Myanmar this week began using a greater variety of improvised weapons in their struggle against heavily armed government security forces.
2021-03-08
Today we spotlight some of the women journalists at RFA who help bring credible reporting to our audiences, offering an alternative to their governments’ disinformation.
2021-03-05
Protesters in Myanmar, have been creating makeshift shields - often decorated with political or generational messages - from steel barrels and other materials to defend themselves against weapons fire from government security forces.
2021-03-02
Sam Rainsy, who is living in exile in France, has been sentenced in absentia on wide-ranging charges by Cambodian courts.
