Myanmar

In rare admission, junta chief acknowledges military losses in Shan state

In rare admission, junta chief acknowledges military losses in Shan state

But Min Aung Hlaing chalks rebel victories up to aid from ‘foreign experts’ and drone attacks.

Myanmar exile government seeks foothold by supporting overseas workers

Myanmar exile government seeks foothold by supporting overseas workers

Amid death threats and disappearances, the National Unity Government takes on hundreds of labor dispute cases.

Hospitals under fire amid widening Myanmar conflict

Hospitals under fire amid widening Myanmar conflict

Three facilities were damaged in clashes in the third week of November alone.

Chin allied resistance claims big junta losses in western Myanmar

Chin allied resistance claims big junta losses in western Myanmar

Roughly 30 junta soldiers surrendered to an Indian border group, locals said.

Vietnamese rescued from Myanmar casinos stuck in war zone

In a video, they ask Vietnamese officials to intervene so they can return home.

Myanmar court jails former minister for decade over social media posts

Myanmar court jails former minister for decade over social media posts

Ye Htut served as information minister from 2014-2016 under Thein Sein’s quasi-military government.

Displaced persons flee the fighting between the Arakan Army and Myanmar junta forces in Pauktaw township, Nov. 17, 2023.

Tens of thousands flee intensifying clashes in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

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The clashes follow the end of a ceasefire between ethnic rebels and the junta in mid-November.

The remains of homes burned by junta troops in Min Ga Lar Kone village, Monywa township, Sagaing region on Nov. 30, 2023.

Myanmar junta arrests minors, elderly and disabled villagers

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Nearly 50 residents from Sagaing region were detained after a junta officer was killed in a local clash.

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Anatomy of an extrajudicial massacre

Anatomy of an extrajudicial massacre

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‘We stopped going into the forest due to landmines’; Myanmar lumberjack

Cartoon

Beauty is in the eye of the gunholder

Beauty is in the eye of the gunholder
Shootout in central Myanmar kills 4 at restaurant

Shootout in central Myanmar kills 4 at restaurant

Junta troops arrested nearly 20 employees and guests after the incident.

The Chinese navy guided-missile destroyer Zibo arrives at Thilawa Port in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023.

Chinese navy drops anchor in Myanmar for joint drills

The arrival comes amid insurgent conflict along the border in northern Shan state.

Buthidaung Hospital in Rakhine state on Dec. 24, 2016.

Myanmar’s junta fires into Rakhine villages, killing 3 children

Workers arrested in Mae Sot on November 24, 2023.

Nearly 200 Myanmar nationals arrested across Thailand

Trucks burn near Muse, Myanmar, on the border with China on Nov. 23, 2023.

Chinese authorities fire tear gas at people fleeing Myanmar fighting

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Brotherhood Alliance campaign in Shan State spawns contagion effect in Myanmar

Brotherhood Alliance campaign in Shan State spawns contagion effect in Myanmar

The military coup

Power grab in Myanmar

Power grab in Myanmar