A federal court in Buenos Aires is holding hearings on a criminal complaint of genocide by Myanmar’s armed forces against the Muslim Rohingya minority. The case, accepted under the pri… Read More
Myanmar's military burned down around 700 houses in Thar Zin village, Sagaing region, leaving over 3,000 people homeless. Troops captured residents of Thar Zin and nearby villages in a serie… Read More
Drug production and usage have increased in Myanmar since the military coup in February 2021, according to ethnic rebel groups and activists. They attribute the rise in the country's drug ma… Read More
Myanmar's junta claims to have completed a census accounting for nearly 90% of the population ahead of planned elections, but experts and critics say this is impossible due to the ongoing tu… Read More
According to locals, the Myanmar junta conducted air raids on two villages in the Sagaing region, resulting in the death of 12 civilians, including a monk. The attack involved dropping three… Read More
Indian arms manufacturer Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has been supplying military equipment worth over $5.1 million to Myanmar's junta, according to rights group Justice for Myanmar. Thi… Read More
A report released by the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) has found that Chinese investment in overseas mining projects has led to human rights abuses and environmental ha… Read More
Indonesia's Foreign Minister, Retno Marsudi, warned that the risk of nuclear arms being used is higher now than at any time in recent history, stating that the world is only one miscalculati… Read More
Jane Birkin, a British actor, singer, and style icon, has passed away at the age of 76. Birkin was known for her musical collaboration with French singer Serge Gainsbourg, as well as her ico… Read More
Three ethnic armies in northern Myanmar, the Kokant Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), and Rakhine Arakan Army (AA), have issued a joi… Read More
Myanmar's shadow National Unity Government (NUG) plans to launch an online bank, Spring Development Bank, that uses cryptocurrency to disrupt the flow of foreign currency to banks controlled… Read More
Myanmar's military shelled a village in Shan state, killing a man and causing most residents, predominantly from the Ta'ang ethnic group, to flee. The attack occurred during a battle between… Read More
Myanmar's junta unveiled a 1,700-ton Buddha statue in a grand ceremony in the capital, Naypyidaw, as part of its efforts to present itself as aligned with religion. The unveiling of the Mara… Read More
A missing Lao teenager who was trafficked to Myanmar and beaten by Chinese men in a Chinese-owned casino has been found alive. The girl, one of many trafficked from Laos to Myanmar, was forc… Read More
Prison guards at Myanmar's Thayarwady Prison have reportedly beaten 31 inmates for commemorating Martyrs' Day, with four of them being treated for their injuries. The prisoners held a saluti… Read More
Myanmar's military junta has destroyed over 16,500 homes and buildings, claiming they "encroached on land owned by the state." The evictions and demolitions have occurred in large cities and… Read More
Illegal mining of rare earth metals, driven by demand from China for terbium and dysprosium used in electric vehicle production, has surged in northern Myanmar's Kachin state. The number of… Read More
Myanmar's ruling junta recently reshuffled top military personnel in an effort to gain control of the entire governing apparatus and remain in power for the long term. The reshuffling includ… Read More
Almost three months after Cyclone Mocha hit Myanmar's Rakhine state, about 1.6 million people have still not received sufficient aid, according to aid workers and local residents. The U.N. O… Read More
Crocodile attacks in Myanmar's Ayeyarwaddy Delta are on the rise due to the expansion of settlements and the encroachment of humans on crocodile habitats. In one incident, a man was dragged… Read More
Dozens of people are missing after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar's Kachin state. The incident highlights lax safety measures in the area, where around 300 people died in sim… Read More
Heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar are complicating recovery efforts three months after Cyclone Mocha hit the country. The rains are hampering aid delivery and displacing more people affected by… Read More
Myanmar's junta has launched offensives against ethnic armed rebels in Shan state, raising concerns of expanded conflict in the region. The clashes between junta troops and the Shan State Pr… Read More
The news article discusses the decline of democracy in Southeast Asia, highlighting events such as the rise of authoritarian leaders in the Philippines and Indonesia, and the armed conflict… Read More
Since the February 2021 coup in Myanmar, nearly 90 healthcare workers have been killed and 110 injured in military and police raids and violence, according to the Civil Disobedience Movement… Read More
A new U.N. report reveals that hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia have been enslaved and forced to carry out online scams worth billions of dollars. Cambodia and Myanmar are t… Read More
In Myanmar's Hpakant township, a major jade mining center, landslides at the mines have killed nearly 600 people, mostly scavengers, since 2018. The death toll is likely higher due to unreco… Read More
Bird feathers preserved in 99-million-year-old amber from Myanmar are providing new evidence for the link between birds and dinosaurs. The feathers offer insights into the evolutionary histo… Read More
Former State Counsellor of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, is in urgent need of dental treatment while in detention, but her request for permission to seek treatment has been ignored by the junta… Read More
Two years after Myanmar's National Unity Government (NUG) called for armed rebellion against the coup leaders, anti-junta forces, known as the Peoples' Defense Force (PDF), have become well… Read More
The United States is concerned that Laos, the next chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), will not have the same leverage or resources as Indonesia in pressuring Myanma… Read More
Authorities in Myanmar are pressuring vendors to sell military-produced alcoholic beverages and cigarettes or face consequences. Restaurant owners in Yangon's Latha township were summoned by… Read More
Junta troops in Myanmar's Sagaing region have killed at least seven civilians in retaliation for an attack on their gunboats by rebel fighters. The killings are part of a pattern of deadly a… Read More
Approximately 90 people, including students, teachers, and military personnel, are feared dead after a military junta supply boat sank in the Chindwin River in Myanmar's northern Sagaing reg… Read More
India plans to extend its border fence along the Myanmar border in Manipur state to counter illegal immigration, arms smuggling, and drug trafficking. Currently, less than 10% of the 400-kil… Read More
Construction projects in Myanmar's ancient city of Bagan are going unchecked under the country's military junta, raising concerns about the quality of the work and its impact on the preserva… Read More
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a second accused in a case involving a transnational conspiracy by Myanmar and Bangladesh-based terror outfits to wage war against India… Read More
At least 18 children were injured when junta troops fired artillery shells on a village in Myanmar's Sagaing region. The incident is the latest in a string of casualties caused by the junta… Read More
Fighting between the junta troops and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in Myanmar's Shan state has forced over 1,000 civilians to seek shelter in China. Since the military co… Read More
More than 130,000 teachers in Myanmar are still part of the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), which was formed to protest the military coup in February 2021. Despite facing hardships and re… Read More
Ethnic Kachin rebels in Myanmar are pressuring over 600 villagers to move out of a village in order to take over gold and jade mining in the area to fund their fight against the ruling junta… Read More
Flooding in Myanmar has led to the relocation of over 13,000 flood victims in the Bago region alone, according to junta authorities. The Bago River overflowed, causing flooding in 12 neighbo… Read More
According to an independent data organization, Myanmar's junta has arrested over 1,300 people in the past 20 months for online criticism, demonstrating their intolerance for dissent and free… Read More
Despite intense crackdowns and raids by military forces, anti-junta protesters have returned to the streets of Myanmar's Sagaing region. Residents in the northwestern region are leading arme… Read More
Residents in Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, are facing food shortages and skipping meals due to soaring rice and cooking oil prices since the military junta took power in February 2021. The… Read More
An ethnic alliance consisting of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army, Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, and the Arakan Army launched an offensive against Myanmar's military regime i… Read More
China's public security minister, Wang Xiaohong, has held talks with Myanmar's junta on establishing peace along their shared border following clashes between ethnic armed groups and the mil… Read More
The US Treasury Department, in collaboration with the UK and Canada, has announced new sanctions against Myanmar's state energy company, Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise. The sanctions, effecti… Read More
An entire military battalion in northern Myanmar's Shan state has surrendered to rebel forces amid an offensive by an alliance of three ethnic armies. Light Infantry Battalion 143, including… Read More
Around 5,000 Myanmar nationals, including hundreds of children, have fled into China due to an ethnic army offensive in northern Shan state. The displaced individuals are currently in Yunnan… Read More
Myanmar's shadow National Unity Government (NUG) has pledged to hold those responsible for extrajudicial killings accountable. The NUG, made up of leaders from the former civilian government… Read More
Junta chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing warned that an offensive by ethnic armed groups in Myanmar's northern Shan state will "break the country into pieces" if left unchecked. The "Three Br… Read More
Myanmar's military junta is expanding its use of state media outlets and the messaging app Telegram to distribute propaganda, while cracking down on independent news outlets. The junta has r… Read More
A light infantry battalion with over 120 troops surrendered to ethnic rebels in Myanmar's Shan state, marking the second time in two weeks that a battalion belonging to the military junta ha… Read More
Fierce fighting between Myanmar's military and ethnic armies has spread to different regions, displacing over 200,000 people, according to the UN. The conflict, which began with the "Three B… Read More
A former member of Myanmar's pro-military party, wanted by Chinese authorities, has died in police custody after being arrested for orchestrating an online scam ring. Ming Xuechang was arres… Read More
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