UN 'alarmed' by reports of civilian casualties in airstrikes in Myanmar | Conflict news
Continued airstrikes in restive Rakhine state have reportedly killed dozens of people. The head of the United Nations has expressed…
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Boom time for Myanmar opium farmers amid coup chaos | Drug news
In a remote corner of Myanmar, a line of farmers moves through a field of poppies, making small cuts in…
Fears of mass migration from Myanmar as military plans to recruit thousands | Conflict news
Ko Naing* is just the kind of young man the Myanmar military is looking for. Hoping to offset recruitment shortages…
Amnesty calls for investigation into war crimes over military bombing of church in Myanmar | Conflict news
The January attack in Sagaing killed 17 villagers, including two children, while they attended a Sunday service. Myanmar's military should…
ASEAN urges 'Myanmar-led and owned solution' to coup crisis | ASEAN News
Southeast Asian foreign ministers have called for a “Myanmar-led and Myanmar-owned solution” to the crisis in Myanmar that began when…
In Kayah, Myanmar, doctors treat war wounded in hidden hospitals | Conflict news
Kayah State, Myanmar – When the military took power in February 2021, Dr. Ye was leading a life that many…
Arakan Army fighters claim control of key city in northwestern Myanmar | military news
Located along the Kaladar River in Chin State, Paletwa is a strategically important city on a major trade route. The…
Myanmar military and ethnic armed groups agree to Chinese-brokered truce | News
Both sides agree to cease fighting and not harm residents along Myanmar's northern border with China. Myanmar's military government and…
Myanmar’s military government pardons more than 9,000 prisoners | Prison News
The annual amnesty marking Independence Day comes during a crisis in the north that poses a threat to the military…