The terms of the Chinese-mediated ceasefire agreement also include the military’s cessation of airstrikes in areas controlled by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) ...
Pressure is building on Myanmar’s rulers to hold what opposition groups promise will be fraught national elections.
In his New Year’s address, Peng Daxun dropped his previous anti-junta rhetoric and focused on working with China to boost stability and development in the Kokang region.
An analysis by The Irrawaddy shows a sharp rise in the number of people killed in junta airstrikes last month. The vast majority of the victims were civilians.
Four years after seizing power, Myanmar’s generals are holding on but fighting an increasingly dire battle for survival, ...
The six-month extension is intended to buy time for the military’s long-promised election, but conditions in the country are ...
Myanmar’s rebel groups have made significant territorial gains against the ruling military junta over the past year. The ...
The Rohingya crisis began in August 2017 when violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state forced nearly one million Rohingya Muslims ...
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Myanmar's civil war after four years
As a harbinger of US foreign policy directions, President Trump's sudden suspension of US$45 million (4.9 billion baht) for ...
Myanmar’s military government extended a four-year emergency rule, further delaying plans for long-promised general elections ...
The international community and global media may overlook the ongoing civil war in Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh), but the ground situation indicates perpetual chaos. Thousands have been ...