Four years after seizing power, Myanmar’s generals are holding on but fighting an increasingly dire battle for survival, ...

In recent months, the junta's opponents have secured control of vast swathes of territory, particularly in northern Shan state and western Rakhine state in the west. What is the Arakan Army?

and strategic towns and cities along the Chinese border in Shan state in northeastern Myanmar. In August this year, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, another force in the rebel ...

The peace deal comes into effect on the weekend but experts aren't convinced it will lead to hostilities easing across the war-torn country.

In late October 2023, a coalition of three ethnic armed groups in Shan State launched a coordinated offensive against the ruling military junta, posing the strongest challenge to its rule since ...

As a harbinger of US foreign policy directions, President Trump's sudden suspension of US$45 million (4.9 billion baht) for ...

Northern Shan state has been rocked by fighting since June when an alliance of ethnic armed groups renewed an offensive ...

In January last year, Beijing used its close ties with both the military and the Three Brotherhood groups to negotiate a ceasefire in northern Shan state, which lasted for five months until the ...

The announcement by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army is a sign of China's growing efforts to shape the direction of the conflict in Shan State. Min Aung Hlaing's visit to Kunming ...