July 1, 2026

    Three girls killed in Myanmar junta airstrike as fighting intensifies in southern Chin State

    The regime has reportedly been bombing Mindat and Kanpetlet townships almost daily as it continues its push into the area…
    July 1, 2026

    Myanmar regime denies ASEAN request for Suu Kyi meeting

    The junta also said that it would attend a meeting of the regional bloc’s foreign ministers in Manila next month…
    June 30, 2026

    More Myanmar garment workers detained in China after resigning over labour complaints

    For the second time this month, Chinese police have detained Myanmar workers seeking to leave a factory accused of abusing…
    June 30, 2026

    Myanmar regime’s airstrikes kill at least 13 civilians in Sagaing, Magway regions

    Nearly half of those killed in strikes on villages in Sagaing Township and Magway Region’s Natmauk Township were children, sources…
    June 30, 2026

    Myanmar jade mine landslide kills five, 15 missing

    Mass casualty accidents are common in Kachin State’s Hpakant Township, where lucrative jade-mining operations are largely unregulated
    June 29, 2026

    Despite military gains, Myanmar junta struggles to restore border trade

    Cross-border commerce has been slow to recover amid ongoing security concerns and continued control of most border crossings by groups…
    June 29, 2026

    10 years added to sentence of food courier accused of insulting Myanmar junta leader

    The additional sentence, for allegedly supporting terrorist organisations, brings Kyi Myo Zaw’s total prison term to 13 years
    June 26, 2026

    As Myanmar’s civil war drags on, resistance forces face growing recruitment challenges

    The toll of more than five years of conflict is making it harder for groups opposed to the regime to…
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      May 12, 2026

      Words that dehumanise: The language behind anti-Rohingya hatred in Myanmar

      Propaganda and prejudice have long stripped the Rohingya and other minorities of their humanity, making them easy targets of violence
      April 1, 2026

      Myanmar faces deepening crisis as global oil shock bites

      A surge in global fuel prices is exposing Myanmar’s fragile economy, with thin reserves, a weakening currency, and limited options…
      January 5, 2026

      Few people voted in Myanmar’s junta election—and history explains why

      From independence to dictatorship, participation has risen when elections mattered—and collapsed when they were staged. The 2025 vote fits the…
      December 31, 2025

      Advance votes and split ballots: Dr Aye Maung on how the election played out in Rakhine

      The Rakhine nationalist leader discusses his decision to enter the controversial election and its outcome in his home state
      October 23, 2025

      Photo essay: Yangon’s port workers struggle to make ends meet amid soaring prices

      The dock workers in Yangon’s ports often have few options for supporting their families as the cost of living rises…
      October 9, 2025

      The junta chief’s autocratic globetrotting and political survival

      Having withstood nearly five years of armed resistance from within, failed diplomacy from neighbours, and ineffectual pressure from the West,…
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