July 3, 2026

    Interra exits Myanmar oil project, selling stake to Chinese-linked firm after sanctions pressure

    The Singapore-based company was accused of undermining sanctions by providing the regime with millions of barrels of domestically produced oil
    July 2, 2026

    Myanmar Wanbao says almost all villagers refusing to leave Letpadaung mine site now relocated

    The Chinese-backed company hails progress in a land dispute that had long stalled the controversial mining project under civilian rule
    July 2, 2026

    Myanmar army chief attacks UN envoy Julie Bishop after criticism at UN meeting

    The military’s criticism of Bishop is notable because she has also faced criticism from sections of Myanmar’s anti-junta movement
    July 2, 2026

    ‘Nothing left except death’: Myanmar families grieve huge war toll

    After five years of war and more than 100,000 lives lost, Myanmar’s people contend with a painful past and an…
    July 1, 2026

    NUG-affiliated resistance forces clash during raid, killing seven

    The operation by PDF forces that led to the incident was not authorised by the NUG’s central leadership, senior officials…
    July 1, 2026

    Suspect arrested after KIO township official found dead in Hpakant

    Hpakant, the centre of Myanmar’s lucrative jade industry, has experienced frequent violence in recent years
    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…
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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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