A prominent Christian church leader and human rights advocate from Myanmar’s Kachin ethnic minority has been detained by the authorities just hours after he was released from prison under an amnesty b …
Can’t antagonise one friend to make another happy: Bangladesh Army chief on Myanmar
Army chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed has explained their position on the Myanmar military, which is fighting rebels in parts of the country, including on the borders with Bangladesh.
In a rebel-held Myanmar town, fragile unity pushes junta to the brink
Myawaddy, a critical trading post in Myanmar that rebel forces seized from the ruling junta last week, offers a glimpse of dynamics playing out across the Southeast Asian country as its vaunted military reels from battlefield losses.
China and ASEAN need to work together on Myanmar crisis: Observers
Beijing, for its efforts, has been unable to hold Myanmar’s military or armed groups to a ceasefire brokered in January.
Thailand Urges Myanmar To Take More Positive Steps by Releasing Aung San Suu Kyi
Foreign Affairs Commission of the House of Representatives, issued the committee statement on April 18, stating that the situation in Myanmar is gradually changing.
China holds another live-fire drill along Myanmar border as concerns over rebel uprisings grow
People’s Liberation Army holds air defence exercise amid fighting between Three Brotherhood Alliance and Myanmar’s military junta.
INSIGHT-In a rebel-held Myanmar town, fragile unity pushes junta to the brink
Myawaddy, a critical trading post in Myanmar that rebel forces seized from the ruling junta last week, offers a glimpse of dynamics playing out across the Southeast Asian country as its vaunted …
Myanmar border guards, soldiers and civilians flee to Bangladesh
Bangladeshis who live close to the border with Rakhine reported hearing loud sounds from artillery fire nearby. Over the past week, about 260 Myanmar soldiers, border guards and citizens have taken …
Bishop’s Opening for a New UN Approach to Myanmar?
Former Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop must learn lessons from the fate of previous special envoys on Myanmar if she is to make progress through a diplomatic minefield.
At Least 80 Myanmar Junta Personnel Flee to Bangladesh
A Border Guard Bangladesh source says efforts to repatriate the junta border forces have been delayed by new arrivals.