More than four-fifths of the people who live in Myanmar’s smallest state have fled their homes since the coup, according to the interim government of the resistance stronghold.
Myanmar’s Latest Batch of Military Graduates Faces Brutal Reality on Front Lines
Over 500 cadets fresh from Myanmar military schools sent to shore up regime forces suffering wave after wave of defeats as resistance offensive takes towns across the country.
Firestorm of tragedy strikes Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, leaving thousands homeless
Thousands of Myanmar Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have been left homeless after a fire ravaged a refugee camp, destroying hundreds of homes, officials say. The fire ripped through a densely packed complex of bamboo and tarpaulin shelters in the early hours of the day at a camp in the country’s southeast,
Arakan Army fighters claim control of key city in northwestern Myanmar
Lying along the Kaladar River in Chin State, Paletwa is a strategically important city on a major trade route.
What is Myanmar’s Three Brotherhood Alliance that’s resisting the military?
Myanmar’s military government has faced a swarm of resistance fighters since 2021 when it seized power from an elected government. The Three Brotherhood Coalition or the 3BHA, a collection of armed …
33 Towns in 80 Days: Mapping the Gains of Myanmar’s Anti-Junta Offensives
The Irrawaddy’s infographics chart the successes of Operation 1027 and other anti-regime military offensives spawned in its wake since October last year.
As rebels gain grounds in Myanmar, can the Rohingya return?
The Arakan Army, an ethnic insurgent group fighting the junta government of Myanmar, seized a key port town, Paletwa, in Chin state on 14 January. The town is located to the east of the Bangladesh …
What China wants out of Myanmar’s civil war
In Myanmar, a brief ceasefire between a powerful alliance of ethnic armed groups and the ruling military junta appears to have been broken just hours after it was negotiated at China’s urging. The …
GT Voice: Myanmar cease-fire conducive to its economic development
Myanmar’s Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism Thet Thet Khine hailed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)’s role …
New FM: Bangladesh to remain non-aligned despite polarization
Newly appointed Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday expressed optimism that the Rohingya crisis can be resolved diplomatically. “We remain engaged with Myanmar. We hope this problem will be …