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 …
Myanmar’s Dictator is Facing Calls to Resign From Some of His Most Ardent Supporters
Former cheerleaders of the junta are changing their tunes and broadcasting calls for Min Aung Hlaing to quit after the humiliating surrenders made by Myanmar’s military to resistance forces.
Myanmar Filmmaker Sentenced to Life in Prison
On January 10, a Myanmar military court closed to the public sentenced award-winning documentary filmmaker Shin Daewe to life in prison on trumped-up terrorism charges. Her conviction and harsh sentencing is the latest example of the Myanmar junta’s …
Myanmar Central Bank takes stern action on 20 people for illegal money transfers
The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) has announced that action is being taken against 20 people who are operating illegal money transferring businesses.
China brokers Myanmar ceasefire, urges junta and rebel militia to ‘exercise maximum restraint’
Beijing announced on Friday that it had mediated a formal ceasefire in northern Myanmar, in China’s latest show of influence in the war-ridden neighbouring country. The ceasefire agreement between the …
Bangladesh wants ASEAN to do more over Rohingya repatriation
Bangladesh ambassador to Myanmar Md Monwar Hossain expressed his hope that the ASEAN chair would continue to play a further positive role to facilitate repatriation of more than 1 million displaced …
China Says It Just Brokered a Ceasefire Between Myanmar’s Junta and Ethnic Guerrilla Groups
The new agreement was brokered at talks mediated by China, though a previously reported ceasefire was not honored by either side.