THREE blocks from the White House, at the end of a fluorescent-lit hallway on the sixth floor of a coworking space for “business nomads, freelancers and energetic entrepreneurs”, sits the American …
How online scam warlords have made China start to lose patience with Myanmar’s junta
In the end it was the thriving online scam centers that finally forced China to lose patience with Myanmar’s brutal military rulers.
Myanmar’s ragtag rebels fire dynamite from catapults – and they’re winning
A band of young Myanmar resistance fighters hide in a muddy ditch and hook up a stick of dynamite to a slingshot. “Hide, hide. Ignite it. Provide wind protection. Son of a bitch, it’s exploded,” they …
15 suspected drug smugglers killed in clash with Thai soldiers near Myanmar
Fifteen suspected drug smugglers were killed and about 2 million methamphetamine tablets seized in northern Thailand near the Myanmar border after a shootout with Thai soldiers, Thai officials said.
Marcos denounces ‘worsening’ violence in Myanmar, urges ASEAN to act
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. condemned the continued civil war in Myanmar and urged the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to address the worsening violence.
Asean should be ready to help Myanmar, says Marcos
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) should be ready to assist Myanmar amid an ongoing military turmoil, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Sunday. Speaking at the First Session of the …
Unsettled Neighbours: Civil War Wracks Myanmar, Pre-Poll Violence Grips B’desh
Amidst the civil war in army ruled Myanmar, violent agitations have gripped another neighbouring country, Bangl …
Fight on despite truce, Myanmar says
MeKong News, an online news site reporting from Shan state, said on its Facebook page that the army was carrying out airstrikes and firing heavy weapons Friday morning in the area around 105-Mile Trade Zone in Muse, a major city that is a border crossing point with China.
Myanmar: two more journalists arrested as junta’s crusade against the right to information continues
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the recent arrest of two journalists by the Myanmar military junta and calls on the international community to increase pressure for their release and that of the 68 other media professionals detained in the country.
Battle For Main Trade Zone on Myanmar’s Border With China Continues to Rage
Fighting between ethnic and Myanmar junta troops for control of Muse, the key border trade zone between Myanmar and China in northern Shan State, continued to rage on Thursday despite recent “peace talks” between both sides in China’s Yunnan Province.