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.
China says the Myanmar military and ethnic guerrilla groups have agreed to an immediate cease-fire
Myanmar’s military has reached a cease-fire agreement with an alliance of ethnic minority guerrilla groups it has been battling in the north, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Friday. The agreement …
Myanmar Documentary Filmmaker Sentenced to Life in Prison
An award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker was sentenced to life in prison in Myanmar on Wednesday, according to media reports, marking yet another assault on press freedom by the country’s military since the 2021 coup.
416 Myanmar soldiers entered India, keeping close watch on border situation: Army Chief Gen Pande
The anti-junta groups have reportedly taken control of several key towns, military bases near Myanmar’s border with India and the volatile situation has forced scores of Myanmarese citizens to take …
ASEAN special envoy meets Myanmar junta chief
Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing met with a special envoy from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), state media reported on Thursday as Laos takes over chairing the bloc, which has …
A veteran diplomat from Laos, the new ASEAN special envoy for Myanmar, embarks on inaugural mission
A veteran Laotian diplomat recently appointed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ special envoy to Myanmar, has arrived on his first mission to the strife-torn nation.
Fighting on China’s border in Shan State reveals the size of the cyber scam business
According to the ethnic armies that launched the offensive on the border region, the business is worth US$ 14 billion annually, controlled by four Chinese clans together with Myanmar’s military.
Myanmar’s Wa State Army keeps global tin market guessing
The tin market’s fortunes remain beholden to Myanmar’s United Wa State Army, which controls one of the world’s largest mines.