China has urged Myanmar to guarantee border safety and stability as the junta loses ground to armed rebel groups since clashes broke out in October.
Escalating Fighting in Northern Myanmar ‘Triggers’ Live-Fire Border Drills in China
Drills follow surge of attacks on junta forces by ethnic armies in northern Myanmar and torching of Chinese convoy of trucks.
Bangladesh stops scores of Rohingya seeking to sail to Indonesia
Bangladesh police have clamped down on Rohingya refugees setting sail to Indonesia, officers said Saturday, after hundreds from the persecuted Myanmar minority took the long and risky sea voyage to …
Chinese military announces combat training drills near Myanmar border
China’s military on Saturday announced “combat training” drills on its side of the border with Myanmar amid growing insecurity in the region that has caused concern in Beijing. “The Southern Theater …
China Begins Military Drills Along Myanmar Border, Xinhua Says
China has started military exercises along its border with Myanmar, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. The drills beginning Saturday aim to test the nation’s preparedness, speed in mobilizing, …
Indonesia says held ‘positive’ Myanmar political talks
The meeting, held between November 20 and 22 in Jakarta, involved pro-democracy groups, armed groups belonging to ethnic minorities, and “interlocutors” for the ruling junta, the statement said, witho …
Chinese military holds training drills near Myanmar border after convoy fire
China’s military will begin “combat training activities” from Saturday on its side of the border with Myanmar, it said on social media, a day after a convoy of trucks carrying goods into the …
Footage said to show attack on Myanmar-China border
A convoy of trucks bringing goods into Myanmar from China has gone up in flames in what state media reported on Friday was an insurgent attack, compounding surging insecurity that has raised concern …
Myanmar convoy burns on China’s border as its envoy meets for talks
A convoy of trucks bringing goods into Myanmar from China has gone up in flames in what state media reported on Friday was an insurgent attack, compounding surging insecurity that has raised concern …
‘I have no idea how I’ll survive’: Myanmar villagers who fled airstrikes face food shortage
In camps on the border with Thailand, thousands of people displaced by the military are subsisting on meagre rations …