A Myanmar army battalion based near the Chinese border surrendered to an alliance of ethnic armed groups that launched a surprise offensive last month against the military, a spokesperson for one of the groups said Wednesday.
Myanmar fraud-gang leaders arrested, chief criminal commits suicide
China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on Thursday announced that Ming Guoping, Ming Julan and Ming Zhenzhen, ringleaders of a telecom and online fraud criminal gang in northern Myanmar’s Kokang Self-Administered Zone,
‘Deeply concerned’ India wants secession of violence in Myanmar
India fears the violence could spillover to its side of the border and result in large influx of refugees from Myanmar.
ASEAN defense chiefs call for the fighting in Gaza to cease but struggle to address Myanmar violence
Southeast Asian defense ministers have called for an end to the Israel-Hamas war and for the world to collaborate on setting up humanitarian aid corridors in Gaza.
Myanmar’s military junta appears to be in terminal decline
Nearly three years after seizing power, the military junta in Myanmar has lost control of most of the country.
More Myanmar troops fleeing rebel attacks enter India
(Refiles to fix word order in paragraph 1) (Reuters) -At least 29 more Myanmar soldiers entered India on Thursday fleeing an attack by insurgents on their military base close to the Indian border, an …
People have entered China fleeing Myanmar conflict – foreign ministry
Since the conflict broke out in Myanmar, some people have crossed the Chinese border to seek asylum and avoid the fighting, China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. China has provided the necessary …
Refugees who fled to India after latest fighting in Myanmar have begun returning home, officials say
Officials say more than half of the estimated 5,000 refugees who had fled the heavy fighting in Myanmar’s western Chin state and had entered northeastern India have begun returning home.
Myanmar Ethnic Fighters Surround Notorious Junta Run Scam Town
Fighters from a Myanmar ethnic minority reported Tuesday that they had surrounded the town of Laukkai near the Chinese border controlled by the Junta, where hundreds of foreigners, including Thais, …
Asean defence chiefs call for end to Myanmar crisis, Israel-Gaza war
Defence ministers from Indonesia and Malaysia have called for a truce, saying terrorism is condemned and ‘parties must exercise utmost restraint and de-escalate’.