The slain fighter was a leading member of the MG 6 guerrilla group, which had allegedly taken an anti-junta administrator’s wife and children hostage, and was previously accused of bribe-taking, …
Tin Mining in Myanmar’s Wa State Faces Prolonged Ban
Mining suspension in autonomous region likely to remain in place until new safety and environmental rules are met.
Myanmar’s maritime trade surpasses US$7.55 billion in nearly four months
YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar’s foreign trade through sea route registered over US$7.55 billion in nearly four months of the 2023-24 fiscal year which started in April, according to the Ministry of …
Commentary: Myanmar crisis highlights limits of Indonesia’s ‘quiet diplomacy’
Indonesia aspires to be a great regional power and its attempt to play peacemaker in the Myanmar crisis is an early test of how it might fare, says this international relations lecturer.
Myanmar leader moves loyalists to key roles in defence and home affairs
YANGON (Bloomberg): Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has moved loyalists to key ministries in a cabinet shuffle following the extension of emergency rule earlier this week. Transport minister Admiral Tin Aung San, who formerly served as the navy …
In The Absence Of International Support, Myanmar’s Exiled Government Should Explore A Bitcoin Bond
Myanmar’s exiled National Unity Government is struggling to secure international support, making the case for a bitcoin-focused bond offering.
Myanmar junta’s partial pardon of Suu Kyi means ‘absolutely nothing’, says son
Kim Aris, the son of Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, poses for a portrait at the Reuters office in London, Britain, August 2, 2023. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Myanmar junta makes multiple arrests in Mandalay
Sources in Mandalay say that a number of people, including two teachers accused of working with Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government (NUG), have been arrested in the city in recent weeks.
Myanmar poet turned rebel leader seeks new territory; worries about ‘ephemeral revolutionaries’
Poet turned militia leader Maung Saungkha, one of the most prominent figures fighting for democracy in Myanmar, says his armed group plans to start carving out territory in the country’s heartlands to confront the junta more directly.
The Age of Urban Insurgency in Myanmar?
It is impossible to predict where urban resistance to military rule will head, but the justness of operating in towns and cities is eroded when ordinary people suffer, David Scott Mathieson writes …