On Tuesday, the Myanmar military bombed villages on its border with Thailand in retaliation for the loss of one of its outposts in the southeastern Karen (now renamed Kayin) state that the Karen …
Ethnic guerrillas allied with Myanmar resistance capture army base, prompting airstrikes
Ethnic guerrillas say they captured a Myanmar army base in a morale boost for those who oppose the military’s takeover of the central government.
Obama ‘appalled by heartbreaking violence’ in Myanmar
(CNN)Former President Barack Obama issued a statement on Monday condemning the military coup in Myanmar. “The world’s attention must remain on Myanmar, where I’ve been appalled by heartbreaking …
Myanmar airstrikes on ethnic forces reported on 2 fronts
Myanmar government forces launched airstrikes against ethnic minority guerrillas in two areas of the country on Wednesday, local reports said. Fighting has been raging daily in northern Myanmar in …
Myanmar’s war displaces new generation on remote river frontier
Myanmar’s coup has brought war back to a remote Southeast Asian frontier after 25 years, sending a new generation of villagers in both Myanmar and Thailand running for their lives from bullets and …
US Senators Call for Sanctions on Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise
U.S senators have urged the Biden administration to impose sanctions on Myanmar’s state-owned oil and gas enterprise —the largest source of foreign revenue for the military regime – in the aftermath …
Japan public-private fund lacks proper insurance for coup-hit Myanmar projects
Many ongoing infrastructure projects have been suspended in the Southeast Asian country since the military ousted an elected government in a coup in February.
POSCO Defends Gas Business in Myanmar
Reuters reported that South Korean steelmaker POSCO said that it does not believe its unit POSCO International’s gas projects in Myanmar have a direct link to the military which seized power there in …
How a Myanmar chef went from fine dining to street food vendor following coup, coronavirus pandemic
Three years ago, his five-star restaurant in Yangon’s Mayangone township was packed with diners every day, serving French cuisine to both expats and Myanmar locals. But after the double whammy of the …
Myanmar rebel group says has captured military base near Thai border
A prominent ethnic rebel group attacked and captured a military base in eastern Myanmar near the Thai border early Tuesday morning, an official from the group said. Myanmar has been in turmoil since …