Myanmar Junta Continues to Defend Key Kachin City

Fighting is continuing in Kachin State’s second city, Bhamo, after the Kachin Independence Army and its allies are struggling to overcome the junta’s Military Operation Command 21 headquarters. The regime is responding with airstrikes, drones and shelling …

Myanmar Military Announces Further Extension of Earthquake Ceasefire

Myanmar’s military junta has again extended a temporary ceasefire in order to facilitate relief and reconstruction efforts following the earthquake that hit the country in late March. In a statement published in state-run media today, Senior Gen. Min Aung …

55 Taiwanese return from Myanmar scam centers

Fifty-five Taiwanese today were returned to Taiwan after being involved in or victims of scam rings in Myanmar, the National Police Agency (NPA) said. Among them, 25 are wanted by judicial authorities in connection to separate criminal cases involving …

US sanctions Myanmar armed ethnic group over cyber scams

The United States has imposed economic sanctions on an armed ethnic group in Myanmar, saying it has played a key role in facilitating cyber scams. The US Treasury Department announced on Monday it had sanctioned the Karen National Army, as well as its …

Premier of Myanmar arrives in Russia for Victory Day celebrations

MOSCOW, May 7. /TASS/. The prime minister of Myanmar, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who is also the chairman of the State Administration Council, has arrived in Russia on a visit, a TASS correspondent reported. He will take part in the Victory …

Junta in quake-hit Myanmar extends ceasefire to May 31

[Source: Reuters] Myanmar’s junta has extended a temporary ceasefire to May 31 to support reconstruction efforts following a massive earthquake in late March that killed at least 3,700 people and devastated parts of the country, state media reported. The …

Securing China’s strategic interests in Myanmar by engineering an internal coup?

Guest contributor Moe Gyo Myanmar’s rapid descent into chaos following the 2021 military coup has led to widespread instability that threatens both the nation’s sovereignty and regional security.  The military, which overthrew the democratically elected …

Military in quake-hit Myanmar extends ceasefire to May 31, regime media reports

Myanmar’s regime in Naypyidaw has extended a temporary ceasefire to May 31 to support reconstruction efforts following a massive earthquake on March 28 that killed at least 3,700 people and devastated parts of the country, regime media reported on …

Myanmar delegation led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing leaves for Russia to attend the 80th...

A high level Myanmar delegation led by Chairman of the State Administration Council Senior General Min Aung Hlaing departed for the Russian Federation this morning on an official friendship visit. The delegation includes senior officials from the State …

Rohingya children’s drawings show horrific violence of Myanmar’s military crackdown