Burma

On 2 April, a combined force of local armed resistance groups clashed with the Burma army near Tuingo village in Kalay Township of Sagaing Region. The clashes broke out around…

Senator Upakit Pachariyangkun is back in the spotlight over his alleged links with a crony of Myanmar’s military ruler Min Aung Hlaing who was arrested in Thailand on drug charges…

WASHINGTON —  Almost two months after the Myanmar-China border crossing between Muse and the Chinese city of Ruili opened, an average of more than 3,000 people make the crossing each…

Police shot dead a prisoner who was among nine that escaped from a prison van in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw, a source close to the prison told RFA. The vehicle was…

New report from Amnesty Intl, Global Witness and Burma Campaign UK reveals new shipments of fuel despite hundreds of air attacks last year. The Myanmar military continues to secure supplies…

Myanmar junta boss Min Aung Hlaing this week called India a good neighbor and friend as he visited the bilateral Kaladan transport project in Myanmar and demanded its rapid completion.…

Malaysia’s leader is calling for Burma’s ruling generals to resolve the civil conflict Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday that more than 200,000 refugees have fled Burma to his…

UN acceptance of ambassadors from Myanmar’s military, the Taliban, and Libya’s eastern government would act as the first step towards their official recognition on the global stage. The United Nations…

The 6th New Year celebration of the Khami people, an ethnic tribe in Rakhine State, was held on November 23rd in Mrauk-U of Rakhine State. The unstable security situation in…

The funeral has taken place of a World War Two veteran from County Fermanagh who was awarded the Burma Star medal. Thomas McBrien died aged 102 at his home in…