‘Fighting spirit’: How Myanmar’s armed resistance is taking new ground

[ad_1] Shan and Kayah States, Myanmar - The truck rocked violently as the driver attempted to manoeuvre the rough terrain of Shan State’s dirt roads. As the wheels spun, trying to find traction, the Pa-O National Liberation Army (PNLA) soldiers...

How is renewed violence in Myanmar affecting the Rohingya?

[ad_1] The Rohingya are yet again bearing the brunt of renewed fighting and military air strikes in Myanmar, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned this week. The latest wave of fighting by rebel groups who want to overturn the country’s...

UN ‘alarmed’ by reports of civilian casualties in Myanmar air attacks

[ad_1] Continuing air raids in the restive country’s Rakhine state are reported to have killed dozens.The United Nations chief has expressed “alarm” at reports that the Myanmar military is bombing civilian areas. Antonio Guterres called for calm late on Monday...

Photos: Boom time for Myanmar opium farmers as coup chaos bites

[ad_1] In a remote corner of Myanmar, a line of farmers moves through a field of nodding poppies, making small cuts in the greenish-purple pods to release opium resin. The next morning they will collect the residue that has seeped...

Thailand, Laos try to ‘make junta presentable’ amid ASEAN Myanmar inertia

[ad_1] Chiang Mai, Thailand – Thailand’s controversial humanitarian initiative with crisis-torn Myanmar is facing growing criticism even after its fellow members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) appeared to collectively endorse the scheme. The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat wrapped...

UN seeking more than $850m for Rohingya refugees

[ad_1] Bangladesh hosts more than a million Rohingya people, many of whom fled a 2017 military crackdown in Myanmar.The United Nations is calling for more donations for Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh. In its annual response plan to...

‘I won’t serve’: Myanmar people plan exit to escape military draft

[ad_1] Ko Naing* is just the sort of young man Myanmar’s military is looking for. Hoping to make up for recruitment shortfalls and battlefield losses against armed groups fighting to reverse its 2021 coup, Myanmar’s military last month announced plans...