Clashes Resume on Thai-Myanmar Border
Myanmar junta troops near the Second Friendship Bridge to Thailand are holding out against anti-regime forces.
Myanmar junta troops near the Second Friendship Bridge to Thailand are holding out against anti-regime forces.
The bloc’s statement urges "all parties for an immediate cessation of violence" after the recent escalation of conflicts, including in ...
Also this week, the junta’s New Year amnesty maintained tradition by releasing criminals but keeping 20,000 political prisoners locked up.
The town of Buthidaung in northern Rakhine State has been burned down amid allegations the regime is trying to spark ...
The day after the junta released 3,303 people from prisons in a nationwide conditional amnesty, guards opened fire on a ...
The junta’s No. 2 has not been seen in public since April 3, sparking rumors that he was either gravely ...
A splinter group of the New Mon State Party says it has stopped a regime convoy in Kyaikmayaw Township.
Since seizing Myawaddy, KNU/KNLA and PDF forces have remained outside it, leaving security within the town to ‘neutral’ Karen groups, ...
Around 30,000 sheltering in Kale are prey to heatstroke as the Sagaing township runs out of water, say health volunteers.
The junta merely said it would take steps to shield elderly prisoners from the heat; there is no evidence to ...
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