Beijing calls on ‘all parties’ to resolve disputes through negotiation as another major border trade town falls to resistance.
The former Australian foreign minister must learn lessons from the fate of previous special envoys if she is to make progress through a diplomatic minefield.
A Border Guard Bangladesh source says efforts to repatriate the junta border forces have been delayed by new arrivals.
A military source said Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and former president U Win Myint had been moved from prison to house arrest for health reasons amid hot weather.
The attack in Pyin Oo Lwin on Sunday evening also injures three cadets from the regime’s Defense Services Academy—Myanmar's equivalent of West Point.
The NUG ignored claims its police sexually abused female inmates, and one officer was threatened after accusing her superior officer, an Irrawaddy investigation shows.
Archaeologists warn UNESCO World Heritage Site at risk as heavy machinery is used to excavate ancient reservoirs.
Arakan Army leader Major General Tun Myat Naing says neighboring countries are allowing the regime to remain in power.
Conscription nightmare arrives as parents witness their children being drafted in first batch of recruits.
Karen State counteroffensive to deflect attention from the fall of Myawaddy could trigger a cross-border humanitarian crisis of epic scale.
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