a 32-year-old rebel commander in Kayin state. “But I believe we will win. I just can’t say when.” Hope persists among those fighting for a freer Myanmar. The conflict, sparked by the ...

More than 16,000 people are thought to have been displaced by floods following heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar ... and worst hit the country's eastern Kayin state on the border with Thailand.

The Arakan Army and its allies have reportedly advanced 62km northwest of the regional capital, Pathein, since it defeated ...

Broader talks, including diplomats from elsewhere in the region including ... of aid to Myanmar in March from the northern province of Tak. It was said to be distributed in Kayin state to ...