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 ...

It stopped feeding power to two villages in Myawaddy district in Kayin state opposite Tak province in 2023 at the request of the Myanmar embassy in Thailand, which came via the Thai Ministry of ...

And the economy lies in ruins. Image Schoolchildren in rebel-held Shan State, Myanmar, last year. Along with medical colleges, educators are trying to establish a school system for primary- and ...

Myanmar’s military rulers announced an amnesty for 5,864 prisoners to mark Independence Day, state media reports. Members of a Myanmar military honour guard take part in a ceremony to mark ...

An airstrike by the Myanmar junta killed 28 people, including nine children, at a temporary detention area in western Rakhine state, a local ethnic minority rebel group said. The Arakan Army (AA ...

"All those killed were civilians including gold miners and local shopkeepers," he said. Three of the wounded succumbed to their injuries later.

in Karen State, Myanmar, in September 2021 [Reuters] Al Jazeera: What are the NUG’s conditions for peace talks with the military? Duwa Lashi La: The NUG is always open for dialogue. We never ...

Myanmar's military leaders have enacted a new cybersecurity law that analysts say will provide the junta with extensive control over access to information. The expansive law — which has 16 ...

According to the text of the law, which has been published in parts in the last two editions of the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar, the purpose of the law is to “effectively investigate ...