Concerns grow as gangs in Myanmar increase production and slash prices of synthetic drugs
Larger quantities of cheaper and purer synthetic drugs were seized in the region in 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com.
151 Thais convicted and imprisoned in Myanmar return home; released in conjunction with country's Independence Day
Release was part of Independence Day pardons granted to many people; most spent time behind bars due to gambling offences.
Hawaii Tribune-Herald2d
Drugs, scams and sin: Myanmar’s war has made it the global crime capital
The flower fields stretch out from the mountain village along most every road — fluttering patchworks of white and pink and ...
BenarNews5d
After 2024 setbacks, junta forces now control less than half of Myanmar
Myanmar’s junta forces now control less than half the country after suffering major battlefield setbacks in 2024 – including ...
The Irrawaddy2d
Junta’s New Year Airstrikes Kill at Least 20 Throughout Myanmar
Regime airstrikes in five states and regions on New Year’s Eve and Jan. 1 left at least 20 people dead and destroyed homes ...
Initial results of imprecise census in Myanmar show a slight population drop
Myanmar’s military government has announced that provisional results of a census taken in October put the Southeast Asian ...
Al Jazeera on MSN1d
Q&A: Leader of Myanmar’s shadow government talks civil war strategy in 2025
Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) seeks to deal a decisive blow to the country’s military rulers in 2025.
myanmar-now4d
Census report reveals junta’s declining power across Myanmar
The census could not be conducted in many townships across Myanmar, including areas in Rakhine State, Kachin State, Sagaing Region, Shan State, Mandalay Region ... leaving nearly 1.2 million people ...
Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day
Myanmar’s military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences as part of a ...
Ethnic Karen People In Myanmar Celebrate Traditional New Year
Myanmar's ethnic Karen people celebrate the traditional new year, which falls on December 30 in 2024. People in Hpa-an, the capital of Karen State, hold a traditional ceremony in which they dance, ...