Analysis-Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar's civil war as junta flags elections
Four years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar's embattled ruling generals ...
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Myanmar's Election Gamble: Military's Quest for Legitimacy Amidst Conflict
Myanmar's military junta plans an election to gain legitimacy, four years after a coup. Despite holding a census, elections ...
Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar's civil war as junta flags elections
Four years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar's embattled ruling generals ...
Myanmar rebel group Arakan Army admits to beheading two prisoners of war in Rakhine state
After videos of two violent killings went viral online, the Arakan Army in Myanmar has admitted its troops killed two ...
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About 5,000 people displaced by war return to Myanmar border town
About 5,000 internally displaced people have returned to the western Myanmar border town of Maungdaw after the insurgent ...
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Myanmar Junta Registering Women Ahead of Possible Conscription
The regime says it has no plans to conscript women for military service but it is making lists of eligible women in Yangon ...
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MNDAA Leader Vows to Uphold China’s ‘Peace’ Policy on Myanmar
In his New Year’s address, Peng Daxun dropped his previous anti-junta rhetoric and focused on working with China to boost ...
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Singapore oil firm urged to quit war-torn Myanmar
BANGKOK - Singapore-based petroleum company Interra Resources is being accused by an activist group in Myanmar of complicity in alleged war crimes commi ...
As the Myanmar junta’s hold on power weakens, could the devastating war be nearing a conclusion?
Myanmar’s junta now only controls 21% of the country. Even if the regime can be ousted, there are increasing fears the ...
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Myanmar imposes travel ban on young people amid new army draft rules
The changes, announced on January 23, 2025, have sparked criticism from political groups and legal experts, who say the new rules will increase oppression in the country. The amendments include 59 new ...
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ASEAN should break tradition for vital change
Concerning the ongoing civil war in Myanmar, Malaysian former foreign minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah said that under ...
China has brokered another ceasefire in Myanmar civil war. But will it hold?
The latest China-brokered truce in Myanmar's civil war is likely to hold for now but lasting peace may still be a pipe dream, according to observers. Myanmar's military government and a major ...