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 ...
China’s push to end the ‘Malacca Dilemma’ through Myanmar and Thailand
About 90 per cent of China’s trade is by sea, including 80 per cent of energy and 60 per cent of gas, and almost 60 per cent ...
Global Voices Online3d
What’s in store for Myanmar in 2025?
"The military is in a state of decline; it is weak and shrinking. The military has seen a wave of desertions, defeats, low ...
The Irrawaddy7dOpinion
China and the Wars in Myanmar
Recent truces declared by ethnic armies show that China is still the only outside power that can intervene in Myanmar, but ...
Why the Thailand-Myanmar border became a hub for fraud gangs preying on Chinese nationals
The recent kidnapping of a Chinese actor on the Thailand-Myanmar border has turned the spotlight on the international criminal gangs responsible for luring Chinese citizens abroad and forcing them to ...
Myanmar and Thailand to work together to combat online scams
BANGKOK: Myanmar will cooperate with Thailand in the destruction of cross-border call centre gangs, Thai Minister of Digital ...
The New York Times3d
Student Life in Rebel Territory: Bombs, Snakes and Hungry Cows
Millions have become refugees in their own country. And the economy lies in ruins. Image Schoolchildren in rebel-held Shan State, Myanmar, last year. Along with medical colleges, educators are ...
China says it brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar army and an ethnic rebel group
China says it has brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar’s military government and a major ethnic rebel group in the country’s ...
The Irrawaddy4d
Russia Reaffirms Interest in Troubled Port Project in Southern Myanmar
Russia’s ambassador traveled to Dawei, Tanintharyi Region to discuss a stalled port and Special Economic Zone project, and ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore8d
‘Stop the violence’: ASEAN tells Myanmar to prioritise peace over holding elections, says bloc chair Malaysia
Malaysia has appointed a new ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar to try and implement the regional bloc’s stalled peace plan for ...
Southeast Asian foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea disputes
Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, ...
The Jakarta Post4d
FM Sugiono pushes for Myanmar crisis resolution in Davos talks
The crisis in Myanmar has posed serious challenges both within and outside the country, Sugiono said, while also appealing ...