Myanmar’s Kachin insurgents take control of their border with ChinaRFA

The most powerful insurgent group in northern Myanmar has captured the last crossing in its region on the border with China in defiance of Chinese efforts to press it and other Myanmar rebel forces to make peace with the junta that seized power in 2021. …

Six million children in Myanmar need urgent humanitarian assistance due to war and disasters

Mizzima On World Children’s Day, which fell on 20 November, Myanmar people and international organisations called for sympathy for Myanmar children who were facing crises and difficulties in the civil war. In a recent press statement by the United Nations …

KIA seizes strategic border town of Kanpaikti, strengthens control over China-Myanmar trade route

Mizzima The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) took full control of Kanpaikti, a key border town in Kachin State’s Special Region 1, following an assault on 20 November. The town, home to a China-Myanmar trade gate, was captured after intense fighting, …

Prominent Saffron Revolution monk arrested by Myanmar junta

Mizzima The junta has arrested Venerable Sayadaw Panyajota, a prominent Buddhist monk and leading figure in the 2007 Saffron Revolution, sources close to him confirmed to Mizzima. The monk, also known as Natzaw, was detained on 13 November near Sawbwar Gyi …

Two civilians killed, seven injured in Myanmar junta drone strikes in Sagaing Region

Mizzima Two civilians lost their lives, and seven others were injured in drone attacks launched by Myanmar junta forces in Sagaing Region’s Kantbalu and Ye U Townships, according to local sources. In Kantbalu Township, a motorcyclist was killed, and three …

Over 60,000 displaced in Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region as conflicts and junta airstrikes intensify

Mizzima The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Tanintharyi Region surpassed 60,000 in October, driven by escalating airstrikes, armed conflict, arson, and civilian detentions by the junta, according to an October report from the FE5 …

Myanmar garment industry creates job opportunities through basic sewing courses

YANGON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association (MGMA) has been providing job opportunities for numerous individuals by offering basic sewing machine operator training courses, according to the MGMA on Friday. Between 2011 and …

MYANMAR: The Generals Last Stand

November 23, 2024: Currently the Myanmar military government is continuing to preserve its control over ever smaller portions of the country. While Myanmar became quieter for a while after the military government allowed democracy to return in 2010, by …

As fighting wears on, many in Myanmar are focused on a new government

By Aye Aye Mon and Chan Aung, RFA Burmese For nearly eight decades, the Myanmar dream has been a federal union that ensures equal rights for its scores of ethnic minorities. Federalism is a form of government where states hold significant power, thus …

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