Traders warn of shortages and price rises after regime shuts Myawaddy-Mae Sot route and keeps tight restrictions at two alternative crossings.
A spokesman said reports she is suffering from a worsening heart condition were ‘fake news’ designed to distract from junta boss Min Aung Hlaing’s recent visit to China.
The Bhumjaithai leader takes charge after Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s removal, but will have to call elections with four months.
The resistance Karen National Liberation Army (KNA) has been routed from Thinganniyaung along the strategic trade route, which it had held since 2023.
Fierce fighting has erupted near the Rakhine State border as the regime tries to push the Arakan Army (AA) out of neighboring heartland regions.
Also this week, Min Aung Hlaing bragged about a ‘successful’ China trip and schmoozed fellow dictators.
Saw Chit Thu’s Karen Border Guard Force promised to “specially assist” voting in the parts of Myawaddy Township it controls and help political parties “indiscriminately.”
Regime troops recapture key outpost linking Yaw to Sagaing and Chin State.
Son makes impassioned plea for help as imprisoned democracy leader needs to see a heart specialist but is being held incommunicado in a junta jail.
Decision by Myanmar’s most powerful armed group to withdraw support for resistance forces could reshape the country’s civil war.
New order forces firms to submit bank and director information to DICA, as the regime seeks to crack down on “terrorism” funding and money laundering.
Deputy commander of Southeastern Command put in charge of massive efforts to take back the Kawkareik-Myawaddy road from the Karen resistance.
NUG warns endorsement of Min Aung Hlaing and his sham election threatens long-standing friendship between the two peoples.
Composer Myoma Nyein’s band is in hot water again after granting permission for the National Democratic Force to use the song “Lu Chun Lu Kaung” as a campaign anthem.
This week’s editorial discussion plots the Spring Revolution’s future after the United Wa State Army bowed to Beijing.
The parties eager to contest the polls are mostly military-led or coopted outfits, with the exception of the People’s Party led by former student activist Ko Ko Gyi.
Min Aung Hlaing’s meeting with Xi Jinping underscores Chinese support for junta and its plans for an election expected to cement military rule.
Hosting a huge parade, the Chinese president staged a show of military power and unity with the Russian and N.Korean leaders, underscoring China’s challenge to the West.
Battle for Lamyang Village could open path to rare-earth hub Chipwi and border town Kanpiketi, but analysts say further advances will require heavy troop reinforcements.
After years of keeping its options open, China seems to have decided that the resistance can’t win and is going all out to back the military regime, says Bertil Lintner.
The Myanmar junta chief echoed his host, Chinese President Xi Jinping, by accusing Western countries of trying to impose their democratic model on countries that are not ready for it.
Min Aung Hlaing will court trade and infrastructure partners in the second such meeting of his ongoing China trip, with BRI projects expected to dominate the agenda.
From official titles to trade deals to SCO backing, Beijing’s treatment of Min Aung Hlaing shows a calculated choice to prop up the junta despite its territorial losses.
The mines using toxic chemicals for mineral extraction drain straight into Mekong tributaries and destroy the environment and local people’s livelihoods, according to the SHRF.
In a nationwide effort to impose stability ahead of its December election, the regime is unleashing ever greater violence.
Myanmar military junta chief Min Aung on Saturday thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for assisting his regime by exerting pressure on anti-regime ethnic armed groups in northern Myanmar. “I would like to express my gratitude for the peaceful conditions that have emerged due to China’s efforts in exerting pressure on the armed groups in the […]
Violence over lawmakers’ perks spreads nationwide, testing Prabowo’s young presidency.
For more than 35 years, Myanmar’s generals have been locked in a diplomatic battle with the international community. How many envoys have been appointed by the UN, ASEAN, the United States, and European countries to address the crisis? Why have these missions consistently failed? In this week Opinion Talk, The Irrawaddy Editor Kyaw Zwa Moe examines how the generals stalled for time and manipulated the envoys to their advantage.
The Chinese president’s veiled jab at Trump comes as Xi and India’s Modi signal a thaw in relations at the SCO summit in Tianjin, also attended by Russia’s Putin.
Also this week, the regime reclaimed a stretch of the China border trade route, ramped up election propaganda, and showcased its think-tank on the international stage.
McKeon Group to receive $60,000 a month under new contract with Myanmar Embassy as regime seeks warmer ties with Washington.
The designation comes in apparent response to the country’s oldest ethnic armed organization denouncing the junta’s planned elections as illegitimate.
Hundreds of workers making apparel for U.S. brands have been kicked out on the street with one month’s salary compensation over a new 40 percent U.S. tariff on imports.
The telecom giant, which pulled out of Myanmar in 2022, is accused of enabling junta surveillance and sharing data tied to pro-democracy activists’ executions.
In an exclusive interview, The Border Consortium’s Leon de Riedmatten explains why Thailand’s new policy offers hope after 40 years of restrictions in border camps.
