Indonesia to host discussions on Myanmar conflict: Diplomat

JAKARTA: Diplomatic talks on Myanmar's civil war will be held in Jakarta ahead of a regional summit convening next week, a senior diplomat in Indonesia told AFP on Thursday (Oct 3). The talks on Friday and Saturday will involve representatives from …

On Our Good Leg, We Rise: Fighting To Heal on Myanmar’s Front Lines

MAE SOT, THAILAND—It’s 8 p.m. in Mae Sot, on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, but sunlight still streaks through the humid air. Ah Naw’s special phone buzzes with a message: ETA midnight @ rendezvous point three. One civilian, 45-year-old male; One …

KIA Tells Myanmar Junta Allies to Switch Sides

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has told a militia allied to Myanmar’s junta to change sides after seizing territory along Kachin State’s border with China this week. The KIA and allied Kachin People’s Defense Force seized Chipwi town on Tuesday evening …

Conscription: Myanmar’s Nuclear Option and the Man Who Pressed the Button

With his army severely depleted by casualties from over three years of fighting, defections and a recruitment crisis, junta boss Min Aung Hlaing finally played his trump card in February – mandatory military service. The idea of conscripting young adults …

MAI becomes first Myanmar airline to win BCIM award for best company to work for

Myanmar Airways International (MAI) has reportedly won the BCIM award for the best company to work for in Myanmar, making it the first airline in the country to receive this honor, according to sources. In the 2024 survey of the best companies to work for …

Flood-hit Myanmar braces for more as meteorology department issues warning

More flooding is feared in Myanmar as the junta-controlled meteorology department warned on Wednesday that much of the country is facing another round of heavy rain and strong winds from remnants of Typhoon Krathon, currently over Taiwan. Cold air coming …

Myanmar Junta’s Aim in Lashio: ‘If We Can’t Get It Back, We’ll Destroy It’

Myanmar’s military regime faced significant humiliation when it lost the northern Shan State capital Lashio, along with its Northeastern Military Command headquarters, to the ethnic Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) and allied resistance …

Kachin fighters seize second town in ‘special region’ near China-Myanmar border

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and its allies captured the town of Tsawlaw, Kachin State on Wednesday from junta forces and an allied militia the day after taking another town some 20 miles to the south, a KIA spokesperson claimed.  With support from …

People clean up after major flooding in Kalaw township in Myanmar's southern Shan state on September 19, 2024, following ...

Thai-Myanmar arts collective LIMBO wraps up festival