Oct 28 Myanmar’s military regime pushed close to the brink in fight with resistance forces By David Rising, Associated Press Today the government is increasingly on the back foot, with the loss of dozens of outposts, bases and strategic cities that even its leaders concede would be challenging to take back. Continue reading
Sep 17 Landslides, floods in Myanmar push Typhoon Yagi’s death toll from past 500 in Southeast Asia By Associated Press State media in Myanmar reported that floods and landslides triggered by last week’s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 lives, with 77 people missing. Continue reading
Aug 28 Myanmar military court sentences journalist to life in prison, editor says By Grant Peck, Associated Press The editor of an independent online news service in Myanmar says a military court has given a life prison sentence to one of its journalists and sentenced another to 20 years after convicting them under a counterterrorism law. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 6:46 Thousands flee Myanmar for Thailand amid flare up in civil war fighting By Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Patrick Fok Myanmar’s civil war has taken a critical turn in recent weeks following a series of defeats for the military junta that reclaimed power in 2021. The exiled civilian government, deposed in that coup, says victory for their resistance is coming… Continue watching
May 09 More civilians die in Myanmar’s civil war as military uses brutal tactics against resistance gains By David Rising, Associated Press There is pressure on all fronts from powerful militias drawn from Myanmar's ethnic minority groups and newer resistance forces. Troops are retaliating with air, naval and artillery strikes on hospitals and other facilities where the opposition could be sheltered or… Continue reading
May 05 Watch 7:10 What a rapidly changing civil war means for the future of Myanmar By John Yang, Andrew Corkery Myanmar is on the brink of becoming a failed state. For three years, the southeast Asian nation has been embroiled in an escalating civil war between the military junta and pro-democracy forces. Now, resistance groups have gained control of a… Continue watching
Apr 20 About 1,300 people flee from Myanmar to Thailand after clashes in key border town By Jintamas Saksornchai, Associated Press The latest clashes were triggered when fighters from the Karen ethnic minority launched an attack against Myanmar troops who were hiding near the 2nd Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge, a major crossing point for trade with Thailand. Continue reading
Mar 27 Despite Myanmar’s long string of battlefield defeats, the army holds its annual military strength parade By Grant Peck, Associated Press The head of Myanmar’s ruling military council alleged in a speech that the nation’s youth are being tricked by propaganda into supporting the resistance against army rule. Continue reading
Mar 20 As Myanmar’s army faces setbacks, it is stepping up attacks on civilians, a UN expert warns By Associated Press A U.N.-backed independent expert on human rights in Myanmar says the military government is escalating violence against civilians as it faces more setbacks on the battlefield, where it is fighting against pro-democracy and ethnic armed groups. Continue reading
Mar 20 Boat with dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees on board capsizes off Indonesia’s coast By Yayan Zamzami, Edna Tarigan, Associated Press Fishermen off Indonesia’s northernmost coast rescued six people after a boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslims capsized. Continue reading