The Irrawaddy3h
Banks Close in Sittwe as Myanmar Junta Braces for Attacks
Fighting with the Arakan Army is encircling the Rakhine State capital as the regime stops residents from leaving.
The Diplomat3h
Thailand Rescues 7,000 but Faces Stiff Resistance in Scamming Crackdown
Still, the crackdown has resulted in the rescue of about 7,000 people with the promise of more to come, but that number ...
Xinhua5h
Over 8 kg of heroin seized in central Myanmar
YANGON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities have seized 8.54 kg of heroin in Mandalay region of central Myanmar, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) reported on Friday. Acting on ...
The Diplomat5h
It’s Time to Move Beyond Federal Democracy in Myanmar
Given the sorry trajectory of the country’s recent history, a peaceful and structured dissolution might be better than a ...
Frontier Myanmar6h
Severed lifelines: Tanintharyi communities starved of food and medicine
Conflict and junta-imposed trade restrictions have throttled the supply of basic goods in southern Myanmar’s Tanintharyi ...
India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway connecting Asean paralysed by conflict
The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway aimed at enhancing Asean economic integration and expanding Indian influence in ...
myanmar-now8h
Myanmar-Bangladesh maritime trade grinds to a halt as AA enforces naval inspections
The Arakan Army (AA), which now controls over half of Rakhine State, is disrupting maritime trade by intercepting cargo ships ...
Myanmar traditional chinlone sport to be submitted for Unesco recognition in 2026
YANGON: Myanmar's traditional national sport, chinlone (caneball, known as sepak takraw in Malaysia), will be submitted for ...
The Tablet23h
Cardinal Bo urges Myanmar Catholics to be ‘messengers of peace’ despite bombings
The Archbishop of Yangon Cardinal Charles Maung Bo urged Myanmar’s Catholics “to cultivate inner peace and become messengers of peace in our troubled world” ...