
Rakhine Civil Society Urges UN No-Fly Zone as Civilian Deaths Soar
Humanitarian and civil network in western Myanmar demands international intervention after regime airstrikes claim 62 lives in September alone.
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Humanitarian and civil network in western Myanmar demands international intervention after regime airstrikes claim 62 lives in September alone.

The junta’s labor minister said workers boycotting the Certificate of Identity process could be barred from returning home, as anger grows over remittance rules.

Also this week, the Myanmar–China oil pipeline reached a new milestone, and Shan representatives protested against “Sinicization” along the border.

Meeting between Min Aung Hlaing and Areal CEO Vladislav Sviblov sparks speculation Moscow may be seeking a slice of Myanmar’s rare earth bounty.

Despite repeated ASEAN requests for access, Philippine Foreign Secretary Lazaro ended her Myanmar visit without a confirmed meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi.

In trying to revive the controversial Myitsone Dam project, the military regime is resorting to the oldest propaganda tools in the book.

Over 400 ethnic residents from war-torn state faced weeks of interrogation in detention centers after being sent back ‘voluntarily’ from Malaysia.

Regime counteroffensive crumbles as ethnic army reports gains in battle for regime’s final strongholds in Rakhine State.

Regime officials are denying Nawnghkio’s Muslim community a place of worship as part of a vendetta against anyone they suspect of aiding Ta’ang rebels when they ruled the town.

Progressing rapidly from cheap knockoffs to technology innovation, China is now keen to pull up the ladder behind it, writes Chandu Doddi.

Beijing is jeopardizing its strategic interests in Myanmar by backing an increasingly unreliable military regime rather than engaging with democratic forces.

Long-simmering resentment is boiling over among the pro-military crowd, with even regime-backed lawmakers getting drawn into arguments over Chinese overreach in the borderlands.

Resistance sources report dozens of regime troops killed and more than 20 captured or surrendered after ambushes in Sagaing Region.

Campaign against tightened remittance rules threatens to disrupt migrant workforce of millions.

Observers warn that the regime is exploiting limited access to Aung San Suu Kyi to win back ASEAN recognition while continuing its campaign of violence against civilians.