Myanmar

Fighting intensifies as Myanmar junta pushes into former DKBA territory near Myawaddy

The push into southern Myawaddy Township comes as the regime renews claims of a crackdown on scam centres

Myanmar junta chief set for first Thailand visit as self-appointed president

Min Aung Hlaing makes the trip in a bid to restore regional relations, while continuing to blatantly reject ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus

Chin resistance group dismisses chairman over unauthorised talks with Myanmar junta

The Chin National Organisation also reaffirmed that it would not participate in political negotiations with the regime without the consent of allies

NUG says Mingin school ban is not national policy, cites local security concerns

A move by local resistance authorities to block parents from sending their children to schools in junta-controlled towns has sparked controversy

Suu Kyi’s ICRC meeting is a strategic move by Myanmar’s regime, not a sign of change

The junta’s latest empty gesture is a cost-free way to win greater international acceptance, not evidence of any softening of its position

Myanmar’s ICRC representative meets with Aung San Suu Kyi

The meeting comes amid growing pressure on the regime to provide proof that the detained leader is alive and in good health

Her parents gone, a Myanmar student prays for the return of a father lost in conflict

Shan Mae Lay’s mother and father were both taken from her after the coup, but she still has hopes of seeing her father again