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BANGKOK--A Chinese-backed militia is protecting new rare earth mines in eastern Myanmar, according to four people familiar with the matter, as Beijing moves to secure control of the minerals it is ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Government: Myanmar’s military government claims a record seizure of illicit drugs at production sites
BANGKOK--The military government of Myanmar, long noted as one of the world’s biggest producers of heroin and methamphetamine, has announced what it describes as the country’s largest-ever seizures of ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Government: Myanmar military recaptures strategic town from rebels after a year, government says
BANGKOK — Myanmar 's military has recaptured a strategic gateway town from rebel forces after nearly a year, state-media reported Thursday, marking a rare turnaround in the country’s northeast, where ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Government: Insight report: Re-launch of 'Operation 1027' underlines increasing threat of nationwide insurgency to Myanmar government's stability in short term
Across Myanmar, the intensity of the nationwide insurgency escalated between June and August. This included the Brotherhood Alliance relaunching an offensive against the government in June. Jack ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Government: Myanmar Rebel Group Claims Capture of Major Military HQ in Shan State
A Myanmar rebel group claims to have seized a major regional military headquarters in the city of Lashio near the border with China, in what would mark a historic and humiliating defeat for the ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Government: The mining challenge
Since 2024, villagers in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai living along the Kok, Sai, Ruak and Mekong rivers have suffered water pollution caused by runoff from gold and earth mines in Shan State, northern ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Government: Head of Myanmar’s military government to visit close ally China
BANGKOK — The head of Myanmar’s military government will pay an official visit this week to China, the embattled Southeast Asian nation’s most important international ally, for several regional ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Government: A Myanmar town lies in shambles as both sides in civil war vie for control
KYAUKME, Myanmar — Ten days after it was recaptured by Myanmar's military government, the town of Kyaukme stands eerily silent. Schools have reopened but the town's once-busy market is mostly empty.
News Myanmar » Shan » Government: Myanmar's military government claims a record seizure of illicit drugs at production sites
BANGKOK (AP) — The military government of Myanmar, long noted as one of the world’s biggest producers of heroin and methamphetamine, has announced what it describes as the country’s largest-ever ...