Meetings in Naypyitaw highlight the regime’s push to court Gulf states amid sanctions and chronic energy shortages.

The head of the notorious Military Intelligence and close aide to Min Aung Hlaing has been promoted to Army chief, ...

Disbandment of multibillion-dollar syndicate run by one of Kokang’s ‘Four Big Families’ marks a major strategic loss for the regime’s financial network.

The Rakhine rebels and their heartland allies stand outside the gates of KaPaSa 16, which manufactures gunpowder, apparently bent on destroying it.

Tensions between the TNLA and MNDAA may be partly territorial envy, but more blame attaches to Chinese brothels, illegal mining and other insalubrious business in the area, says Joe Kumbun.

Myanmar drivers have been flocking to petrol stations since Tuesday amid concerns over potential fuel shortages, forcing some vendors to limit or suspend sales, with long queues reported in many parts ...

A raft of political prisoners were freed after being convicted under the scattergun law of “harboring or financing” terrorists, but senior democratic figures remain in jail.

Drone-aided regime forces have advanced to within 21 km of Tagaung, the last resistance-held town in the region and home to a Chinese-invested nickel plant.

A force of over 1,000 junta troops is preparing to advance on Karenni State’s lucrative tin‑and‑tungsten mining hub, say frontline sources.