U Khin Yi posted on Facebook about his meeting with a Thai Foreign Ministry advisor, but so far even China and Russia remain ...
As Min Aung Hlaing’s right-hand man, U Aung Lin Dwe signed over 350 orders on his boss’sbehalf to keep the regime running. Now he will oversee the selection of the next head of state.
Regime media said over 500 resistance fighters surrendered, but Mandalay PDF disputed the claim, calling the ceremony a propaganda stunt.
The junta’s most powerful PR weapon on the international stage is that it is the only thing holding Myanmar together. Nonsense, says Paul Greening: the future is federal.
The united front against the junta in northern Shan State fell apart last week, leaving Beijing as the key powerbroker on Myanmar’s northeastern frontier.
As war devastates Myanmar, Beijing’s LMC mechanism is providing the regime with funding, legitimacy and a platform for continued engagement.
Just as Gen. Ukris Boontanondha met a full complement of Myanmar’s military leadership, the FBI pledged to put a final stop to scam compounds operating on the Thai-Myanmar border.
Fighting on frontier breaks out one day after Chinese envoy visits Naypyitaw, prompting suspicion of coordinated effort to restore border trade.
Six Ukrainians and an American are also accused of smuggling drones through the volatile Indian state of Mizoram to rebels on the Myanmar side.
As U Aung Lin Dwe becomes Upper House speaker, this 2022 profile shows how loyalty to Min Aung Hlaing—not merit—drove his rise in the junta.
With the Brotherhood Alliance shattering in northern Shan State, the MNDAA is now demanding the KIA remove its checkpoints from the vital China-Myanmar trade route.
Ostensibly bringing Myanmar passports in line with international standards, the e-passport law is far too vague and offers zero privacy protection or recourse, critics say.