The United States is exploring opportunities to expand its economic and diplomatic presence in Myanmar through renewed engagement with the country’s military-backed administration, according to a recently published State Department strategy document.
Kim Aris, the youngest son of Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has spoken to his mother for the first time in five years, in a development that has provided rare information about her condition and renewed attention
After recording no insurgency-linked fatalities in 2024 and 2025, Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district has witnessed a sharp resurgence of militant violence in 2026. Multiple
Kamjong District has emerged as one of the principal theatres of the expanding Naga-Kuki confrontation in Manipur in 2026. Located along the India-Myanmar border
The recent arrests of six Ukrainian nationals, along with one U.S. national, have sparked debate about the United States’ covert activities along the Indo-Myanmar border. The suspected attempt at clandestine action is
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An Iranian oil tanker masquerading as hundreds of kilometers away while loading jet fuel has emerged as a key link in a covert supply chain fueling Myanmar’s escalating air war against civilians,
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His name does not appear on the ballot and his face is absent from campaign posters, yet Myanmar’s general election unfolding this month revolves around a single figure: junta chief Min Aung
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After almost four years of coup, Myanmar has held elections, which, by definition, do not appear to be free and fair and were just held to legitimise military rule. The most important
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South-east Asia has become the “ground zero” for the global online scamming industry, according to the UN, costing victims billions of US dollars each year. Scam operations are run by Chinese crime
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Kim Aris, the son of Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has voiced fears that he may not even know if his 80-year-old mother is still alive. Speaking to Reuters,
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On October 20, 2025, at least five suspected militants of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang-Yung Aung faction (NSCN-K-YA) were killed in a drone strike, allegedly by the Indian Army, targeting NSCN-K-YA
More Fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars remain operational and have expanded, an AFP investigation has found. Satellite imagery and drone footage show
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On July 30, 2025, Security Forces (SFs) arrested two active cadres of the Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF)/People’s Liberation Army (PLA) identified as Konjengbam Jiten Singh (38) and Khongbantabam Priyobarta Meitei aka Tomba
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Since the 2021 coup, Myanmar’s civil war has escalated into its most violent phase in decades, the scale of the conflict is bewildering. Between 60-200 armed groups are now active, with members in total
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On July 17, 2025, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two operatives of the United Liberation Front of Asom–Independent (ULFA-I), identified as Bhargob Gogoi and Sumu Gogoi, from the Dibrugarh District of
More The Indian Army has launched a drone strike on militant camps belonging to the United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I) in Myanmar, dealing what is believed to be one of
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On June 13, 2025, the Arakan Army reportedly seized and looted three Bangladeshi fishing boats at gunpoint near Naikhongdia (Bay of Bengal) in Myanmar, as they were returning from deep-sea fishing—taking away
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor Myanmar continues to bleed under the yoke of militarised oppression, yet refuses to surrender its voice or vision. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in
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On May 13, 2025, Bangladesh announced its conditional support for an UN-led humanitarian corridor into Myanmar’s embattled Rakhine State. The declaration came after intense backchannel negotiations between Dhaka, Naypyidaw, and key UN
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