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 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has delivered a grave warning about the deteriorating human rights situation in Myanmar, describing it as one of the worst in the
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Myanmar and Russia have signed a memorandum of investment cooperation to develop a special economic zone (SEZ) in Dawei, with plans to build a port, a coal-fired power plant, and an oil
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The violence and suffering in Myanmar’s ongoing civil war are harrowing, but amid the brutality, there are moments of deep humanity and forgiveness, particularly within the ranks of the Chin National Defence
More Myanmar’s military has intensified its attacks on civilians to unprecedented levels in the past year, resulting in the highest civilian death toll since the military coup four years ago, according to a
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After four years of civil war in Myanmar, India has quietly changed its policy towards the Junta from one of total and unfailing support following its coup against democracy to one of
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On 3 September, the palace in Mandalay,( HQ Central Command ), the second biggest city in Myanmar after Yangon, faced its first rocket attack. The Southwest Rakhine state could fall shortly with
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The sharp escalation by the Kuki militants in Manipur has shaken up the Indian establishment but the ensuing jingoistic outcry in sections of the media demands a muscular approach to addressing the problem of
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In a significant move to address the plight of Sri Lankan citizens trapped in human trafficking schemes, a high-level meeting took place yesterday between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri
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U Tin Oo, owner of the Win Ngwe Toe grass broom business in Myanmar’s commercial hub Yangon, vows to sustain his business of making traditional brooms, which he thinks is a big
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The State Administration Council (SAC) of Myanmar has announced the release of thousands of prisoners, including 13 Indonesians and 15 Sri Lankans, under section 401, subsection (1) of Myanmar’s legal framework. This
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There are no ‘silver linings’ in a conflict like that in Myanmar, where the civil war continues to inflict devastating effects on the country’s society and economy three years after the military
More On December 5, 2023, three Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO) operatives – Jobair, Anowar Sadik, and Abdul Kasim – were killed in an attack carried out by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA)
More As Myanmar Army is reported to have lost control of some crucial towns on the Myanmar China Border, India should be concerned as there are reports that the rebel forces have seized
More Aung San Suu Kyi, the iconic figure of Myanmarese politics, has been moved from prison to house arrest. This may seem a baby step, but make no mistake, the journey of a
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On June 2, 2023, a Rohingya man, identified as Mohammad Rdwan, was shot dead and another, named Ayas, was injured in an attack by some unidentified gunmen in Ukhiya upazila (sub-district) in Cox’s Bazar
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