Cadets of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) preparing for military drills at the group's headquarters in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar, October 2016. (Photo by Paul Vrieze / VOA/ public domain ...

The case of CMEC and other Chinese business activities in Myanmar show how exposed China is to escalating conflict risks, and offer insight to the role it is playing in the ongoing civil war.

A Kachin Independence Army (KIA) spokesperson said his group was seeking to resolve a dispute with the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) without resorting to using weapons ...

The onetime boom-town has struggled to adapt to domestic policy shifts, anti-fraud campaigns, and the escalating civil war ...

Despite a recent flurry of meetings, however, observers say the regime’s desperate military position in Rakhine makes progress on China’s Kyaukphyu projects unlikely.

YANGON: On January 17, thousands of residents in Hsihseng were forced to flee their homes as fighting escalated in southern Shan State, according to reports. The conflict erupted between the Pa-O ...

Myanmar has faced a worsening humanitarian crisis fueled by political instability since the military took power in February 2021. In 2024, nearly 900,000 people were forced to flee their homes to find ...

Shan noodles, a traditional favorite of the Shan ethnic group of Myanmar, combine rice noodles in pepper soup with marinated chicken or pork, sprinkled with roasted sesame seeds, garlic oil ...

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They have been confiscating aid meant for IDPs in southern Shan State under various pretexts, such as claiming they are collecting taxes. They have also been claiming that fees have to be paid to ...

Now, Guy has been appointed the inaugural holder of the Chiu-Shan and Rufina Chen Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Taiwan Studies in the School of Arts and Humanities in support of her research and ...