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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In terms of comic book characters, the supervillain known as Muse is very recent creation. Created by writer Charles Soule and artist Ron Garney, the character debuted in Daredevil Vol.

China has worked with authorities in Myanmar to crack down on scam centers in northern Shan state, near the Chinese border. In 2023, as ethnic rebel groups gained ground against Myanmar’s ruling ...

and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), revitalized Myanmar’s resistance movement with a large-scale offensive—Operation 1027—in late 2023. They seized 16 townships in northern Shan ...