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Trump's budget cuts deprive millions in Myanmar of reliable news on the regime and its abuses, while creating space for junta-created disinformation.
The junta has held "peace talks" in Naypyitaw while it continues to attack civilians across Myanmar.
Capture of Melpote sparks fears of imminent attack on Nawnghkio town, just 25 minutes away.
The AA and Ayeyarwady PDFs gain ground in the foothills of the Arakan Mountains after fierce clashes with junta forces trying to halt their eastward advance.
The U.S. leader called himself the "fertilization president" at a Women's History Month event on Wednesday after signing an executive order to reduce the cost of in vitro fertilization.
On this day in 2021, Min Aung Hlaing's army killed over 100 people across Myanmar while they peacefully protested against the February 1 coup.
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Min Aung Hlaing says he wants voting in junta-held territory to be completed by January 2026.
Rights groups slam Min Aung Hlaing's BIMSTEC invite as endorsement of a regime waging war on its own people.
After a journalist was inadvertently included in a Signal chat discussing top secret U.S. war plans, President Donald Trump defended National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, who took responsibility for the breach, saying he "has learned his lesson."
It voted against the no-confidence motion 319 to 162 with seven abstentions; the opposition said she lacked the knowledge, maturity and political will needed for the job.
Desperation mounts as junta conscription campaign deepens in Mandalay, with armed personnel and militias overseeing the process.
Min Aung Hlaing accuses local and foreign media of distorting truth about country as regime touts for international investment to prop up war-torn economy.
With the reported collapse of China-brokered talks between the junta and Kokang rebels, Lashio residents are on high alert for possible regime airstrikes.
From performing critical legal functions to formulating financial policy, these nine women play pivotal roles that support and sustain Min Aung Hlaing's criminal regime.Get the full story in comment.
Long considered a safe rear base for the military regime, the region is waking up with the return of resistance fighters trained by ethnic armies.
The military regime conducted airstrikes near the Thai-Myanmar border amid attacks by the Karen National Liberation Army on a junta base in Karen State's Hlaingbwe township. In response, the Royal Thai Air Force dispatched two F-16 fighter jets on a patrol mission.
As countries rely more on loans, rather than grants, for development funding, they face growing risks to social protections, governance reforms and political freedoms.