‘She had lost all hope here’: Increasing numbers of Rohingya refugees risk dangerous sea crossings Deteriorating conditions in Bangladesh’s refugee camps are pushing more Rohingya into the hands of human traffickers in the hope of finding a better life in Malaysia or Indonesia.
Railroaded: China pushes regime to complete rail project Long-delayed plans to build a railway from Muse to Kyaukphyu have picked up steam since the beginning of the year under pressure from China, but many observers question whether Myanmar will benefit from the project.
Trouble in the ‘Kachin gateway’: The regime advances in Sagaing This edition of Political Insider looks at the recent military offensives in upper Sagaing Region, where the regime is regaining control of crucial routes leading to Kachin State.
Myanmar airstrike kills seven civilians: witnesses A Myanmar military airstrike has killed seven civilians including a five-year-old child in the country's conflict-ravaged west, a witness and a rescue worker said Thursday.
China’s Xi says ‘firmly supports’ Myanmar in safeguarding sovereignty Chinese leader Xi Jinping pledged support on Tuesday for Myanmar in safeguarding its sovereignty, state media reported, as he met with the regime’s president Min Aung Hlaing in Beijing.
Myanmar inflation hits 25 percent on US-Iran fuel shock: World Bank Myanmar's inflation spiked to nearly 25 percent as shocks from the Middle East conflict compounded the effects of the country's civil war, the World Bank said Tuesday.
Myanmar regime’s president arrives in China to boost trade ties Myanmar regime's president Min Aung Hlaing arrived in China on Monday for talks with leader Xi Jinping, state media reported, as the Southeast Asian nation seeks stronger trade ties with Beijing.
Myanmar regime detains US businessman who wrote about 2021 coup: sources A United States consultant and author of a memoir about Myanmar's 2021 coup is being detained in the country over a property dispute, a police source told Agence France-Presse on Saturday.
‘I’m supposed to go home’: Draftees face fears over extended military service As Myanmar’s early conscripts reach the end of their mandatory two-year service, soldiers report that they are being refused discharge papers, paychecks are dwindling and their families are being left with no support.
‘I thought it was over for us’: Civilians trapped in the crossfire in Bago A regime attack on a resistance-held village tract in Myanmar’s Bago Region in March took the lives of dozens, while anti-junta fighters had to make tough decisions to protect civilians.
Refugees need to have control over their own destinies Refugee-led governance in the camps on the Thai-Myanmar border is holding communities together amid cuts in international funding, raising the question of why refugees are left out of decisions.
Growing pains: Shan farmers seek alternatives to opium Farmers in southern Shan State who once profited from opium cultivation are now facing falling prices, rising production costs and labour shortages, but switching to alternative crops poses major challenges.