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.
‘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.
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.
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.
Now more than ever, Myanmar needs consistent international support The United Nations resident and humanitarian coordinator ad interim in Myanmar reflects on her first months in the country and what is needed to support the people amid conflict and a multifaceted crisis.
Myanmar regime’s president holds trade and security talks with India’s Modi India gave a red-carpet welcome on Monday to Myanmar's junta leader-turned president Min Aung Hlaing – his first trip abroad since becoming civilian leader – with talks focusing on security and trade.
Starlink troopers: Myanmar’s internet dilemma This edition of Political Insider looks at the use of Starlink by various factions in the country, amid fears that service shutdowns aimed at scam centres might also affect civilians and resistance groups.
Blast in resistance-held Myanmar kills dozens: rescuers A blast in northern Myanmar killed dozens of people on Sunday, two rescue workers said, with the resistance group controlling the area saying it was caused by the accidental detonation of mining explosives.
Growing fears: Myanmar farmers face fertiliser, fuel dearth Under monsoon skies leaden with rain, Myanmar rice farmers despondently tend their paddy fields, doubtful the deluge will bring bountiful harvests during a fuel and fertiliser crisis caused by the Iran war.