400 bombs dropped during junta ‘ceasefire’ in Myanmar: rebel group
Read RFA coverage of this story in Burmese. In the nearly three weeks since Myanmar’s military declared a ceasefire to assist earthquake recovery, it has...
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Myanmar junta announces ceasefire extension
Myanmar’s junta announced that it will extend its 20-day ceasefire until April 30 to aid in the country’s earthquake recovery, state-run broadcaster MRTV reported. A...
China monitors ceasefire as Myanmar rebel army hands northern city back to junta
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. UPDATED April 22, 2025, 1:55 p.m. ET China has sent a team to monitor a ceasefire it...
Myanmar junta kills 50 civilians in 3-day countrywide air raids
Read RFA coverage of these topics in Burmese. A three-day onslaught of junta-launched airstrikes across four major areas spanning much of Myanmar’s central plains killed...
Myanmar junta chief meets Malaysian PM in Bangkok, frees 5,000 in prisoner amnesty
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese UPDATED April 17, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. ET BANGKOK – Myanmar’s junta chief held talks in Thailand...
ASEAN chair talks to Myanmar’s exiled government officials for the first time
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Myanmar’s exiled civilian government held a meeting with the chair of the regional bloc ASEAN for the...
Thailand’s auditing industry fails to protect migrant workers: activists
MAE SOT, Thailand – When Shwe Lin heard that an auditing firm was visiting the garment factory where she worked in the Thai border town...
No deposit, no treatment: More patients from Myanmar shut out from Thai hospitals
MAE SOT, Thailand – When Aung Hein Thant’s brother went to a hospital in Thailand following a serious head injury from a motorcycle accident, he...
Junta airstrikes in Myanmar’s northwest kill dozens in a single night
Read RFA coverage of these topics in Burmese. Junta airstrikes in northwestern Myanmar killed more than 30 civilians, including an entire family, residents and officials...
As UN appeals for $275M for quake-hit Myanmar, China weighs in with major donation
As the United Nations called for $275 million in aid for quake-hit Myanmar, neighboring China pledged 1 billion yuan (US$137 million), eclipsing the offers from...
