Acts of charity bring light to wartime Myanmar
Nearly four years after the February 2021 military coup snuffed out an experiment in democracy and plunged an already poor country into deeper poverty, the...
Category : Myanmar
After 2024 setbacks, junta forces now control less than half of Myanmar
Myanmar’s junta forces now control less than half the country after suffering major battlefield setbacks in 2024 -– including the loss of command headquarters in...
Myanmar’s Arakan Army takes a major town, says ready for talks
Myanmar’s Arakan Army insurgents captured the west coast town of Gwa from the military, a major step toward their goal of taking the whole of...
Almost 65,000 Rohingya have entered Bangladesh since late 2023, govt says
Nearly 65,000 Rohingya have crossed into southeastern Bangladesh since late last year amid unrest and violence in Rakhine, their home state in neighboring Myanmar, according...
Myanmar Christians, wary of airstrikes, celebrate Christmas in a cave
Many members of Myanmar’s Christian minority celebrated Christmas in fear this year, worried that the military would unleash airstrikes on them, with some worshippers taking...
Junta censors tighten grip on Myanmar film industry
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Myanmar’s junta is clamping down on the country’s filmmakers. Military rulers have amended the Motion Picture Law,...
Myanmar junta chief urges peace after troops suffer setbacks
Myanmar’s junta chief has reiterated a call for insurgents battling to end military rule to make peace, saying his government was strengthening democracy, his latest...
Junta forces are mobilizing in central Myanmar amid Shan state ceasefire, rebel say
Myanmar’s junta has mobilized forces for offensives in the Mandalay, Sagaing and Magway regions at the same time that it has significantly reduced attacks in...
Civilians forced to clear landmines in central Myanmar by junta: source
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Troops stationed at junta security checkpoints are forcing civilians passing through a major highway in central Myanmar...
Junta raids in Myanmar’s Sagaing force thousands from homes
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Myanmar’s military has launched an operation to clear pro-democracy insurgents from a contested central area, sending nearly...
