EXPLAINED: Who are Myanmar’s Arakan Army?
The Arakan Army insurgent group in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state has made rapid advances against the junta over the past year and controls more territory...
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Myanmar’s worsening power woes leave factory workers in dangerous heat
When temperatures soar in Myanmar, industry unions brace for a familiar wave of complaints from workers, many echoing the same problem: harsh conditions in factories...
Myanmar insurgent group agrees to talks after Chinese pressure
Read more on this topic in Burmese. An ethnic minority insurgent force in Myanmar has said it is ready to talk to the junta, while...
Myanmar rebels capture town on main road to Chinese-built port
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Updated on Nov. 22, 2024, 02:47 p.m. Insurgents in western Myanmar have captured a town on a...
Children make up nearly 40% of Myanmar’s 3.4 million displaced: UN
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Children make up nearly 40% of the more than 3.4 million people displaced in Myanmar due to...
Myanmar’s Kachin insurgents take control of their border with China
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. The most powerful insurgent group in northern Myanmar had captured the last crossing in its region on...
Myanmar military steps up airstrikes in Shan state, Mandalay; dozens of casualties
Myanmar military airstrikes in northern Shan state and Mandalay region have killed about 30 civilians over the past week, an insurgent spokeswoman and residents said,...
Leader of rebel army detained in China’s Yunnan province
The leader of an ethnic rebel army was being held under house arrest in China’s Yunnan province in the latest move by Beijing to pressure...
Myanmar junta airstrike kills children playing by a church, group says
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Myanmar’s air force bombed a church where displaced people were sheltering near the border with China killing...
Residents in Myanmar feel the crunch as trade with China shuts down
Residents in northern Myanmar are facing shortages of food and other supplies as China imposes restrictions on small-scale, informal trade, Radio Free Asia has learned....
