Myanmar extends state of emergency for another 6 months
Myanmar’s ruling military extended a state of emergency for another six months on Friday four years after it ousted an elected government in a coup,...
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Over 1,000 civilians flee Sittwe amid tension between Myanmar junta and ethnic army
More than 1,000 civilians have fled Rakhine state’s capital Sittwe and nearby areas in western Myanmar, fearing heavy artillery attacks as tensions rise between junta...
Myanmar junta blocks military-aged men from work abroad
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Myanmar’s junta has banned employment agencies from sending military aged men abroad as it struggles with a...
Myanmar aid groups struggle with freeze as UN warns of ‘staggering’ hunger
MAE SOT, Thailand – Groups helping victims of Myanmar’s turmoil are struggling to provide assistance after the U.S. put a 90-day freeze on nearly all...
About 5,000 people displaced by war return to Myanmar border town
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. About 5,000 internally displaced people have returned to the western Myanmar border town of Maungdaw after the...
Arakan Army captures junta camp on road to central Myanmar
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. An ethnic minority insurgent force that has captured most of western Myanmar’s Rakhine state has seized a...
Exiled Myanmar musicians find new voices after coup
Once a full-time musician who toured throughout Myanmar, indie-pop star Linnith now finds himself in vastly different circumstances –- just like so many other celebrities...
Myanmar’s Arakan Army confirms torture, execution of POWs in leaked viral video
Read RFA coverage of this story in Burmese. Ethnic Rakhine rebels on Friday confirmed the torture and execution of two prisoners of war from Myanmar’s...
Myanmar junta bombs rebel-held town in Shan state killing 8
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Myanmar’s military bombed a town in Shan state under rebel control killing eight people days after striking...
China, Mekong countries agree to combat scam centers, arms trafficking
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. The six Mekong River countries are working together to combat online scamming and arms dealing in the...
