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...
Category : Myanmar
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...
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...
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...
