As the rebels have gained ground, they have detained thousands of prisoners of war. Their enemy, the junta, keeps few ...

Mines in Kachin state, notably those north of the strategically important garrison town of Bhamo, provide about half of the ...

Myanmar’s civil war is unwinnable under the circumstances. Supporting Kachin independence could secure rare earth supplies, ...

Nearly half the world’s supply of heavy rare earths is extracted from mines in Kachin state. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Elephants are playing important roles in the country’s civil war, but the conflict casts a dark shadow over their future.

While China has a near monopoly on rare earth element processing and refining, it has quietly become reliant on raw materials from the war-torn Myanmar.

Identified as a 33-year-old with the initials A.P., he was arrested by Myanmar authorities in December for meeting rebels ...

Since December 2024, the Arakan Army (AA) has been entrenching itself in the Rakhine state after the fall of the Western ...

China sources around half of its supply of rare earths from Myanmar, which is in the midst of an internecine conflict.

The Indonesian influencer named as ‘A.P.’ was jailed in Yangon after posting photos with anti-regime groups on Instagram.

Some priests celebrate Masses under trees as they have abandoned their parish church, fearing junta bombardment ...

The drug haul has decreased significantly from previous years. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.