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4 days ago · Myanmar junta bombs, sends reinforcements to northern Shan State’s Nawnghkio Township as battles rage. In addition to ground skirmishes and shelling, the military has been carrying out continuous, indiscriminate airstrikes in Nawnghkio Township in apparent preparation for a counteroffensive to recapture territory from ethnic armed groups
Nearly 40% of Myanmar’s 3.4 million displaced are children: UN
1 day ago · Children made up nearly 40 percent of the more than 3.4 million people in Myanmar displaced by civil war and climate change-driven extreme weather, the UN agency for children said Thursday. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government in 2021 and ...
China closes more Myanmar border crossings as Kachin armed …
Oct 21, 2024 · The Lwegel border gate before the town was captured by the KIA (CNI News / Facebook) Chinese authorities have shut down all border crossings linked to territories controlled by the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO), an ethnic armed group engaged in an ongoing offensive against Myanmar’s ...
Clashes escalate near Myanmar military’s top training city
Nov 11, 2024 · Myanmar News Clashes escalate near Myanmar military’s top training city The army is trying to retake villages in northern Shan State’s Nawnghkio Township to shield the the country’s premier military academies in the nearby hill town of Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay Region
Leader of Myanmar ethnic army being held in China: sources
5 days ago · The leader of one of the ethnic armed groups responsible for inflicting unprecedented losses on Myanmar’s military over the past year has been detained by Chinese authorities, sources have confirmed. Peng Daxun, 59, the commander of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), has been ...
Despite ban, regime officials continue to represent Myanmar at …
Oct 11, 2024 · As the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) brings its most important gathering of the year to a close on Friday, it might be a good time to consider its latest position on Myanmar in light of its past decisions.. It was this time three years ago, as Myanmar’s military continued to brutally crack down on opponents to its rule despite agreeing to an ASEAN-brokered “consensus” to ...
Myanmar regime retakes key town southwest of Mandalay
Oct 24, 2024 · Myanmar’s military succeeded on Monday in recapturing a resistance-held town in Mandalay Region’s Ngazun Township, weeks after launching a major counteroffensive in the area.. Regime forces began their effort to retake Ngan Myar Gyi, in the western part of the township, on October 8.
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Nov 15, 2024 · Myanmar NOW is an independent news service dedicated to providing accurate and unbiased news about Myanmar in Burmese and English.. With a mission to expose injustice in society and to hold the powerful to account, Myanmar Now prioritises news that matters most to those who care about the vulnerable and voiceless in society.. Founded in Yangon in 2015 during a period of relative openness in ...