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Karen State, Myanmar – Thaw Hti was a tiny speck amid a march of hundreds of thousands that snaked its way through the streets of Yangon in 2021, demanding a return to democracy after the Myanmar military seized power. “We had signboards and they had guns,” she said, recounting with bitterness the events of March […]
This year is likely to be one of the most pivotal in Myanmar’s modern history. The country is embroiled in a civil war, ignited by the military’s 2021 coup against an elected government. Fighting has escalated and the military regime, which calls itself the State Administration Council (SAC), has suffered mounting defeats. It has responded […]
Members of the former ruling party have followed different paths since the 2021 coup, with some lying low and others taking up arms, while the continued imprisonment and recent deaths of party leaders raise questions about its future. By FRONTIER It has been more than three years since Ko Nay Zin Latt traded his pinni […]
Myanmar’s embattled junta chief arrived in China Tuesday — his first reported visit since leading a coup in 2021 — but analysts say the invitation is only a lukewarm endorsement from his key ally and could backfire. Myanmar’s junta chief military Min Aung Hlaing arrives to deliver a speech during a ceremony to mark the […]
BANGKOK (AP) — The Chinese Consulate in Myanmar’s second-largest city has been slightly damaged by an explosive device, but there were no casualties, the military, independent media and a city resident said Saturday. No public claims of responsibility were made for the attack on Friday in Mandalay. China is a major ally of Myanmar’s military, […]