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In a quiet but significant development, Lashio—northern Shan State’s largest city—was partially handed over to Myanmar’s ...
The BBC's Quentin Sommerville witnesses daily attacks on a rebel-held area ravaged by the country's long-running civil war.
Edmund Bon says neighbouring countries are for most of the time caught in a dilemma when it comes to taking in refugees.
As survivors face ongoing hardships—searing heat, collapsing infrastructure, and a lack of support from the military ...
When a massive earthquake hit Myanmar last month, centuries of sacred history tumbled down - towering Buddha idols, ...
The US funding freeze threatens the existence of Myanmar’s independent media, whose absence would widen the information void left by the junta’s crackdown on the press.
Bangladesh has agreed to a request by the UN to establish a humanitarian corridor along its border with Myanmar’s Rakhine ...
When a massive earthquake hit Myanmar last month, centuries of sacred history tumbled down -- towering Buddha idols, ...
Local groups are struggling to cope with the scale of the disaster, while the civil war means international efforts have so ...
James Hookway is a foreign news editor at The Wall Street Journal.