Myanmar’s military is using advanced European technology to protect its drone fleet as it carries out brutal aerial campaigns, research suggests, prompting calls for sanctions against the junta to be tightened. Myanmar’s military, which has […]
A JF-17 fighter jet operated by the Myanmar Air Force was shot down Tuesday by anti-junta forces in Pale Township, located in the conflict-ridden Sagaing Region. This is the latest blow to the military’s airpower […]
China has condemned last week’s attack on its consulate in Mandalay, urging Myanmar authorities to make every effort to arrest the perpetrators, a spokesperson of its foreign ministry said on Monday. A blast at 5pm […]
A Myanmar ethnic minority armed group said on Saturday (Aug 3) it had captured a regional military command after weeks of clashes, in what would be a major blow to the junta. Myanmar National Democratic […]
Fighting raged at Myanmar’s eastern frontier with Thailand on Saturday, witnesses, media and Thailand’s government said, forcing about 200 civilians to flee as rebels pressed to flush out junta troops holed up for days at […]
Singapore ‘tightens screws’ on Myanmar generals with arms trade crackdownThe UN says Russia, China and India continue to send weapons to Myanmar even as the Singapore route is blocked. Singapore has responded to United Nations […]
The losses in Myanmar’s Kayin state are the latest among a string of defeats that have forced the military regime to cede control. Thailand granted permission to the Myanmar junta on April 7 to run […]
Mandatory military service is not an uncommon practice around the world. In Myanmar, such a law was first introduced in 1959, but had never been enforced. After a military-led coup in 2021, army chief Min […]
Thousands seek to leave Myanmar after military service announcementThousands seek to leave Myanmar after military service announcement. More than 1,000 people lined up at the Thai embassy in Yangon on Friday (Feb 16) as young […]
A Myanmar military K-8 ground-attack fighter jet crashed Saturday in a combat zone in the eastern state of Kayah, a military officer and a member of an anti-military resistance organization said. The resistance group said […]
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