Myanmar’s junta chief meets Thai counterpart at beach resort to discuss military ties
Myanmar’s junta chief met with his Thai counterpart at a Myanmar beach resort on Thursday for talks that will likely focus on military relations and stability issues along their 1,500-mile (2,415-kilometer) border, according to sources in the country.T…
Junta and Arakan Army swap prisoners in Rakhine state
Myanmar’s military and the ethnic Rakhine Arakan Army have exchanged prisoners as a seven-week ceasefire still holds.The Jan. 15 prisoner swap took place near Rakhine state’s Ponnagyun township, a local witness, who did not want to be named for securit…
Junta shelling kills 1, injures 3 in Shan state
A 33-year-old woman died and three men were injured when junta troops fired heavy artillery at an internally displaced persons’ camp in Myanmar’s eastern Shan state.A mortar shell landed on the camp near Moebye township on Monday evening, residents tol…
HRW: Rohingya Refugees Suffer Widespread Police Abuse
An elite Bangladesh police unit is engaged in the rampant extortion, harassment and wrongful arrests of the Rohingya refugees it has been tasked with protecting, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.The Armed Police Battalion (APBn) operates in camps housin…
ASEAN chair Indonesia to set up special envoy office on Myanmar
ASEAN chair Indonesia will set up a special envoy’s office to deal with the post-coup crisis in Myanmar but not allow that country to hold the regional bloc hostage, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said Wednesday. As holder of the Association of Southea…
Junta airstrike kills 5 Chin National Front soldiers
A junta military airstrike on the Chin National Front headquarters in Chin State killed five of its soldiers and injured at least 10, locals told RFA.Five fighter jets attacked the headquarters at Camp Victoria in Thantlang township even though there w…
Myanmar junta meets with ethnic rebels to garner support for 2023 elections
Myanmar’s junta met with three armed ethnic organizations over the weekend as part of a wider campaign to enlist support for an upcoming general election dismissed by democracy watchdogs as a military ploy to maintain power.Leaders from the United Wa S…