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The only space that offered some respite from the harsh routine was the Al-Hassan Workers Centre. Built by the largest ...

A Myanmar town lies in shambles as both sides in civil war vie for control

Kyaukme, a once-thriving town in Myanmar’s Shan State, is in shambles, targeted by both sides in the Southeast Asian country’s bitter civil war because of its strategic location at a key junction on ...

Myanmar junta chief admits election won't be nationwide, as war continues

Myanmar's junta chief acknowledged on Wednesday that the military-backed administration will be unable to conduct an upcoming ...
Tuko on MSN

Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown -- using Musk's Starlink

Scam city: a part of KK Park, the biggest scam centre in the cluster of 27 around Myawaddy, Myanmar (Lillian SUWANRUMPHA) ...

Myanmar's military acknowledges attacking festival, accuses resistance forces of using human shields

Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged that it attacked a Buddhist festival held on the grounds of a school earlier this week BANGKOK -- BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government on ...
The Irrawaddy

Beijing Preaches Noninterference While Playing Both Sides in Myanmar’s War

Analysts say envoy Deng’s “peace” message at an NCA anniversary event masks China’s interference as it pressures both the ...
The Irrawaddy

Myanmar Regime Bans Election Campaign Rallies

Myanmar’s junta-appointed Union Election Commission (UEC) has banned campaign rallies and street processions for the December polls, citing security concerns. Instead, parties will be restricted to ...
manilatimes

Myanmar junta’s ‘invitation’ needs thorough study

THE Myanmar junta has invited the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to send observers to the country’s elections in December. The elections were supposed to be held in 2023 but were ...
The Independent

Myanmar’s junta must be held accountable for its horrific massacres – all 413 of them

This week, Myanmar’s democratically elected National Unity Government (NUG) and the Myanmar Accountability Project (MAP) will present new evidence of genocide and massacres to the Chief Prosecutor’s ...
The Daily Star

Myanmar junta strike kills 40 at festival protest: residents

A Myanmar military strike on a festival event and protest killed 40 people, including children, an attendee and a local committee member told AFP on Tuesday. Myanmar has been reeling from civil war ...

I moved from London to Singapore for a fresh start. 18 months later I still hadn't found what I was looking for and moved back.

I moved to Singapore for a fresh start after a breakup. I didn't find what I was looking for so, 18 months later, I moved ...
CNN

Scam kingpins who ran billion-dollar criminal empire sentenced to death in China

A court in China has sentenced 11 people to death for their roles in a billion-dollar family-run criminal empire built on online scam and gambling operations in a remote border region of Myanmar, and ...