May 2026, Myanmar’s military recaptured the Thai border trading town of Mawtaung on Tuesday after a two-week offensive, ...

Myanmar rebels fighting the junta say they have seized the last remaining military base in a key border town, dealing the latest significant blow to the country’s military rulers as they struggle to ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Guerrilla fighters from Myanmar’s Karen ethnic minority claimed Monday to be close to seizing control of a major trading town bordering Thailand, as soldiers and civil servants loyal to ...

A resistance group fighting Burma's military rule said on Sunday its fighters had repelled an attempt by junta troops to advance on the key town of Myawaddy along the Thai border that was seized by ...

BANGKOK--Myanmar’s military government extended its crackdown on online scam activities to a second major location, detaining ...

Ethnic Karen rebels in eastern Myanmar claim to have seized control of part of the town of Myawaddy on the country’s border with Thailand, inflicting another serious debacle on the military junta. On ...

A typical local house inside the KNU-controlled jungle. Credit: Helen Li Since gaining independence in 1948, Myanmar has faced persistent political crises and ethnic tensions. The most recent upheaval ...

MYAWADDY, Myanmar, April 18 (Reuters) - Myawaddy, a critical trading post in Myanmar that rebel forces seized from the ruling junta last week, offers a glimpse of dynamics playing out across the ...