The Star20d
Myanmar junta says rebel attacks and gas shortages worsen power crisis
YANGON (Reuters): Myanmar's electricity generation has dropped to about half the normal figure, as rebels have damaged critical transmission networks, causing lengthy blackouts in wide swathes of ...
The Irrawaddy23d
Who Will Be Myanmar’s Kingmaker?
In post-independence Myanmar, the KNU came close to seizing state power when its troops reached the doorstep of Yangon in the 1950s. Now, EROs control more than half of the country and this is ...
Voice of America24d
Chinese actor’s abduction to Myanmar sign of growing diversity of scams
The recent abduction of a Chinese TV actor to Myanmar and his subsequent release is shedding new light on the lengths to which human traffickers operating online scam centers in the war-torn ...
myanmar-now24d
Young people from Myanmar’s conflict zones face growing scrutiny in Yangon
Myanmar’s military regime has stepped up its efforts to keep track of young people from areas that it no longer controls, especially in Yangon, according to multiple sources. As conflict rages across ...
Eos24d
Another tailings landslide in Hpakant, Myanmar
Landslides in the jade mining area of Hpakant in Myanmar have been a regular theme of this blog over the years. This is a mining area on an epic scale, but it is also a true wild west, with poor ...
The Conversation25d
From Myanmar to Gaza, Ukraine to Sudan – 2024 was another grim year, according to our mass atrocity index
Collin J. Meisel receives funding from the U.S. government, but the results and views expressed here are his own and do not represent the views of the USG. With major conflicts in Africa, the ...
Associated Press25d
A landslide in a Myanmar jade mining area kills at least 12 and leaves many missing
The accident occurred early Monday in Kachin state’s Hpakant township, a remote mountainous region at the center of the lucrative jade mining industry, about 950 kilometers (600 miles) north of ...
The Independent26d
Japanese filmmaker whose arrest caused international outcry backs calls for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release
A Japanese filmmaker sentenced to 10 years in jail in Myanmar has backed calls for Aung San Suu Kyi to be freed. Toru Kubota, who was arrested while covering a protest in Yangon and whose case led ...
China Internet Information Center26d
Feature: Myanmar people turn to solar energy as power outages continue
YANGON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- As power outages continued, people in Myanmar were turning to solar energy. One of them was 70-year-old U Kyaw Min from Yangon, who visited a solar energy expo here.
The Straits Times27d
Myanmar military air strike kills dozens in Rakhine village, UN says
YANGON – Dozens of people were killed in an air strike by Myanmar’s military government in the western state of Rakhine this week, the United Nations said, as the South-east Asia nation’s ...
The Star27d
6,000-plus held captive in Myanmar’s human trafficking networks, says international report
BANGKOK/YANGON (The Nation Thailand/ANN): A report ... revealed that more than 6,000 people from 21 countries are being held captive in Myanmar. The victims, including 3,900 Chinese nationals ...