Non-military families are shunning the institutions as thinly veiled child-recruitment centers, defectors say.

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has urged residents of Shwegu in Kachin State to evacuate immediately and announced the closure of main roads into the town as Myanmar regime troops advance, ...

Min Aung Hlaing pledges to crush Chin State resistance on border, but analysts say his military is now dangerously stretched ...

As US policy shifts toward realpolitik and strategic interests, the Min Aung Hlaing regime is betting renewed lobbying ...

With Min Aung Hlaing as chair, the re-established NSB is seen as a tool to maintain his grip on the military while enabling swift crackdowns on pro-democracy groups.

Seeking investment and legitimacy for his rebranded regime, Myanmar’s coup leader-cum-president’s efforts to secure a powerful ally were hampered by chaos at home.

Myanmar’s dictator may be hoping that India will help him bring the Arakan Army to heel—but Delhi will be looking at the real situation in Rakhine, says Aung Marm Oo.

China’s toxic resource exploitation in Myanmar’s borderlands dominated headlines this week, as did Washington’s sudden realization that it has jettisoned its influence in Myanmar.

Fierce fighting continues as two 1,000-strong regime columns approach the strategic town in a pincer movement along the main and country roads.

A Russian-backed tungsten mining project approved by Myanmar's military is set to begin operations in eastern Shan State, near a major Chinese-run mine.

Some 50 people have been confirmed killed after a mining explosives storehouse belonging to the armed group’s economics department blew up on Sunday.

Khaing Khaing Soe installed as first female presidential spokesman in a move analysts say is designed to deflect international attention from the regime’s underlying military reality.