Feb 15, 2023 · As Russia-Myanmar relations turn 75 years old this month, the ties between the two countries have never been closer since the military came to power via a coup in 2021.

Dec 24, 2024 · As of 2024, Myanmar has diplomatic ties with 126 countries and missions in 37 countries. However, the junta’s top brass, including its boss Min Aung Hlaing, can only travel to a handful of countries. Among them are fellow ASEAN members like Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, as well as its two giant ...

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Dec 13, 2024 · The Arakan Army (AA) said captured junta commander Brigadier General Thurein Tun was responsible for war crimes in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State and would be punished accordingly.

Nov 21, 2024 · The refugee program, which brings a lot more Myanmar refugees into America, will probably also be cut. About 91,000 refugees live in nine camps on the Thai-Myanmar border, and over 60,000 of them hope to be resettled in the U.S.

Dec 27, 2024 · The General and His Accomplices. For Min Aung Hlaing’s military regime, 2024 was nothing short of a nightmare. Hit by accelerating troop casualties and surrenders, and the unprecedented loss of two regional military command headquarters to ethnic armed groups and their resistance allies, the junta’s army was battered and humiliated like never before.

Dec 12, 2024 · Though it unfolded 6,000 km away, news of Syria’s once formidable dictator—abandoned by allies including Russia—fleeing a rebel army has given hope to Myanmar’s people.

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Oct 17, 2024 · Leaked details of an August 27 meeting between China’s special envoy to Myanmar, Deng Xijun, and the powerful United Wa State Army (UWSA) reveal the armed group was told to employ the “four cuts” strategy against the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) to …

Nov 23, 2024 · Min Aung Hlaing earlier signaled the need for more budget to combat armed resistance, stressing the need to prioritize spending for “national stability and rule of law” while chairing a March 21 meeting of the finance commission.