Myanmar junta activates conscription law following battlefield losses
Myanmar’s junta is enforcing a law allowing the military to summon all men aged 18-35 and women aged 18-27 to serve for at least two years, it said on Saturday, …
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West Africa junta leaders withdraw from ECOWAS as tensions deepen
Three junta-led nations in West Africa are pulling out of the region’s political and economic bloc, further isolating their military regimes. Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso in a joint statement …
3 years after Myanmar’s coup, is the clock finally running out on embattled junta as it ‘slowly falls apart’?
“I think it may take longer, and it will be hard,” says Aung Zay Ya, a mechanical engineer whose path, like many of his generation, has been diverted into conflict …
Opinion | How multiple global challenges may limit Beijing’s options on Taiwan
While there are doubts as to whether the US can effectively support Ukraine against Russia and Israel against Hamas and its regional allies at the same time, does Beijing have …
Myanmar on the brink but Asean could be ‘caught off guard’ if the junta were to collapse
The NUG is the Myanmar government in exile formed by elected lawmakers and members of parliament ousted in the coup almost three years ago. 08:19 Myanmar faces its biggest challenge …
China-led peace talks produce temporary ceasefire in Myanmar between military junta, rebel groups
China has mediated peace talks between Myanmar’s ruling military and rebel groups, and the parties agreed on a temporary ceasefire and to maintain dialogue, Beijing said on Thursday. “China hopes …
Forget Afghanistan, Myanmar is now the world’s top opium producer, UN says
Myanmar became the world’s biggest producer of opium in 2023, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban government’s crackdown on the trade, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday. Myanmar …
China brokers talks in Myanmar between military junta and rebel groups that yield ‘positive results’
Representatives from Myanmar’s ruling military have met with three armed rebel groups involved in an ongoing anti-junta offensive, state media reported a junta spokesperson as saying on Monday. The meeting …
Asean defence chiefs call for end to Myanmar crisis, Israel-Gaza war
Southeast Asian defence ministers called for an end to the Myanmar crisis and to the Israel-Gaza war on Wednesday as they gathered for talks that will include meetings with regional …
Australia’s ‘unlikely prisoner’, Sean Turnell, recalls ‘memorable birthday cake’ amid 650 ‘lonely’ days in Myanmar jail
The warning email he received from “A Secret Friend” came too late and he was arrested at his hotel shortly afterwards – while giving an interview to the BBC. Held …