NPR

In Myanmar, a rush for rare earth metals is causing a regional environmental disaster

THA TON, Thailand — The Wat Tha Ton Temple sits high above the tourist town of Tha Ton, with a magnificent view of the Kok River valley to the south and an equally impressive view of the river winding ...
UN News

Myanmar: WFP reports fragile recovery one year after deadly earthquake

A “new wave of global instability is hitting Myanmar at the worst possible moment,” a UN official in the country warned on ...
CNN

Myanmar makes more meth than anywhere else. Opium production there also just hit a decade high, report says

Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar surged to its highest level in a decade this year as the nation engaged in a civil war remains one of the world’s primary suppliers of illicit drugs, according to a ...
NPR

Myanmar is holding phased elections. Here's why they're being called a 'sham'

CHIANG RAI, Thailand — Myanmar's military rulers are holding a staggered general election beginning Dec. 28 and ending in late January. Their hope is that it will return some stability to the country ...
PBS

Myanmar Declares a ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy for Cyberscams. But the Fraud Goes On

Myanmar’s military leadership has vowed to crack down on cyberscam centers, starting with the notorious KK Park. This combination of satellite image shows KK Park along Myanmar’s border with Thailand ...
Reuters

Myanmar forms interim government before election but top general still in charge

Coup leader remains acting president, military chief Election expected to be dominated by proxies of military Voting to be held in December and January over security concerns Martial law declared in 9 ...
CNBC

How war-torn Myanmar plays a critical role in China's rare earth dominance

Myanmar is one of the world's largest suppliers of rare earth production, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Experts say that most of those rare earths are sent to China, especially the less ...
Foreign Affairs

The Chance to Save Myanmar

Since Myanmar’s military overthrew the country’s democratically elected government in 2021, it has ruled with devastating violence. Junta forces have bombed civilians in a bid to suppress rebellious ...
Human Rights Watch

Open Letter on the Myanmar Crisis

We are writing on behalf of Human Rights Watch in the context of the upcoming summits of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the East Asia Summit, and associated ASEAN partner summits, ...
CNN

Myanmar’s military junta begins elections as civil war sparked by coup still rages

Voters queued at polling stations in Myanmar on Sunday to vote in a controversial election the military junta says will return democratic rule, nearly five years after it seized power from an elected ...
Human Rights Watch

Myanmar: Critical Hearings in Rohingya Genocide Case

(The Hague) – International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearings in the Myanmar genocide case highlight the need for justice for the ethnic Rohingya, Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK, Global Justice Center ...
PBS

Myanmar has declared a ‘zero tolerance’ policy for cyberscams, but the fraud goes on

It looked like a turning point in the global fight against scams. Myanmar’s military leadership, under growing international pressure, vowed to wipe out the industrial-scale cyberscam centers that ...