Bangladesh has extended the power of commissioned army officials to enforce law and order amid the absence of police forces ...

The multi-ethnic town has seen several standoffs between Kachin and Ta’ang armed organizations who are jostling for territory in the region after driving the junta out.

“Today’s problem in Shan state (North ... The drug trade has been attributed to various ethnic minority groups for funding their armed movements, but members of the army, especially at ...

There are several ethnic groups in Burma; the largest one is the Burman people. Other ethnic minorities, such as the Karen and the Shan, feel that the Burmans have double standards. They benefit ...

“In northern Shan alone, fighting continues to rage ... Rakhine and Chin states and Sagaing region, according to ethnic armed groups and independent local media.

Clashes have raged across Myanmar’s northern Shan State after an armed alliance of three ethnic minority groups launched surprise attacks against the military in October. The groups have seized ...

days after an alliance of ethnic armed groups said they had routed state troops in the area. Shan State in eastern Myanmar has been rocked by fighting since late June when the Myanmar National ...

Beijing used its close ties with both the military and the Three Brotherhood groups to negotiate a ceasefire in northern Shan ...