The Diplomat

Myanmar Ethnic Armies Launch Major Offensive in Shan State

The Three Brotherhood Alliance has launched coordinated attacks aimed at dislodging the junta and its allies from strategically important regions of Shan State bordering China. On Friday morning, an ...
The Diplomat

The Silent Winner of Myanmar’s Northern Conflict

Soldiers from the United Wa State Army (UWSA) stand at attention during a ceremony in Pangsang, in Myanmar’s Shan State, April 17, 2019. Credit: VOA/Steve Sandford Subscribe for ads-free reading On ...
Newsday

Armed ethnic alliance in northern Myanmar is said to have seized a city that was a key goal

BANGKOK — An alliance of ethnic armed groups in northeastern Myanmar has reportedly achieved one of the main goals it set when it launched an offensive last October by taking control of Laukkaing, a ...
Yahoo

New players emerge in fighting in Myanmar's northeast, as powerful ethnic militias intervene

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - A soldier from the United Wa State Army is seen on a street of Nandeng in the Wa region of Myanmar, Sept. 3, 2009. Recently ...
The New York Times

Drugs, Scams and Sin: Myanmar’s War Has Made It the Global Crime Capital

The chaotic country is now a magnet for criminal syndicates, particularly from China, destabilizing law enforcement across much of Asia. The chaotic country is now a magnet for criminal syndicates, ...