By AFP and published by CNA A MYANMAR ethnic armed group said today (May 6) it had captured a military command and taken hundreds of junta personnel prisoner in western Rakhine state, the latest blow to the military. Clashes have rocked Rakhine since the Arakan Army (AA) attacked security forces in November, ending a
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Myanmar armed ethnic groups claim key northern town
By AFP and published by CNA AN ARMED alliance of ethnic minority groups in Myanmar claimed late Friday (Jan. 5) to have captured a northern town notorious for online scam operations in another blow to the embattled junta. The military is facing its biggest threat since seizing power in a 2021 coup after three
Read moreMyanmar ethnic minority fighters seize town from military
By AFP and published by CNA ETHNIC minority fighters battling Myanmar’s junta said on Saturday (Dec. 16) they seized a trading hub in Shan state, days after China said it had mediated a temporary ceasefire. Clashes have raged across Myanmar’s northern Shan state since the Arakan Army (AA), the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
Read moreRemote Indian region is on the brink of civil war
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Kangval, India – Zuan Vaiphei is armed and prepared to kill. He is also ready to die. Vaiphei spends most of his days behind the sandbag walls of a makeshift bunker, his fingers resting on the trigger of a 12-gauge shotgun. Some 1,000 yards ahead of him, between
Read more50 ethnic youngsters get Thai ID cards in Chiang Rai
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FIFTY YOUNG ETHNIC villagers in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province have been naturalized and given ID cards as Thai nationals. Chief district officer of Mae Sai Prasong Onla confirmed today (June 13) all the 50 youngsters were born in Thai territory to parents of varied ethnic groups, most of
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