Lay Kay Kaw,14 kilometers south of Myawaddy on the Thai border, is latest target in regimes counteroffensive against Karen National Liberation Army.

Paragaliders bombed a peaceful anti-regime candlelight vigil in the resistance stronghold of Chaung-U on the first day of the Thadingyut festival.

In what locals called an act of intimidation, bombs struck Namtu and Hsipaw as residents gathered for Thadingyut prayers, injuring civilians and destroying homes.

Colonel Sein Maung Lin is latest loyalist rewarded with senior post as regime chief surrounds himself with trusted allies.

Remarks on social mediasince deletedfrom the hardline chief of the USDPs Naypyitaw branch are embarrassing to the regime ahead of its December vote.

Regime ramps up crackdown on dissenting voices, prosecuting 64 under a law that carries penalties ranging from prison terms to death.

Sagaing residents say U Waiponla is leading militia raids to abduct conscription-age residents, sending young men to the army unless their families pay hefty ransoms

The region faces growing pressures and a threat to its autonomy as the rival superpowers compete for influence and strategic advantage.

The animals owner faces charges as the Kanchanaburi attack highlights the dangers of Thailands expanding pet lion craze.

Also this week, the regime reclaimed a second town in northern Shan, heeded Chinas BRI summons, and pressured IDPs to vote.

Border camp residents scramble for a livelihood lifeline as US aid cuts threaten food security for more than 100,000.

The celebrated impressionist painter and teacher captured the vitality of Burmese life and trained generations of artists.

Tun Myat Naing told The Irrawaddy the regime wont be able to win the publics trust as long as it keeps Myanmars detained democracy leader behind bars.

Fighting continued Thursday as the junta conducted clearance operations around the northern Shan town with a view to pushing further eastward to Hsipaw.

With Min Aung Hlaing nearing retirement age, analysts say the regime is grooming two loyal generals as potential successors.

Regime authorities offer a stark choice in Sagaing and Mandalay, where more than 1.3 million displaced people are sheltering.

In the second part of this exclusive interview, Arakan Army chief Major General Tun Myat Naing dives deeper into the Rohingya issue and answers other charges against his armed group.

The TNLA was driven out of the N. Shan town on Wednesday, the regime said. Locals said junta drones bombed a number of key government buildings, setting them ablaze.

The new policy marks the first time in four decades that Myanmar refugees can legally work outside border camps in Thailand.