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2 Kilogram of Ruby Unearthed in Myanmar’s Mogok Mining Town

A ruby weighing in at more than two kilograms has been found in Myanmar, with some estimates valuing the rock at millions of ...

Is Myanmar's military winning the civil war?

After five years of war, armed resistance groups still challenge Myanmar's military across much of the country. But the ...

Myanmar army shifts to offense as resistance weakens in bloody civil war

A little more than a year ago, the government’s military was on the back foot in Myanmar’s bloody civil war, pushed out of ...
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Myanmar’s Military Prepares to Enact Its Election Plan

Supporters of Myanmar’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) attend a political rally at party’s headquarters in Naypyidaw’s Zeyathiri township, Dec. 21, 2025. Credit: ...
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Myanmar experiencing ‘polycrisis’ five years after military coup

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon said that Myanmar is facing simultaneous economic, employment, social, health, and ...

Myanmar’s military rulers hire Trump ally for US$50,000 a month to lobby Washington

Roger Stone has been commissioned to rebuild relations with the US, though analysts doubt Myanmar can escape its pariah ...

Myanmar’s military poised to resume offensive

With its ranks swollen by tens of thousands of new conscripts, Myanmar's military, known as the Tatmadaw, has reversed some ...

The head of Myanmar's army-backed government proposes new peace talks with armed resistance groups

The leader of Myanmar ’s military-backed government has invited the country’s armed resistance groups to fresh peace talks, state-run newspapers reported Tuesday, marking the first such call from ...