US blacklists Myanmar warlord and ethnic army linked to scam centers
Treasury describes Karen National Army leader Saw Chit Thu as “key enabler of scam operations in the region.”
Myanmar’s Ta’ang army says it won’t give up territory despite junta, Chinese pressure
Rebel officials met junta representatives in the latest China-brokered peace talk.
Health workers say disease on rise in Myanmar as aid cuts bite
The cuts are hurting efforts to prevent the spread of tuberculosis and HIV.
Reporters’ group calls for release of Myanmar journalist jailed for 5 years
Than Htike Myint was arrested on terrorism charges for call records on his phone, his employer said.
Highlights of RFA Burmese reporting
RFA has covered the rollercoaster of Myanmar’s modern history for an audience thirsty for independent news.
Myanmar junta extends post-quake ceasefire despite repeatedly violating it
Junta airstrikes have killed nearly 300 people since the ceasefire began, the exiled civilian government said.
Myanmar junta bombs hospital days after declaring ceasefire extension
Attacks on 3 villages have displaced thousands, said an ethnic administration.
Myanmar’s ethnic Karen face food shortages amid aid cuts to camps on Thai border
Children under five are living on just 5 US cents a day, aid groups said.
Global press freedom ebbs to a new low
Financial challenges, authoritarian governments are sources of unrelenting pressure on independent reporting.
Myanmar junta chief urges workers to find jobs domestically amid labor shortage
The war-torn nation has seen an exodus of laborers since the 2021 coup amid conflict, conscription and low wages.
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