Last of six Su-30 fighter jets purchased under a $400m contract commissioned into service at Meiktila Air Base in Mandalay.

China has much at stake. Its 771-kilometer oil and gas pipeline dissects Rakhine from its capital Sittwe through to Myanmar’s ...

Michael Martin is an adjunct fellow at Washington's Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He served as a ...

Rakhine has become a focal point for Myanmar’s nationwide civil war, in which pro-democracy guerrillas and ethnic minority armed forces seeking autonomy battle the country’s military rulers ...

The Arakan Army has taken control of a key military post, gaining control over a 271-kilometer-long border between Myanmar ...

In a video released by the Arakan Army, Brig-Gen Kyaw Kyaw Than, commander of the junta’s fallen western military command, ...

While the amnesty included around 600 political prisoners, it should not be taken as a sign of conciliation on the part of ...

The 2 billion dollar project aims to boost power generation, but investment risks and fighting cast doubt on feasibility ...

Prospects for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar are dimming as the Rakhine state descends deeper into conflict and humanitarian crisis. Since July 2023, more than 80,000 Rohingyas ...

There are even reports that the Arakan Army now commands areas inside Bangladesh. In the ferocious civil war between ethnic rebel groups and the junta (military) in Myanmar, the Arakan Army, the ...

Myanmar’s junta forces now control less than half the country after suffering major battlefield setbacks in 2024 – including ...