Junta extends ceasefire in earthquake-hit Myanmar until May 31

The Burmese military junta has extended the ceasefire against ethnic rebels until the end of May amid efforts to mitigate the fallout of the earthquake that hit Myanmar on March 28, state media reported. The Myanmar Defense Forces chief said the temporary …

Myanmar’s Earthquake Is Handing the Junta a Path Out of Isolation

Myanmar’s military leader Gen. Min Aung Hlaing attends the BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok, Thailand, April 4, 2025. (Thailand Foreign Affairs Ministry photo via AP). After Myanmar was struck by a powerful earthquake on March 28, the leader of the country’s …

Myanmar military extends temporary ceasefire until May 31 to aid earthquake recovery

The Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services today announced an extension of the temporary ceasefire period until May 31, aiming to facilitate ongoing rescue and reconstruction efforts in areas devastated by the March 28 Mandalay earthquake. …

US Sanctions Myanmar Militia Tied to Cyber-Scams, Human Trafficking

The U.S. has slapped sanctions on a militia aligned with Myanmar’s ruling military junta, accusing the group of facilitating cyber-scam operations that have bilked billions from American victims over the past three years. The U.S. Treasury Department …

Sri Lanka seeks release of 15 more trapped workers in Myanmar

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s 2025 local authority voting has ended with some turnout at some districts around 60 percent according to returning officers, in sharp contrast to 2018 elections which was a protest vote with high 79 percent turnout. Turnout in …

Q&A: Explaining Myanmar’s private security law

Responsible business advocate Vicky Bowman talks to Frontier about the motives and risks of a new law issued by the junta for private security services. By FRONTIER In February the junta, known as the State Administration Council, enacted the Private …

US imposes sanctions on Myanmar ethnic militia for ‘facilitating cyber scams’

BANGKOK (AP) — An ethnic militia in southeastern Myanmar that has been sanctioned by the United States for alleged involvement… BANGKOK (AP) — An ethnic militia in southeastern Myanmar that has been sanctioned by the United States for alleged involvement …

Myanmar: Junta sentences journalist to five years in jail

Journalist Than Htike Myint was sentenced to five years in jail under Myanmar’s Counter Terrorism Law on April 3, for having contacts on his mobile phone linked to the People’s Defense Force, the armed wing of the country’s government-in-exile. The …

RTAF scrambles F-16s to intercept aircraft near Thai-Myanmar border

Kanchanaburi governor Athisan Intra later confirmed that the unidentified aircraft was a K-8 light attack aircraft belonging to the Myanmar air force. It reportedly flew within just two nautical miles of the Thai border. In response, the air defence …

US imposes sanctions on Myanmar ethnic militia for ‘facilitating cyber scams’