and ethnic groups that are not ethnic Burman regard them as part of an effort to Burmanize national culture. Human Rights Watch uses the term “Burma.” The adjective “Burmese” is used to ...

BATTLE LINES are changing quickly in Myanmar ... what is happening? Map: The Economist On October 27th 2023 the Brotherhood Alliance, a resistance coalition of three ethnic militias—representing ...

A lack of reliable census data makes it hard to accurately map the ethnic breakdown of Myanmar’s population of 50 million. However, some of Myanmar’s ethnic groups include Bamar, Shan ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Guerrilla fighters from Myanmar’s Karen ethnic minority claimed Monday to be close to seizing control of a major trading town bordering Thailand, as soldiers and civil servants ...

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government hosted representatives from ethnic rebel groups Sunday to mark the eighth anniversary of the signing of a multilateral cease-fire agreement. But the ...

That's why the loss of Lashio is "humiliating" for the junta, said Aung Thu Nyein, a political analyst in Myanmar. Opposition and ethnic armed groups have mounted serious challenges to the ...

A Myanmar ethnic rebel group has captured a military regional command in Rakhine state, it said, in what would be a major blow to the junta. The Arakan Army had "completely captured" the western ...

BANGKOK (AFP): A Myanmar ethnic armed group has claimed complete control of a key region along the Bangladesh border, piling further pressure on the junta battling opponents elsewhere across the ...

Pro-democracy forces took up arms, joining with militias that for decades had been fighting for the rights of ethnic minorities. The longer answer: Myanmar has been in turmoil practically since ...