The multi-ethnic town has seen several standoffs between Kachin and Ta’ang armed organizations who are jostling for territory in the region after driving the junta out.

Myanmar’s destiny continues to be uncertain. The multiple ethnic fault lines the country has always had to live with since ...

History suggests that resistance will not end when the military falls. It will only end when real systemic justice is achieved.

Since independence from Britain in 1948, Myanmar’s military and political elites, dominated by the Bamar ethnic majority, have promoted a rigid national identity based on Buddhist nationalism. This ...