Features

August 4, 2022
Nay Myo Linn — Located in western Myanmar, Arakan State is a picturesque region of mountains, forests, rivers, pagodas, and abundant natural...
Thousands of people reach to Mong Kyat Cave to welcome and to have audience with Phra Khuva Boonchum on 1st August when he exit
August 1, 2022
Sai Wansai — This is the second well-known solitude meditation retreat of Venerable Shan Monk Phra Khuva Boonchum due to end on 1st August 2022 and...
RCSS SSA toops at Loi Tai Leng
July 22, 2022
Sai Wansai — Whenever we mentioned inter-ethnic conflict we immediately come to think of the armed clashes between the two Shan armies of Restoration...
July 22, 2022
Min Tun — In Vann Vi village, part of Arakan State’s Ponnagyun Township, the Mro people have been preparing for an ancient ritual slaughter. The...
June 22, 2022
Min Thuta —Clashes have occurred almost daily in mainland Myanmar since the military seized power in a coup on February 1, 2021. The regime still can...
A woman carries a bag as she walks near the Tin Nyo village's internally displaced persons (IDP) shelter in Mrauk U township area, Rakhine State, western Myanmar. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
June 6, 2022
The National Unity Government (NUG) together with the Karenni National Progressive Party, Karen National Union and Chin National Front have expressed...
April 29, 2022
It is about dawn when everyone is bringing their offerings and heading to the shrine, where the natives are regarded as a source of water, to pray...
April 22, 2022
“I passed out after the explosion, and I did not know how long I was unconscious. After I woke up, I still felt dizzy. My sister was beside me and...
April 21, 2022
For much of the past year, the sound of heavy artillery and gunfire has been heard in towns and villages throughout Burma's Karen State. The shelling...
April 18, 2022
Aung Htein — “If there had been no war in Arakan State, our lives would not have been so miserable,” lamented Daw Than Than Nwe, a 36-year-old victim...
April 11, 2022
Sai Wansai — On April 5 clashes broke out between the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) near Thai-Shan border...
April 5, 2022
When Japanese brewing giant Kirin called time on its Myanmar operations last month, the news made little difference to Kyaw Gyi -- like many drinkers...