Resistance groups in Pale Township have told residents to expect retaliation for the downing of a regime jet on Tuesday.

In this excellent account of the political upheavals that shaped modern Asia, Sam Dalrymple covers a vast amount of ground ...

These included the loss of townships and military bases in Myanmar’s non-Bamar regions. The MNDAA succeeded in capturing Lashio, the largest city in Shan State, as well as Laukkai, the capital ...

Karenni State has the highest displacement rate in ... fought in the ethnic states, while the Buddhist Bamar majority in central Burma pursued protests and parliamentary reforms, viewing armed ...

(Photo: Reuters/Stringer/File Photo) SINGAPORE: In 2025, the writing on the wall seems to loom larger for Myanmar’s State Administration ... including in Bamar-majority central Myanmar.

The complexity of the relationship between the Buddhist Bamar who form 68% of Myanmar’s population and ... In that election, Shan state and Rakhine state returned local parties as majorities, yet the ...

The state and regional assemblies were made surrogates ... ethnic states can start drifting away—a psyche shared by the Bamar public at large. Even though the NLD swept the 2015 election ...

However, some respondents were sceptical, believing the chauvinistic mindset ingrained in Bamar society might limit trust in these activists. In contrast, most trusted the PDFs’ empathy and commitment ...

“The Tatmadaw is still very strong, it is an old institution, they have money … they hold the power,” said Maung Saungkha, a 32-year-old rebel commander in Kayin state. “But I believe we ...