Officials in Myanmar have destroyed nearly $300 million worth of illegal drugs to mark the International Day Against Drug ...

Thailand is facing one of its most serious environmental crises as toxic pollution from rare earth mining in Myanmar’s Shan State contaminates the Kok and Sai rivers. Arsenic levels far exceed safety ...

The shores of Myanmar became visible from Sob Moei village in northeastern Thailand as the morning mist rises over the ...

BANGKOK--Ethnic armed groups claimed on Thursday to have captured two strategically important towns in northeastern Myanmar: Lashio, which houses the major regional military headquarters, and ...

Southern Shan State, Myanmar – Tian Win Nang squats on the hard-packed earth, balancing a kilogramme (2.2 pounds) of chocolate-coloured raw opium in each hand like a human weighing scales.

All this has made Myanmar a hub of lawlessness in Asia. Illicit drug production, human-trafficking and a huge scam industry are booming. PREMIUM China-calls-the-shots-in-Myanmar-s-civil-war ...

The Shan Human Rights Foundation publishes a map showing that the suspected gold mines polluting the Kok and Sai rivers are mainly located south of Mong Hsat in Myanmar’s Shan State.

Myanmar State TV announced that seven days of national mourning begin on Monday. Rescue personnel operate following a strong earthquake, in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 31, 2025.

Schoolchildren in rebel-held Shan State, Myanmar, last year. Along with medical colleges, educators are trying to establish a school system for primary- and secondary-school students, many of whom ...

The Arakan Army initially targeted Shan State near the Chinese border and gained control over large areas. Now, with control over Rakhine State, the AA dominates the 271-kilometer border with ...