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Myanmar rebels reject embattled junta's peace offer
Rebel groups have rejected a peace offer from Myanmar’s embattled junta, which is reeling from battlefield losses and defections in a civil war that has dragged on for more than three years.
Myanmar junta bombs opposition-held town hours after talks offer
The offer came with the junta reeling from battlefield reverses to ethnic minority armed groups and pro-democracy "People's Defence Forces" that rose up to oppose the military's seizure of power in 20
Myanmar Junta Airstrikes Follow Peace Talk Proposal
Regime bombs rained down on liberated Lashio in northern Shan State hours after it invited all “terrorist” groups to join peace talks.
Myanmar Junta Urges Armed Opposition to Join Political Fold in Elections
Myanmar's ruling military on Thursday urged its armed opponents to abandon what it called "terrorism" and join the political fold in a general election next year, in an unexpected outreach to its enemies that was quickly rebuffed.
Myanmar Junta Seeks Peace Talks After Losing Ground in Conflict
Myanmar’s generals are asking ethnic armed groups to take part in peace talks and elections in an attempt to stem losses from a simmering conflict that erupted after a military coup in 2021.
Myanmar Junta Invites Armed Groups To Stop Fighting, Start Talks
Myanmar's embattled junta on Thursday invited armed groups opposed to its rule to stop fighting and start talks to bring peace, after three-and-a-half years of conflict.
Myanmar Junta calls for peace talks with armed opponents
Myanmar's military junta extended an unexpected invitation on Thursday, urging armed groups opposing its rule to cease hostilities and engage in peace talks.
China pressures Myanmar ethnic groups to cut ties from forces perceived as close to US
Analysts say that Beijing’s pressure on ethnic armed groups reflects its strategic interests in maintaining control over ...
Myanmar’s Military Asks Rebels to Stop Fighting and Join in Elections
Though the offer was quickly rejected by several commanders of the opposition forces, it was still seen as a significant ...
Myanmar civil war threatens key China trade route
The Chinese-Myanmar Economic Corridor was intended to give Myanmar access to global markets via the Indian Ocean.
Gunfight erupts during online scam crackdown in Myanmar, over 400 arrested
YANGON: Authorities detained 43 Chinese nationals and over 400 Myanmar nationals involved in online scams on Monday (Sept 23) ...
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China intensifies efforts to combat telecom fraud during summer campaign
This initiative, forming part of a three-month security enforcement campaign that started in late June, has resulted in the ...
China spent millions on this new trade route - then a war got in the way
The crisis at its doorstep - a nearly 2,000km (1,240-mile) border - is becoming costly for China, which has invested millions ...
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Myanmar fighters battle to hold prized city
Red flags flutter over bullet-scarred buildings in the strategic Myanmar city of Lashio, which an ethnic minority armed group ...
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Do ‘good rebels’ exist in Myanmar?
A briefing that explains who the different ethnic armed groups are, what abuses they stand accused of, and what they are ...
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MNDAA Ceasefire Will Not Hold in Northern Myanmar: China Analyst
China observer Dr Hla Kyaw Zaw says Myanmar’s junta still believes it can win and it will not join Chinese peace talks.