‘They were all addicted’: Online slot games sink players into debt Online casino games, easily downloadable onto mobile phones, are growing in popularity in Myanmar, and many people who play them are borrowing huge sums of money in the false hope that they will someday hit the jackpot.
The order of death in Myanmar Coverage and commentary on the civil war in Myanmar have often been marred by deficient data and a tendency to ignore atrocities committed by resistance forces.
Crime and capital punishment: EAOs impose death sentences This edition of Political Insider looks at the recent public death sentences and executions by ethnic armed groups in northern Shan State and the broader question of capital punishment in Myanmar.
Once shunned, Myanmar regime’s leader to visit Thailand next month Myanmar regime's leader Min Aung Hlaing will make an official visit to Thailand next month as Bangkok seeks to bring the once pariah state back into the diplomatic fold, the Thai foreign minister told Agence France-Presse on Wednesday.
ASEAN ministers push stalled peace plan in Myanmar talks Southeast Asian foreign ministers pressed their Myanmar regime's counterpart for "concrete" progress on a stagnant ASEAN peace plan for the country during a meeting in Bangkok on Sunday, top Thai and Philippine diplomats said.
Myanmar’s pro-democracy revolution weakens five years on Saluting the red banner of revolution deep in Myanmar's jungle, retreating resistance fighters swear to keep fighting for democracy – but after five years of civil war the cause is flagging.
‘Where is my daughter now?’: Rohingya refugees risk dangerous sea crossings Worsening conditions in camps in Bangladesh are driving increasing numbers of Rohingya refugees to risk dangerous and often deadly sea journeys in search of safety and the chance at a better life in Malaysia and Indonesia.
‘Nothing left except death’: Myanmar families grieve huge war toll Ranks of bereaved Myanmar families bow in silent grief to pray for their dead, some of the latest victims in a years-long conflict now estimated to have claimed 100,000 lives.
Myanmar regime denies ASEAN request for Aung San Suu Kyi meeting The Myanmar regime has denied a request for ASEAN's special envoy to meet the country’s deposed and detained democratic leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, a junta spokeswoman said Tuesday.
‘Amputation was unavoidable’: Yaw fighters sacrifice for the resistance Yaw Army fighters who participated in an offensive led by the Arakan Army against the junta in Rakhine State recount losing limbs in battle but remain steadfast in their support for the resistance.
The formation of the SCEF: Another acronym enters the mix This edition of Political Insider looks at whether the newly formed Steering Council for the Emergence of a Federal Democratic Union can bring greater coordination and direction to Myanmar’s resistance movement.
Slow grind: Thailand’s refugee right-to-work scheme struggles to find its feet Myanmar refugees have been deterred by harsh farm work in eastern Thailand, far from the camps and their families, but aid workers say more job options will become available as bureaucracy is eased and more employers hear of the programme.