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    • NewsA UWSA-controlled coal-fired power plant near the Kok River, eastern Shan State, in March 2026 (Photo: SHRF)
      AFPSeptember 10, 2026

      Myanmar tin mega-mine restarts operations: think tank 

      After a three year hiatus, the UWSA has restarted operations at what was formerly one of the world’s largest tin mines, according to the International Crisis Group

    • NewsIn a sport dominated by men, some women have proven to be among the strongest fighters (Photo: Sai Aung Main / AFP)
      AFPSeptember 4, 2026

      War-bruised Myanmar finds relief in bareknuckle bloodsport 

      In Karen State—the country’s lethwei heartland—young fighters rise early to train their bodies and minds, preparing to face each other in the ring with ‘dignity and respect’

    • NewsRohingya refugees camp outside the UNHCR office in Kuala Lumpur before being arrested on July 27 (Photo: Rohingya Rights Response)
      AFPAugust 28, 2026

      Malaysia to repatriate first group of Myanmar nationals in September

      The controversial move comes as Rohingya refugees in Malaysia are increasingly targeted by online disinformation campaigns

    • NewsA United Nations flag waves under a cloudy sky at the UN offices in Geneva (Photo: Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
      AFPAugust 26, 2026

      Human rights in Myanmar hitting a ‘new low’: UN

      The UN warned that illegal mining and scam centres were further deteriorating Myanmar’s already critical human rights situation

    • NewsRohingya refugees mark the six-year anniversary since the 2017 military crackdown in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in August, 2023 (Photo: Mohammed Zonaid)
      AFPAugust 26, 2026

      Myanmar Rohingya refugees protest dire conditions in Bangladesh camps 

      Nine years after the 2017 crackdown that forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya out of Myanmar, refugees gathered in remembrance and to protest deteriorating camp conditions

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