- Myanmar
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing reshuffles cabinet amid northern Shan State losses
The coup leader replaces his national security advisor and appoints three new ministers to his own office
- Myanmar
Wa army claims control of China-Myanmar border town
The UWSA joins the Brotherhood Alliance of ethnic armed organisations in taking over Hopang, which was partly under junta control
- Myanmar
Myanmar junta releases nearly 9,800 prisoners to mark independence anniversary
The regime also repeated its claims that it is planning to hold elections, as it struggles to hold onto power amid intensifying clashes with ethnic armed groups
- Myanmar
Myanmar’s National Unity Government pledges to protect China’s business interests
The announcement follows the junta’s relaunching of the Kyaukphyu SEZ, in which a Chinese state-owned company holds the majority stake