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A Thai military vehicle is seen near the Thai-Myanmar border during a new rescue operation conducted by both the Karen Border Guard Forces and Thai authorities. The operation resulted in the transfer of around 200 trafficked survivors from Myanmar's Shwe Kokko. (Myat Thiha / Myanmar Now)

Myanmar NowFebruary 20, 2025

Photo Essay: Hundreds rescued from Myanmar’s cybercrime syndicates as Thailand begins mass repatriation

The operation is the latest in a series of rescues, freeing hundreds from modern-day slavery and sending them home at last

Kan KaungFebruary 12, 2025

Photo Essay: Life on the margins in Yangon’s slums

As the economic crisis deepens, millions of people in Myanmar are facing hunger, with nearly 15 million projected to be at risk this year

Myanmar NowDecember 25, 2024

Photo Essay: In Twante, the dying art of traditional Myanmar pottery clings to life

Kilns that have been in use for generations are closing, one by one, as a host of factors conspire to kill a time-honoured industry

Myanmar NowNovember 13, 2024

Photo Essay: Madaya’s war-displaced seek shelter among the islands of the Ayeyarwady

As fighting intensifies north of Mandalay, villagers try to distance themselves from the conflict and meet their basic needs

Buddhist monks carry the casket of Ashin Munindra, a senior abbot who was shot dead by junta forces, on the day of funeral, June 27 (Ko Kan Kaung)

Myanmar NowJune 28, 2024

Thousands attend funeral of senior monk shot dead by junta forces

The killing last week of Ashin Munindra, abbot of the Win Nimmita monastery in Bago, has strained relations between the regime and Buddhist leaders

Multimedia

Photo Essay: Hundreds rescued from Myanmar’s cybercrime syndicates as Thailand begins mass repatriation

Photo Essay: Life on the margins in Yangon’s slums

Photo Essay: In Twante, the dying art of traditional Myanmar pottery clings to life

Photo Essay: Madaya’s war-displaced seek shelter among the islands of the Ayeyarwady

Thousands attend funeral of senior monk shot dead by junta forces

‘The sense of safety and security for Myanmar women is declining by the day’ – An advocate for abuse survivors speaks out

Argentina’s arrest warrants and Myanmar’s reckoning with justice

‘Treat Them as Humans’: Inside Myanmar’s resistance POW prisons

‘To light the way for others, we must be willing to risk getting burned’: resistance leader

Chin resistance group seizes properties of Myanmar junta member Dr. Hmuh Thang

Junta airstrikes and attacks kill at least seven civilians in Magway Region

Junta responds with bombing after Karen fighters attack camp near Thailand-Myanmar border

Young people subjected to conscription lottery in Mandalay

Fierce clashes reported as AA-led forces continue advance into Ayeyarwady Region

Myanmar’s factories cling to life as power shortages persist

Bought Out or Seized: Mandalay farmers face impossible choices amid land grab

Myanmar junta partners with Chinese firm to build natural gas terminal despite Rakhine State conflict

Myanmar garment makers forced to exchange export earnings at junta-imposed rate

International payment services suspended for Myanmar users

Thai officials call on Myanmar regime to crack down on fraud, trafficking gangs on Thai-Karen State border

Myanmar military continues to lose ground to anti-junta forces in northern Shan State

Despite escalating violence, Myanmar junta leader says elections will proceed

NUG-founded bank set to sell shares to meet ‘emergency needs’

Myanmar’s junta bears ‘sole responsibility’ for Suu Kyi’s health—NLD

Karenni youth fight for freedom at the cost of their lives and limbs

The mothers of the Magway resistance

A Myanmar artist finds freedom behind bars—by portraying prisoners’ oppression

As Myanmar’s revolution beckons, a new breed of activist photographers heeds the call

The man behind the Myanmar junta’s campaign of terror in Sagaing

Authorities tighten restrictions on passport process for Myanmar nationals in Thailand