Myanmar

Guerrillas from Karen ethnic minority said they are close to taking control of a major trading town on the Thai border, while soldiers and civilian officials loyal to the military government appeared to be preparing to abandon their positions

The Myanmar delegation led by Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture Daw Nu Mra Zan is attending the 31st meeting of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council in Laos on 23-26 March

Citizens around the world are called to sign a petition against conscription in Myanmar, upon initiative of the he National Unity Advisory Council, an advisory body to the National Unity Government, and the National League for Democracy

The production of veterinary vaccines can be conducted systematically thanks to the establishment of dedicated experimental animal units, financed by the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation, said the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation

For the first time, the presence of Skywalker hoolock gibbons has been confirmed in the forests of north-eastern Myanmar, discovered by researchers who used acoustic monitoring and DNA analysis to identify 44 groups of these endangered primates

Five identity certificate issuing stations and three mobile units will be opened in the last week of February for Myanmar citizens arriving in Thailand without passports; many Myanmar citizens are leaving the country to evade military conscription

More Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar or Bangladesh died or went missing in 2023 than in the last ten years, according to statements by UNHCR

Lake Paleik in Singaing municipality and Lake Pyu in TadaU municipality have been designated as the seventh and eighth Flyway Network Sites in the country

The Thai government is considering extending humanitarian aid to vulnerable populations in Myanmar, as well as hosting discussions with Myanmar's leader and ethnic minority factions to resolve the country's crisis

The junta granted amnesty to 9.652 prisoners on 76th anniversary of the independence from the UK; the amnesty was conditioned on the agreement that, should they reoffend, they would be required to serve both the remaining sentence and any new punishment

A new species of pit viper from Myanmar has been identified and described

Opium cultivation in the Golden Triangle has expanded significantly over the past year, with Myanmar experiencing the largest increase due to ongoing civil unrest

The Myanmar Embassy to Japan announced that over 800 Myanmar workers will be recruited in Japan