News Myanmar Kayin: Myanmar junta targets Kayin state on Thai border, a rebel hotbed in a key location
Myanmar’s junta has focused much of its military firepower on Kayin state, carrying out 57 airstrikes on two key areas in January alone, highlighting the strategic importance of the area bordering ...
News Myanmar Kayin: Airstrikes target anti-junta forces in Myanmar’s Kayin state for 5th day
Five days of intense clashes between Myanmar’s military and joint anti-junta forces near the Thai border in Kayin state have left more than a dozen coalition fighters dead and several wounded on both ...
News Myanmar Kayin: Myanmar’s ethnic Karen guerrillas claim to have seized the last army base defending key border town
BANGKOK--Guerrillas from the Karen ethnic minority on Thursday claimed to have captured the last of the army’s outposts in Myawaddy township in eastern Myanmar, virtually clearing the way for them to take over the town of Myawaddy, the major crossing point for trade with Thailand.
News Myanmar Kayin: Myanmar military shuts down a major cybercrime center and detains over 2,000 people
BANGKOK--Myanmar’s military has shut down a major online scam operation near the border with Thailand, detaining more than 2,000 people and seizing dozens of Starlink satellite internet terminals, state media reported Monday.
News Myanmar Kayin: Opinion: Why the elimination of malaria matters more than ever
A health worker takes a blood sample from a woman to be tested for malaria in Kayin state, southeastern Myanmar. Photo by: REUTERS / Astrid Zweynert Working to end infectious diseases is vital if we ...
News Myanmar Kayin: Myanmar major contributor of smuggled gold to India
“Gold is the biggest contraband from Myanmar.” Gold enters India as biscuits, each weighing 166 gm and with no mark of origin, from deposits in Kachin and Kayin states and the four regions of Mandalay ...
News Myanmar Kayin: Third group of Myanmar refugees return home from Thailand with UNHCR support
providing returning refugees a chance to rebuild their lives in their home country following decades of displacement in Thailand The refugees will be departing from five refugee camps on the border ...
News Myanmar Kayin: Samet to tackle champ in Myanmar
KT/Yeun Punlue A Cambodian fighter will headline a World Lethwei Championship (WLC) event on Sunday, facing off against legendary WLC veteran Mite Yine in Myanmar’s Kayin State. Cambodian Top Team ...
