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Learning from Myanmar's rebels, junta builds new Chinese drone fleet
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 days agoChinese-made commercial drones modified to carry arms - in the unfamiliar hands of the country's...
World Bank cuts Myanmar's growth forecast to 1% as conflict worsens - BusinessWorld Online
BusinessWorld· 2 days agoEconomic growth in conflict-torn Myanmar will be around 1% for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the World Bank said on Wednesday, as escalating violence, labor shortages and a depreciating ...
Myanmar's army is reportedly emptying villages in a western state to boost defenses against rebels
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMyanmar’s military has been emptying villages on the outskirts of the capital of the western state of Rakhine as part of an evident effort to defend against expected attacks ...
Myanmar's economy in crisis as civil strife disrupts trade and livelihoods
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 2 days agoMyanmar, once a thriving emerging economy, is struggling to regain momentum as the country’s civil war increasingly disrupts trade and livelihoods. World Bank economists estimate ...
Myanmar poverty deepens, economic growth stagnant, World Bank says
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn December, the World Bank had projected Myanmar's economy would grow by around 2% during the...
How Myanmar’s Wood Funds Its Brutal Military
Foreign Policy Magazine· 4 days agoMyanmar is the most violent place in the world, ranking just above Syria and Palestine, according to data from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data...
Record 120 million people forcibly displaced worldwide, UN says
RFI via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe displacement of people around the world has once again smashed records, the United Nations...
Number of people fleeing violence hits new peak
BBC via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe world's largest displacement crisis remains in Syria, where a conflict that started in 2011 keeps nearly 14 million people from their homes. Millions...
Record-high 117m people displaced worldwide in 2023, UNHCR says
Nikkei Asian Review· 1 day agoThe United Nations refugee agency estimates there were a record 117.3 million forcibly displaced ...
Myanmar: Myanmar Rebels Prevailing
Strategy Page· 6 days agoJanuary 2, 2024: At the end of 2023 there was another unexpected uprising against the Myanmar (Burma) military government. This began in the north, where tribal militias have ...