With Min Aung Hlaing’s Visit, India Confronts New Reality at Its Border

by Admin | Jun 5, 2026 | Opinion Papers, Politics/Policy

Source: The Irrawaddy | By Aung Marm Oo Min Aung Hlaing’s five-day visit to India will not reverse the Myanmar military’s deteriorating battlefield position Read Full Story

Neighbors in Need: Six Key Takeaways from Min Aung Hlaing’s India Trip

by Admin | Jun 5, 2026 | Daily News, Politics/Policy

Source: The Irrawaddy The Irrawaddy highlights six key takeaways from Min Aung Hlaing’s trip to India Read Full Story

First Known Russian Tungsten Mining Project Moves Into Eastern Shan

by Admin | Jun 5, 2026 | Daily News, Politics/Policy

Source: The Irrawaddy | By Phoe Tar Observers said the Myanmar military-backed arrival of a Russian company in a region controlled by the China-backed UWSA would trigger tensions. Read Full Story

Portrait: Why Shin Daewe has devoted her life to exposing environmental damage in Myanmar

by Admin | Jun 5, 2026 | Daily News, Environment

Source: Reporters Without Borders Now free, Shin Daewe is already looking ahead. “Environmental destruction is accelerating and the losses are immense amid the civil conflict. I cannot ignore this reality,” she says.  Read Full Story

Five bishops forced to leave the cathedral. Bishop of Pekhon: “People, tired and traumatized by the violence, pray with tears in their eyes”

by Admin | Jun 5, 2026 | Daily News

Source: Fides News Agency “They are the bishops of the dioceses of Pekhon, Loikaw, Banmaw, Mindat, and Lashio,” Bishop Felice Ba Htoo of Pekhon, in Shan State, explained to Fides.  Read Full Story

China ready to enhance cooperation with Myanmar’s new government: top diplomat

by Admin | Jun 5, 2026 | Daily News, Politics/Policy

Source: Xinhua News Agency Wang Yi, Chinese foreign minister and member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, held talks with his Myanmar counterpart Tin Maung Swe in Beijing on Friday. Read Full Story