YANGON: Myanmar's military has lost control of a strategic northern town on the Chinese border following days of clashes with three ethnic armed groups, a junta spokesman said.
An alliance of ethnic rebel groups in Myanmar launched coordinated attacks on the military across the country's north on Friday, posing a fresh challenge to the junta as it struggles to quell resistance to its rule.
AN alliance of ethnic rebel groups launched coordinated attacks on the military across the country’s north yesterday, posing a fresh challenge to the junta as it struggles to quell resistance to its rule.
Myanmar's junta chief vowed Friday to strike back after an alliance of ethnic minority groups seized towns and blocked trade routes to China in the biggest coordinated offensive against the military since it seized power in a coup.
n alliance of Myanmar ethnic minority groups said it made more gains in its offensive against the ruling junta on Friday, with the regime vowing it would hit back at the biggest military challenge it has faced since it seized power.
China called for a halt to fighting flaring along its border with Myanmar, where a rebel group says it seized several towns, including a trade hub.
The country’s junta chief vowed to strike back after an alliance of ethnic minority groups seized towns and blocked trade routes to China in the biggest coordinated offensive against the military since it seized power in a coup.
Heavy fighting between rebels and the Myanmar military stretched into a second day near the country's northern border with China, armed groups said Saturday.
Heavy fighting between rebels and the Myanmar military stretched into the second day near the country’s northern border with China, armed groups said.
YANGON (AFP): China's public security minister has held talks with Myanmar's junta on establishing peace along their shared border, state media said Tuesday (Oct 31), following clashes between ethnic armed groups and the military in Myanmar.
China’s public security minister has held talks with Myanmar’s junta on establishing peace along their shared border following clashes between ethnic armed groups and the military in Myanmar.
Thailand is trying to bring home 162 of its nationals trapped in Myanmar, where tens of thousands of people have been displaced by a surge in clashes between junta troops and ethnic minority insurgents near the border with China, officials said.
The Thai government is trying to bring home 162 of its nationals trapped in Myanmar, where tens of thousands of people have been displaced by a surge in clashes between junta troops and ethnic minority insurgents near the border with China, officials said.
Myanmar ethnic armed groups seized a handful of outposts on Saturday as they pressed their offensive against the junta in the north of the country, local media reports said.
Ethnic armed groups seized a handful of outposts as they pressed their offensive against the junta in the north of the country, local media reports said.
A surprise offensive by Myanmar ethnic armed groups has blocked two strategically vital roads to the country's biggest trading partner China, choking cross-border commerce and denying the cash-strapped junta taxes and foreign exchange.
MYANMAR (Eleven Media Group/ANN): Myanmar workers are going back to China in recent days as factories located at the border between two countries reopen with some shops and trade activities becoming active again although the regions hard hit by the coronavirus remain closed.
The Ministry of Commerce announced that a total of 723 tons of liquid oxygen, 25,277 oxygen concentrators and 617 tons of Facemasks were imported during 12 days.
Two Myanmar-China border crossings have re-opened for trade after the movement of goods was suspended for almost seven months due to Covid-19 restrictions, officials said.
NAYPYIDAW (Eleven Media Group/ANN): During one month of this fiscal year, the total trade value between Myanmar and China exceeded one billion US dollars with China’s imports reaching nearly US$550 million, according to the Commerce Ministry.