Shutdown of No. 2 Friendship Bridge from Myawaddy to Mae Sot catches Thailand off guard, disrupting $120 million in monthly trade and boosting fuel prices in Karen State.

Unidentified resistance fighters ambushed a junta outpost in Sagaing Region on Sunday while regime forces were raiding surrounding villages.

Joe Kumbun explains why the victorious AA has halted its conquests in Rakhine, and three townships remain under junta control—for now.

Visiting Magwe, a resistance stronghold, the junta boss claimed his planned poll has international backing; he urged troops and locals to ‘do their duty’ and vote.