Nearly half the world's supply of heavy rare earths is extracted from mines in Kachin state, including those north of Bhamo.

China, which has a near-monopoly over the processing of heavy rare earths, has threatened to halt buying the minerals mined ...

As the rebels have gained ground, they have detained thousands of prisoners of war. Their enemy, the junta, keeps few ...

Myanmar’s military regime is attempting to block East Timor’s accession over its engagement with the ousted National Unity ...

The battle for control in northern Myanmar involves a strategic fight over rare earths, critical for global technology. The Kachin Independence Army clashes with the junta, influenced by Chinese ...

Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta says his country’s accession to the regional bloc is well under way, and pariah Myanmar’s ...

Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged the discharge of 93 minors from its armed forces, responding to a recent ...

The clashes are seen as a setback to ongoing efforts to unify rival coalitions of armed groups operating in Chin State ...

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim defended his meeting with Myanmar junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing in Bangkok ...

Citizens affected by war and junta misrule in many parts of the country say neither peace nor democracy will be made possible by a sham election.

Thousands of refugees have crossed into India's northeastern state of Mizoram after clashes between two anti-junta armed groups in neighbouring Myanmar, Indian authorities said on Monday.

By Naw Betty Han, Devjyot Ghoshal, Shoon Naing and Poppy McPherson(Reuters) -The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the ...