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Myanmar

Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a Southeast Asian country with Naypyitaw as its capital. It has been predominantly ruled by a military junta, except for the brief period from 2015 to 2021.

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A phone screen showing a bear character from the game springbees

How gamers are funding Myanmar's resistance

How gamers are funding Myanmar's resistance

After Myanmar’s 2021 coup, games like SpringBees turn virtual battles into real resistance.
ConflictsDecember 24, 202403:19 min
In this photo provided by the Kokang online media, members of an ethnic armed forces group, one of the three militias known as the Three Brotherhood Alliance, check weapons the group allegedly seized from Myanmar's army outpost on a hill in Hsenwi township in Shan state, Myanmar, on Nov. 24, 2023

Can Thailand unite ASEAN to pile pressure on Myanmar?

Can Thailand unite ASEAN to pile pressure on Myanmar?

Myanmar's civil war has intensified over the past year, with rebels seizing vast swathes of territory from the junta.
ConflictsDecember 20, 2024
Min Aung Hlaing at a military parade in Naypyitaw, Myanmar in March 2024

What is the West's response to China's role in Myanmar war?

What is the West's response to China's role in Myanmar war?

China is taking advantage of a global leadership vacuum in addressing Myanmar's civil war.
ConflictsNovember 29, 2024
A new presenter belonging to a group of exiled Myanmar journalists

Myanmar journalists fight for truth from exile

Myanmar journalists fight for truth from exile

With the junta cracking down on press freedom, journalists forced to flee continue their work from other countries.
ConflictsNovember 26, 202406:22 min
A skyline of of Lashio with a path of a missile visible above it at night

Myanmar: How far will China go to keep junta afloat?

Myanmar: How far will China go to keep junta afloat?

Beijing has pitched a joint security venture to the Myanmar junta with China's geo-strategic assets at stake.
ConflictsNovember 26, 2024
Myanmar military leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing shakes hands with a military officer while members of the State Administration Council including deputy leader Vice Senior Gen. Soe Win, far right, see off his departure to China at airport in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024

Myanmar military chief visits China amid worsening civil war

Myanmar military chief visits China amid worsening civil war

The Myanmar junta has been struggling to halt a rebel offensive that has seized swathes of territory.
ConflictsNovember 6, 2024
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Aerial view of a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

Rohingya refugee: 'Myanmar soldiers put us in front'

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are reportedly being forced to fight in Myanmar's civil war. DW investigates.
ConflictsSeptember 24, 202402:13 min
A Rohingya woman carries jackfruits at Cox's Bazar

Bangladesh: Can West help Yunus deal with Rohingya crisis?

Nearly a million Rohingya refugees have sought safety in Bangladesh, after facing purges and violence in Myanmar.
ConflictsSeptember 17, 2024
Maung Saungkha wearing sunglasses

Myanmar's poet-warrior shares a vision for democracy

DW spoke with a poet-turned-rebel commander who is bringing diverse groups together against Myanmar's junta.
ConflictsAugust 22, 2024
Members of an ethnic armed forces group, one of the three militias known as the Three Brotherhood Alliance, check weapons the group allegedly seized from Myanmar's army outpost on a hill in Hsenwi township in Shan state, Myanmar, on Nov. 24, 2023

Myanmar junta on back foot as ethnic rebels capture key base

The seizure of one of the military's regional commands by armed resistance groups has dealt a huge blow to the regime.
ConflictsAugust 7, 2024
A woman in face mask talks to DW

Young men and women flee Myanmar's military conscription

DW caught up with draft evaders fleeing Myanmar after the junta activated a conscription law.
ConflictsJuly 29, 202401:42 min
A large group of women, girls and boys stand under a makeshift shelter

Rohingya refugee women in Bangladesh fight for their rights

The lives of Rohingya women in Bangladesh's camps are heavily constrained by their own communities and criminal gangs.
PoliticsJuly 17, 202406:38 min
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