Myanmar conflict

Ethnic armed groups opposed to the military now control trade routes accounting for 91 percent of the country's overland trade with China.

Due to the security situation, a comprehensive census, let alone a multiparty election, will remain a remote prospect for the foreseeable future.

How the "best laid plans" of Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government went awry.

Anti-regime forces aim to take the former royal capital by year's end.

Women and girls have been disproportionately affected by the junta's repression. They are also playing leading roles in the resistance to its rule.

The leader's death completes the generational leadership transition within the three armed groups formed after the collapse of the Communist Party of Burma in 1989.

Relatives of civil servants and military personnel are reportedly evacuating the scenic hill town of Pyin Oo Lwin, the location of the country's Defense Forces Academy.

Rohingya activists and local media reports say that civilians have been targeted by the Arakan Army in Maungdaw, a town close to the border with Bangladesh.

The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army has released images of its forces inside the headquarters of the Northeast Regional Command in Lashio.

Despite the deteriorating security situation, junta chief Min Aung Hlaing remains committed to holding elections at some point next year.

From the chaos of the conflict in Shan State, the United Wa State Army has emerged as a potentially decisive force.

The joint communique issued by ASEAN foreign ministers over the weekend shows an organization struggling to find a way forward on the conflict.