Wen-Chin Chang traces the lives of migrants, spies and guerrillas who shaped the hidden history of the China-Myanmar border region.

The junta wants to revive the long-suspended hydropower project in Kachin State despite a welter of humanitarian and environmental concerns—as a sop to its main backer China.

As the US-China rivalry spirals, it is spilling over into new domains, particularly those involving rare earth minerals, ...

Christians in parts of Myanmar have been ordered to hold Christmas early so that the festival does not conflict with ...

The claim that the KIO and India had signed a secret agreement to mine REM deposits in Kachin State was first reported by a ...

Reports claiming that India has signed a secret agreement with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) for rare earth mining in ...

Christian communities in Myanmar’s Kachin State have been ordered by the military authorities to hold their Christmas celebrations before 20th December, ahead of elections scheduled for 28th December.

The Military Council in Myanmar's Kachin State has reportedly ordered all Christian churches in townships designated for the country's 28 December elections, including Myitkyina, Putao and Tanai, to ...

India shares a 1,600-km border with Myanmar. Whatever happens in Myanmar after December 28 could affect northeast, India's ...

Myanmar's opium trade is dominated by various armed groups, including ethnic militias, insurgent organisations, military ...

And now concerns are increasing as the conflict zones are expanding as the date of elections approaches. The economy has contracted and there is a parallel illegal economy as a result of the rise in ...

The country’s conflict is also having a countervailing impact on average poppy yields, which “sharply decreased” in 2025.