At ASEAN's summit in Jakarta, Malaysia condemned the regime's refusal to implement the bloc's peace plan.
Three of Myanmar's neighbors have all worked to deepen ties with the regime this year.
The Federal Wings resistance group gave its warning after targeting an administrative office in Myawaddy Township.
The bloc remains divided on how to deal with the military junta; a new Chinese map claiming contested parts of the South China Sea will also feature prominently.
While it has made a show of shunning the top junta leaders and foreign minister, the bloc routinely invites other regime ministers to its meetings.
Soldiers use heavy weapons and arson to clear villages along transport routes in three townships of resistance stronghold.
Junta has now deployed UMS Moattama to transport troops, rocket systems and heavy artillery to Rakhine State.
Regime chief Min Aung Hlaing appeared desperate to point the finger when he addressed the latest meeting of his cabinet on Friday.
The Karenni Nationalities Defense Force says at least 30 regime troops were killed in Demoso Township during predawn attacks.
Leaders at this week’s ASEAN summit called on to establish relations with National Unity Government and end complicity in war crimes against civilian population.
Muslim villagers say Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army fighters move freely in Maungdaw Township, despite the deployment of large numbers of junta troops.
In the second of a two-part series, The Irrawaddy’s Investigation Desk examines more of the vast business interests of the children of late military regime official Aung Thaung.
The regime vessels transporting rations, weapons, ammunition and fuel to Sagaing Region came under repeated attack from PDF groups on shore.
Resistance group Federal Wings claims responsibility for ‘double-tap’ attack that killed military commander and administrative staff.
Younger, more ‘obedient’ colonels selected in attempt to keep control of cities and towns amidst escalating attacks, army defector says.
More civilians were killed in Shan State village on Friday while its residents were still mourning the loss of a teenage girl killed by shelling on Wednesday.
At least 1,080 civilians were killed so far this year as the regime escalates its campaign of atrocities against its own people, rights group estimates.
Advocacy group says the conference chaired by a ‘war criminal’ in Naypyitaw shows a callous disregard civilian lives.
Also this week, the regime boss announced a literacy campaign for areas of the country where schools are being targeted by junta bombing raids.
The Kachin Independence Army says fighting will intensify in the coming days.
As one of the world’s gravest humanitarian crisis deepens, coup leader orders more restrictions on aid groups.
The billionaire former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was initially jailed for 15 years.
20,000 villagers are in urgent need of food and medicine after fleeing week of attacks in Sagaing Region.
Junta forces have burned many houses in resistance-held territory in Katha Township.
Make no mistake: The anti-junta resistance is making progress and it will prevail.
Heavy fighting near the Chinese border in northern Shan State is displacing large numbers of civilians.
Move to criminalize importers will lead to palm oil shortage, warns economist.
Fighting continues across Kayah State, leaving displaced civilians vulnerable to indiscriminate regime shelling and airstrikes.
Generals ended the month by warning that the grand capital they had built, Naypyitaw, is now at risk.
A selection of 100 textiles and other objects from Yangon’s Yo Ya May shop is on display at the exhibition in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
A change of course under Thailand’s new government could allow ASEAN to get its act together on Myanmar and be taken more seriously on the global stage.
Latest move to prop up state coffers threatens to increase burdens on patients as cost of medicine soars.
Pro-junta militias join the rampage in villages near the resistance stronghold’s border with Mandalay.
Regime officials visit villages near Naypyitaw to rally support and arm militias as resistance steps up attacks on its nerve center.
Policy changes announced in July suggest the regime is prioritizing winning approval from China and Russia, argues analyst Banyar Aung.
