NYTIMES (Hannah Beech and Daniel Berehulak) - Myanmar’s Civil War Has Become an Apocalypse
Overshadowed by conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon, the fighting in Myanmar’s isolated heartland has reached new depths.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Former American businessman detained in Myanmar after alleged financial misconduct
Adam Castillo, founder of AGS Myanmar, was detained Thursday at Yangon International Airport. The U.S. State Department is aware of a reported detention but hasn't commented further.
NYTIMES (Richard C. Paddock) - A Family Ravaged by Land Mines in Myanmar
Bu Ri lost a leg to a mine in Myanmar decades ago. More recently, six other members of his family have suffered a similar fate or worse, in a sign of the devastation wreaked by civil war.
NPR (Wai Moe) - China arrests a U.S. scholar with a history of Myanmar activism, suspected of spying
China's government said Min Zin, who heads a think tank focused on Myanmar, was detained on suspicion of engaging in "espionage and endangering Chinese national security."
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Thai woman detained after American diplomat found dead in Myanmar
The State Department declined to comment further on the matter, "out of respect for the privacy of the family and loved ones."
NYTIMES (Sui-Lee Wee) - Dozens Killed as Explosion Flattens Rebel-Held Village in Myanmar
The local authorities said the cause was an accident at a warehouse that held explosives for mining operations.
JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - More than 45 people die after blast in Myanmar at building storing explosives
One rescue worker who responded to the site told The Associated Press that 46 bodies, including six children, had been recovered by Sunday evening
NPR (Michael Sullivan) - Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing takes first foreign tour as leader, with visit to India
The tour comes as Myanmar's new government tries to consolidate its political position regionally, while continuing to wage a brutal civil war.
HUFFPOST - Massive 11,000-Carat Ruby Discovered In Myanmar’s War-Scarred Gemstone Heartland
The massive jewel is considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the country.
NPR (Lorcan Lovett) - 'I just want to see her again' says son of imprisoned Myanmar ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi
On Thursday, authorities in Myanmar claimed they had transferred Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest. Her son Kim Aris spoke to NPR about his doubts about the regime's account.