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Ingyin Naing

Ingyin Naing is a journalist with VOA's Burmese Service. She has over 14 years of experience working for various global media outlets. Naing has covered the humanitarian crisis and the plight of ethnic Rohingyas living both inside and outside of Myanmar, among other subjects. As a multimedia journalist, she produces shows for radio, and television and writes articles online focusing on current events and cultural affairs.

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October 31, 2024
Junta airstrikes lay waste to civilian lives in Myanmar's Karenni State

Decades of conflict with Burma's military regimes, beginning with Karenni's fight for independence in 1957, have left the region deeply scarred
October 11, 2024
Myanmar crisis dominates ASEAN talks as consensus plan languishes

Myanmar’s worsening violence takes center stage at this week’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit
October 07, 2024
Laos ASEAN summit to focus on Myanmar crisis

For the first time since the junta seized power, Myanmar will send a Foreign Ministry official to the summit
September 28, 2024
Thai MP Rome urges reform to fix Myanmar migration crisis, corruption

Chairman of the Thai House Committee on National Security tells VOA in exclusive interview that coordinated government action is needed
September 21, 2024
Rights group says Myanmar military to execute activists

ASEAN parliamentarians say the executions are scheduled for Tuesday
August 20, 2024
Myanmar fighting blocks key trade route with China, impacting economy

Fighting halts cross-border commerce and further damages country's already struggling economy
July 12, 2024
Myanmar resistance captures strategic town near Mandalay

Multi-rocket launcher system, anti-aircraft guns have fallen into rebel hands
May 07, 2024
Human rights lawyer predicts international warrants in Rohingya genocide case

A court in Argentina is hearing evidence of genocide in the 2017 murder and rape of tens of thousands of Rohingya people.
May 07, 2024
Former Thai PM Thaksin seeks mediation role in Myanmar conflict

Thaksin Shinawatra has met with key figures in the resistance to Myanmar’s ruling junta and has reportedly requested permission to visit the country which has been under military control for more than three years
April 23, 2024
Myanmar junta slams US aid plan

Under BURMA Act, millions in US assistance would be funneled through opposition groups
April 05, 2024
Q&A: Myanmar opposition minister calls junta claims not credible

Aung Kyaw Moe, the NUG’s first Rohingya minister, also cautions against trusting Chinese efforts to facilitate Rohingya repatriation
March 14, 2024
Video Shows Rohingya Forcibly Recruited Into Myanmar Military

Experts say youths are conscripted from displaced person camps and trained as soldiers in Rakhine state
March 05, 2024
Allegations of Uranium, Plutonium in Myanmar Puzzle Experts

Several experts say they were aware of raw uranium in northern Myanmar but question local abilities to produce weapons-grade materials
February 19, 2024
Myanmar Junta Enforces Conscription Law Amid Backlash, Exodus

Controversial mandatory draft is set to begin in mid-April
February 10, 2024
In Letter From Prison, Former Myanmar Leader Writes of Suffering

Suu Kyi was arrested on February 1, 2021, after the military seized power from her elected government
February 02, 2024
Q&A: UN Envoy Exposes Russia's Role in Myanmar Coup, Calls for More International Support

Junta continues to strike mainly civilian targets with Russia standing out as the primary source of weapons
January 26, 2024
Journalists Paying a Heavy Price in Myanmar

Since the military coup in 2021, at least 176 journalists have been arrested, and four killed, with as many as 50 still in jail or in police detention in Myanmar
January 20, 2024
Myanmar Conflict Unveils Complex Dynamics of China's Interests

Cease-fire agreement was less than a day old when witnesses reported widespread gunfire in northern Shan state, bordering China
January 05, 2024
Myanmar's Annual Amnesty Criticized for Including Few Political Prisoners

Over the past three years, the military junta has announced 12 amnesties, resulting in the release of nearly 90,000 prisoners
December 12, 2023
Exclusive Q&A: Myanmar's Opposition Chief Says Battle Against Junta Has Turned

Speaking to VOA from an undisclosed location within Myanmar, Duwa Lashi La questions whether conditions are right for peace talks with the military junta

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