CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Burmese troops have attacked a group of ethnic Karen soldiers in the country’s southeast, leaving one man dead and raising concerns about the government’s commitment to a nationwide ceasefire, Karen sources say. The alleged attack on the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA...

YANGON — The Myanmar Investment Commission has approved the first phase of a multi-billion dollar “city expansion” project in Kayin State’s Myawaddy Township backed by a local Border Guard Force and Chinese conglomerate. Myanmar Yatai International Holding Group, formed by the Kayin Border Guard ...