Many Myanmar migrants in Thailand have access to social welfare and health insurance systems. But those working in the palm oil plantations of southern Thailand face high injury risks, with little health or compensation support.

There are no reliable figures available for how many fighters have been killed or injured on all sides since the military coup in 2021. But while there’s a support system in place for disabled Myanmar army soldiers, what help is available for resistance fighters?

If you had to flee conflict suddenly, where would you go? Some families from southern Rakhine State have seen little option but to flee to Yangon. But they’re finding life as urban internally displaced people in the big city very difficult.

More Myanmar young women are joining the resistance forces since the military regime announced it would enforce the conscription law. Doh Athan met some recent People’s Defence Force trainees in the jungle near the Thai border.

Medics and activists say tuberculosis, or TB, cases are increasing in Myanmar. It’s an infectious disease which usually affects the lungs and can be fatal. Drug resistance is also a growing concern.

Freedom of expression is a fundamental right. But the military regime in Myanmar has repressed independent media, jailed journalists, and cracked down on internet freedom. Despite the risks, many journalists are still determinedly working to bring accurate news to the people and document human rights abuses. In this story, we hear about one woman leading the way.

It’s been difficult to get accurate information on the conflict in northern Rakhine State. But Doh Athan has heard first-hand accounts from Buthidaung residents on what happened when the AA captured the town in May.

If a child is arrested, they should get extra protection under the law. But youths who have spent time in juvenile detention centres in Myanmar since the 2021 coup have told Doh Athan that conditions are as bad as in prisons, if not worse.