China says it has brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar’s military government and a major ethnic rebel group in the country’s northeast

The Myanmar military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) signed a formal agreement for a ceasefire that began on Saturday, China's foreign ministry said, halting fighting near the border of both countries.

Myanmar's military government and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) have signed a ceasefire pact, facilitated by China. This agreement, which came into effect Saturday, marks the second ceasefire in over a year,

After three years of failed diplomacy, the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has upped the ante and warned the military junta in Myanmar to end the civil war and allow the free flow of much-needed humanitarian aid.

Southeast Asian nations told Myanmar's military government on Sunday its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority, urging the junta to start dialogue and end hostilities immediately.

The bloc says that any election must be “inclusive,” but it has limited power to deter the junta from its election plans.