What This Site Does
This site monitors dozens of Burma/Myanmar news sources and aggregates them into one place. Every time a news outlet publishes an article — whether it's The Irrawaddy, Myanmar Now, DVB, Karen News, Shan Herald, Kachin News, Narinjara, BNI, Frontier Myanmar, Mizzima, or any of the other sources we track — it appears here automatically.
You can browse everything on the site directly, but the real power is in the RSS feeds. These let you bring the news to you — into an app or reader of your choice — instead of having to visit this site (or twenty different news sites) every day. You can subscribe to a single feed that includes everything, or you can pick and choose individual sources and follow only the ones that matter to you.
If you've never heard of RSS, read on. It takes about five minutes to understand and two minutes to set up.
What Is RSS?
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It's a technology that's been around since the early 2000s. It works like a subscription system for websites — but unlike email newsletters or social media follows, it's completely under your control.
Here's the basic idea: every news website that supports RSS publishes a special link called a "feed." This feed is a machine-readable list of the site's latest articles. You don't read the feed directly — instead, you use a feed reader (a free app or website) that checks all your subscribed feeds automatically and shows you new articles as they appear. You open your reader, and everything new from every source you follow is waiting for you in one place, in chronological order.
Think of it like a personalised newspaper that assembles itself overnight — except it updates continuously throughout the day, and you chose every single section.
Why RSS Instead of Social Media?
No algorithm decides what you see. On Facebook, X/Twitter, or Telegram, a platform algorithm chooses which posts to show you and which to bury. It optimises for engagement — not for the most important or most accurate reporting. With RSS, you see everything from the sources you've chosen, in the order it was published. Nothing is hidden. Nothing is promoted.
No account or personal data required. Most RSS readers don't need your real name, phone number, or any personal details. You don't need a Facebook or Google account. For people following sensitive topics — conflict reporting, human rights documentation, the situation inside Myanmar — this matters.
It's private. The news sources generally don't know you've subscribed. There's no tracking pixel, no analytics profile, no behavioural data being collected about your reading habits. Your reading stays yours.
It survives censorship and shutdowns better. Social media accounts get banned, pages get taken down, platforms change their rules. An RSS feed is just a URL. As long as the news outlet's website is online, the feed works. If a source gets removed from Facebook or blocked on Telegram, the RSS feed is usually still there.
No ads, pop-ups, or distractions. Most feed readers show you clean headlines and article text — no cookie banners, no autoplay videos, no paywalls.
Why Archiving Matters
This site doesn't just display the latest headlines — it archives them. Every article that passes through the aggregator is stored. This is important for several reasons.
News disappears. In the Myanmar context, this is not a theoretical concern. Websites go offline. Servers get seized. Outlets operating under threat — whether from the military, from cyberattacks, or from sheer lack of funding — sometimes lose their archives without warning. A story published today by a small ethnic media outlet may not be accessible six months from now. An article documenting an airstrike, a displacement, or a policy announcement may vanish from the internet entirely if the original source goes down.
Archiving preserves the record. By storing articles as they are published, this site creates a secondary copy — a backup that exists independently of the original source. This is useful for journalists who need to reference earlier reporting, for researchers building timelines of events, for legal and human rights documentation, and for anyone who wants to be able to look back at what was reported and when.
It makes search possible across sources. When articles are archived in one place, you can search across dozens of outlets at once. Instead of trying to remember which outlet covered a particular event — and then hoping their website search works — you can search the archive here.
A Note on Open Source and Closed Source Media
The sources aggregated on this site include both open source (freely accessible) and closed or restricted source outlets.
Open source media — outlets like The Irrawaddy, DVB, Myanmar Now, Karen News, Kachin News Group, Narinjara, and others — publish their reporting freely on the web. Anyone can read their articles without a subscription or login. These outlets form the backbone of public information about the conflict in Myanmar, and their RSS feeds can be followed by anyone. Please donate and support these media sources if you appreicate them.
Closed or restricted source media includes outlets behind paywalls (like Frontier Myanmar for some content), outlets that publish primarily on social media platforms rather than websites with feeds (many Burmese-language Telegram and Facebook channels), or outlets with limited web presence. Some of the most granular, real-time conflict reporting — local resistance media, township-level accounts — exists only on platforms like Telegram or Facebook, which don't produce RSS feeds and whose content is difficult to archive systematically.
This distinction matters because the most publicly visible English-language reporting is only one layer of the information landscape. By aggregating as many open-source feeds as possible in one place, this site makes it easier to monitor that layer comprehensively. The closed and restricted sources remain harder to capture, but the archive here ensures that what is publicly available doesn't slip through the cracks.
How to Subscribe to Feeds From This Site
Step 1: Choose a Feed Reader
A feed reader (also called a newsreader or RSS reader) is the app or website where you'll read your feeds. Here are some good options — all free:
Web-based (use in your browser, no installation needed):
- Feedly — The most popular reader. Free tier allows up to 100 feeds. Clean interface, works on desktop and has apps for iOS and Android. Good starting point if you've never used RSS before.
- Inoreader — Powerful free tier with good search and filtering. Excellent if you want more control over how feeds are organised and displayed.
- NewsBlur — Free for up to 64 feeds. Open source. Friendly interface with solid mobile apps.
- The Old Reader — Minimalist and straightforward, modelled on the original Google Reader. Good if you want something simple.
Desktop and mobile apps (free):
- NetNewsWire — Free, open source. Beautifully designed. Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
- Fluent Reader — Free, open source. Windows, Mac, and Linux.
- Feeder — Free, open source. Android. No account needed at all.
If you're not sure, start with Feedly. You can always switch later — most readers let you export your feed list and import it elsewhere.
Step 2: Decide What to Subscribe To
This is where this site gives you real flexibility:
- Everything at once: Subscribe to the main feed and you'll get every article from every source the site tracks. This is ideal if you want comprehensive coverage and don't mind scanning a high volume of headlines.
- Individual sources only: Each news outlet on this site has its own feed. If you only want to follow, say, Karen News, The Irrawaddy, and Myanmar Now, you can subscribe to those three feeds individually and ignore everything else. This keeps your reader focused and manageable.
You can also mix and match — follow the main feed for comprehensive monitoring during a crisis, then switch to a curated selection of individual feeds when things are quieter.
Step 3: Copy the Feed Link
Look for the RSS icon on this site — it's typically an orange symbol that looks like this: 
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Right-click (or long-press on mobile) and select "Copy link address" or "Copy link". That gives you the feed URL.
Step 4: Paste It Into Your Reader
In your feed reader:
- Find the "+" button or "Add Feed" / "Add Content" option
- Paste the feed URL you just copied
- Click Subscribe or Follow
That's it. New articles will appear in your reader automatically. Most readers check for updates every 15 to 60 minutes.
Step 5 (Optional): Organise
Most readers let you create folders or categories. You might create a "Burma/Myanmar" folder for everything from this site, or separate folders by region or language — "Karen," "Shan," "Kachin," "National," "English-language," and so on. Your reader, your rules.
Quick Example: Setting Up Feedly
- Go to feedly.com and create a free account
- Click the "+" in the left sidebar
- Paste the feed URL from this site into the search bar
- Click Follow and choose or create a folder (e.g., "Burma News")
- Repeat for any additional individual source feeds you want
- Done — articles will now appear in your Feedly dashboard
Tips
You can always unsubscribe. If a source is too noisy or not useful, just remove it from your reader. No consequences, no notifications to anyone.
Use it on your phone. All the readers listed above have mobile apps. You can scroll through Burma/Myanmar news on your phone the same way you'd scroll social media — but with actual journalism, in chronological order, with no algorithm deciding what you see.
Add other feeds too. Your reader isn't limited to this site. You can add RSS feeds from any website that supports them — Reuters, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, academic blogs, UN agencies, anything. It all lives in one place.
RSS is resilient. If a social media platform bans an outlet's page or a government blocks a website, the RSS feed often still works — especially if you're reading through a third-party reader hosted elsewhere. For following news in conflict-affected and censored environments, this matters.