The Gokteik Bridge, a Burmese national symbol, was destroyed during fighting between the military junta and rebels. The devastating effects of the conflict are being felt throughout the country.

The 125-year-old Gokteik Bridge, a world heritage site located in northern Shan State, was destroyed this morning (August 24) ...

A civil war has been going on in Myanmar since the military deposed the civilian government in 2021, igniting resistance by ...

Junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun, in a video statement, accused the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and People’s Defence ...

Myanmar's ruling military junta said on Sunday a colonial-era bridge that was once the world's highest railway trestle had ...

Myanmar's ruling military junta said on Sunday (August 24, 2025) that a colonial-era bridge that was once the world's highest ...

Iconic Gokteik bridge, once the world’s tallest trestle, is destroyed amid fierce clashes between junta and rebel forces ...

Myanmar’s military government and a rebel group it’s fighting traded blame Monday for damage to an iconic colonial-era train ...

The bridge, which towered 335 feet above a gorge in Shan State and was still the highest bridge in Myanmar, collapsed this ...

Spanning 2,260 feet across a gorge in the rugged Shan hills, the viaduct towered 320 feet above the valley floor, making it ...