Myanmar marks four years of a bloody civil war on Saturday with anti-regime forces holding the upper hand on battlefields ...

In light of a new report, refugees in Bangladesh share harrowing tales of sexual assault, shootings by rebels and junta ...

To mark Saturday’s fourth anniversary of the military coup, The Irrawaddy breaks down the devastating impacts of junta rule ...

Intense conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has worsened the plight of the Rohingya, a persecuted and stateless Muslim minority, pushing increasing numbers to flee by boat.

The six-month extension is intended to buy time for the military’s long-promised election, but conditions in the country are ...

Myanmar's embattled junta has banned anyone eligible for military conscription from leaving the country without permission, ...

Beijing’s claims to prioritize sovereignty and noninterference mask its true strategic ambition: regional hegemony.

Four years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar's embattled ruling generals ...

violence and incompetence have cast Myanmar into an abyss. The United Nations has estimated that more than 3.5 million people ...

The international community and global media may overlook the ongoing civil war in Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh), but the ground situation indicates perpetual chaos. Thousands have been ...

Myanmar's junta extended a state of emergency by six months on Friday, four years after it seized power triggering a civil ...

Myanmar’s military government extended a four-year emergency rule, further delaying plans for long-promised general elections ...