The Arakan Army, an armed group operating in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, has implemented repressive policies targeting the Rohingya minority, in violation of international law, Human Rights Watch ...

The first studies of the 28 March 2025 magnitude 7.8 Myanmar earthquake suggest that the southern portion of its rupture occurred at supershear velocity, reaching speeds of 5 to 6 kilometers per ...

State media in Myanmar say the Southeast Asian nation's military government has recaptured a strategic gateway town after nearly a year of effort.

BANGKOK (AP) — An airstrike on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar ‘s central Sagaing region killed at least 23 people who were taking shelter in the compound, separate sources said Friday.

On March 28, 2025, a major earthquake with a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.7 struck Mandalay, central Myanmar (referred to as the 2025 Myanmar earthquake). This event caused severe shaking and ...

Myanmar’s future is not being scripted by generals or staged elections. It is being authored in federal charters, nurtured in liberated townships, and kept alive in classrooms powered by courage and ...

Myanmar’s civil war is unwinnable under the circumstances. Supporting Kachin independence could secure rare earth supplies, weaken China, and bring peace to a fractured region with historic US ties.

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Washington, DC – April 17, 2025: In line with the standard procedures for members whose Article IV consultations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are delayed, on April 17, 2025, the ...

INWA, MYANMAR— ArtNews reports that a massive earthquake that struck parts of southeast Asia revealed the ruins of an ancient structure near the historic city of Inwa, formerly known as ...

Stories Myanmar quake piles fresh suffering on families fleeing conflict After his hometown was razed during Myanmar’s long-running conflict, U Than Win is among many who lost everything for a second ...

BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll in last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 2,000, state media said Monday, as accounts of some people’s last moments emerged: Two hundred Buddhist monks ...