China’s apparent demands for a retreat from the northern Shan State capital Lashio is an unacceptable breach of Myanmar’s sovereignty, argues analyst Wai Min Tun.

Pressure is building on Myanmar’s rulers to hold what opposition groups promise will be fraught national elections.

Four years after seizing power, Myanmar’s generals are holding on but fighting an increasingly dire battle for survival, ...

An analysis by The Irrawaddy shows a sharp rise in the number of people killed in junta airstrikes last month. The vast majority of the victims were civilians.

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

Myanmar’s rebel groups have made significant territorial gains against the ruling military junta over the past year. The ...

The Rohingya crisis began in August 2017 when violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state forced nearly one million Rohingya Muslims ...

As a harbinger of US foreign policy directions, President Trump's sudden suspension of US$45 million (4.9 billion baht) for ...

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

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 ...

In early 2024, a combined operation between the Three Brotherhood Alliance – made up of the Arakan Army, Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) and the Ta’ang National Liberation ...