Despite no direct clashes with the Arakan Army (AA), junta forces at the Dhanyawadi and Ohn Kyi Kyun junta naval bases have ...

Two hours later, the village of Wathondara, near the border between Madaya and Patheingyi townships, was hit by five ...

Crimes against humanity, a growing hunger crisis, and over 2,600 rebel groups: Myanmar’s brutal civil war continues to worsen ...

It is accused of being a city built on scams, home to a lucrative yet deadly nexus of fraud, money-laundering and human ...

The case of CMEC and other Chinese business activities in Myanmar show how exposed China is to escalating conflict risks, and ...

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

A Burmese refugee died after being discharged from a U.S.-funded hospital closed due to President Trump's foreign aid freeze.

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 power cut at 9 a.m. local time affects Myanmar’s Payathonzu in Mon state, Ban Muang Daeng and the Thai-Myanmar Friendship ...

The Mae La refugee camp was first established 40 years ago on the Thai-Myanmar border, and today many refugees living there do not know life anywhere else. Without a right to work in Thailand, the ...

The law dates back to 1959, when it was created by General Ne Win, and was amended in November 2010 by then-dictator Than Shwe. It was, however, never enforced under Ne Win, Than Shwe, Thein Sein’s ...