Myanmar on Saturday marked four years since the coup that ousted the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi, with the ...

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

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 ...

The conflict in Myanmar and the seizure of Bangladeshi importer's cargo vessels by the Arakan Army have led to a deadlock at the Teknaf land port in Cox's Bazar, reducing ship arrivals from over 20 a ...

Also this week we locate the junta’s emergency minister in Russia studying how to deal with a falling glacier.

Myanmar’s rebel group, the Arakan Army, has released a cargo ship it had seized 16 days ago. The vessel arrived at Teknaf ...

Myanmar's military deposed the elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. She remains in jail and the country is mired in a brutal civil war.

Several hundred people have rallied in Tokyo to demand that Myanmar's military end its crackdown on civilians.

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Another Bangladeshi cargo ship, after being released from Arakan Army's detention, reached Teknaf land port today (1 February). The ship, along with three others, was seized by the rebel group in the ...

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

From mythical guardians to symbols of transformation and terror, the snake has slithered its way into the annals of art ...