Myanmar

Myanmar led world in landmine victims in 2023: monitor

Decades of sporadic conflict between the military and ethnic rebel groups have left the Southeast Asian country littered with deadly landmines and munitions.

Myanmar's lost generation battles trauma, addiction at jungle rehab

Myanmar's military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government in a February 2021 coup, igniting a conflict that has killed thousands, displaced nearly three million people and triggered a boom in drug production.

11 bodies recovered after boat sinks off Myanmar: resident

Some of the passengers still missing

Myanmar ties China with lowest internet freedom: study

The further deterioration in Myanmar, a Beijing ally where the military seized power in 2021, marks the first time in a decade that any country has matched China for a low score in the Freedom on the Net report.

Myanmar to send rep to regional summit for first time in three years

ASEAN barred Myanmar junta leaders from its summits in the wake of their February 2021 coup, and the generals have refused to send "non-political representatives" instead.

Myanmar fighters battle to hold prized city

Most fled the weeks of fighting that culminated in the city's capture last month, and those who remain fear a return to the bloody violence.

Myanmar flooding death toll jumps to 226

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) disaster response agency said an estimated 631,000 people had been affected by flooding across Myanmar.

Storm, flooding death toll in Myanmar jumps to 74: state media

Search and rescue operations were ongoing, it said, adding that the floods had destroyed more than 65,000 houses and five dams.

Red Cross head presses Myanmar junta for more aid access

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government in 2021, sparking armed uprisings across the country.

November 20, 2024
November 20, 2024

Myanmar led world in landmine victims in 2023: monitor

Decades of sporadic conflict between the military and ethnic rebel groups have left the Southeast Asian country littered with deadly landmines and munitions.

October 29, 2024
October 29, 2024

Myanmar's lost generation battles trauma, addiction at jungle rehab

Myanmar's military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government in a February 2021 coup, igniting a conflict that has killed thousands, displaced nearly three million people and triggered a boom in drug production.

October 21, 2024
October 21, 2024
October 16, 2024
October 16, 2024

Myanmar ties China with lowest internet freedom: study

The further deterioration in Myanmar, a Beijing ally where the military seized power in 2021, marks the first time in a decade that any country has matched China for a low score in the Freedom on the Net report.

October 8, 2024
October 8, 2024

Myanmar to send rep to regional summit for first time in three years

ASEAN barred Myanmar junta leaders from its summits in the wake of their February 2021 coup, and the generals have refused to send "non-political representatives" instead.

September 25, 2024
September 25, 2024

Myanmar fighters battle to hold prized city

Most fled the weeks of fighting that culminated in the city's capture last month, and those who remain fear a return to the bloody violence.

September 17, 2024
September 17, 2024

Myanmar flooding death toll jumps to 226

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) disaster response agency said an estimated 631,000 people had been affected by flooding across Myanmar.

September 15, 2024
September 15, 2024

Storm, flooding death toll in Myanmar jumps to 74: state media

Search and rescue operations were ongoing, it said, adding that the floods had destroyed more than 65,000 houses and five dams.

September 10, 2024
September 10, 2024

Red Cross head presses Myanmar junta for more aid access

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government in 2021, sparking armed uprisings across the country.

September 7, 2024
September 7, 2024

On Myanmar's frontline, Rohingya fighters and junta face a common enemy

The fighting in Rakhine now is part of a wider rebellion against Myanmar's junta, three years after it ousted an elected civilian government in a coup, triggering nationwide protests that have morphed into an armed uprising.