The general secretary of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy told The Irrawaddy that the junta’s proposed election ...

STR/AFP via Getty Images The military junta in Myanmar wants to hold elections this year to legitimize its rule, but its civil war could make a vote nearly impossible.

Myanmar people in Thailand hope a new government in Bangkok will take a tougher line on the coup leaders in Yangon.

Country is in its third year of a military takeover that has seen thousands killed or jailed in junta crackdown ...

YANGON - Myanmar will hold a national census in late 2024, state media reported on Friday, hinting at another delay in elections the junta has pledged to hold to end the crisis sparked by its coup.

The Vietnamese Ambassador to the U.N. called all parties to exercise restraint, stop violence and dialogue to reach a peaceful solution to the Myanmar issue.

Myanmar’s regime has enhanced its Counterterrorism Law, allowing it to block digital resistance funding. Under the rules ...

The UN Special Envoy for Myanmar told the UN General Assembly Thursday that the impact of the military’s February 2021 takeover of the South East Asian country has been “devastating,” with violence ...

In a grim assessment, Noeleen Heyzer told the 193-member U.N. General Assembly that the impact of the military's February 2021 takeover of the country has been "devastating," with violence continuing ...

Since March 2021, the state has witnessed an extraordinary effort by civil society, the church and government to provide ...

No respite for refugeesRe: "Camp blaze renders 12,000 homeless", (BP, March 8).Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organization in Malaysia (MERHROM) is deeply saddened by a massive fire in the Cox's ...