Although many might regard it as an irrelevant backwater, it’s an emergency that should command the world’s attention ...

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

Myanmar’s fragile, nascent quasi-democracy was snuffed out after less than a decade of experimenting with limited reform and ...

Myanmar’s military government has announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for elections ...

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