China’s apparent demands for a retreat from the northern Shan State capital Lashio is an unacceptable breach of Myanmar’s sovereignty, argues analyst Wai Min Tun.

"We strongly urge the [Burmese] military regime to cease violence, including harming civilians and civilian infrastructure, ...

Security fears for aid programme staff after rapid shutdown leaves them unable to use official communications systems ...

Myanmar's embattled junta has banned anyone eligible for military conscription from leaving the country without permission, ...

The National Security Council (NSC) of Thailand will target Shwe Kokko and KK Park, both located in Myawaddy, Myanmar, by ...

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

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

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it ...

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

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

Jungle medics and ethnic medical groups have become a lifeline for displaced people in Myanmar as the country becomes the ...

Myanmar's ruling military has extended a state of emergency for another six months, state media reported on Friday, a day ahead of the four-year anniversary of a coup that plunged the country into ...