The law dates back to 1959, when it was created by General Ne Win, and was amended in November 2010 by then-dictator Than Shwe. It was, however, never enforced under Ne Win, Than Shwe, Thein Sein’s ...

Also this week, the junta boss urged parties to prepare for ‘impossible poll’, and quelled China’s anger while shielding ...

Singapore-listed petroleum explorer Interra Resources said late on Thursday a production-sharing contract between its subsidiary and an entity controlled by the Myanmar government was extended years ...

The Arakan Army strives for legitimacy in Rakhine State by governing captured areas but faces international recognition hurdles, Rohingya tensions and severe humanitarian crises.

Thailand cut electricity supplies on Wednesday to several areas in neighboring Myanmar that are home to sites at the center ...

The power cut at 9 a.m. local time affects Myanmar’s Payathonzu in Mon state, Ban Muang Daeng and the Thai-Myanmar Friendship ...

Myanmar's junta failed in its attempt to auction Aung San Suu Kyi's lakeside mansion on Wednesday, with no bids submitted for ...

Four years after Myanmar’s military coup sparked gunfighting, torture, rape and arson in Rakhine state, young Rohingya men ...

Aung San Suu Kyi’s son, Kim Aris, made a direct plea to Myanmar’s military junta on Friday, 31 January, for the release of his mother on the fourth anniversary of her arrest. The imprisonment of the ...

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

A Myanmar rebel group said on Jan. 31 that its members killed two prisoners in a rare admission of deadly violence as it ...

Since the 2021 military coup, the people of Myanmar have continued to endure horrific atrocities and widespread human rights ...