Myanmar News
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Myanmar fighter jet crashes, rebels claim responsibility
A Myanmar fighter jet has crashed during clashes between the military and an insurgent group, both sides said, in another...
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Myanmar junta faces biggest test since coup
A rebel alliance has overrun parts of northern Myanmar, including areas bordering China, with resistance to the military junta notching...
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Myanmar clashes stretch into second day
Heavy fighting between rebels and the Myanmar military stretched into a second day near the country's northern border with China,...
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Myanmar Supreme Court rejects jailed Suu Kyi appeals
The Supreme Court in military-ruled Myanmar has rejected appeals against six corruption convictions for the jailed former leader Aung San...
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Myanmar garment workers struggle to survive
Production lines in some Yangon garment factories are buzzing despite the political turmoil that has presented global fashion brands with...
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Myanmar court jails Suu Kyi, Australian economist for 3 years
A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Thursday sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her former economic adviser, Australian...
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Myanmar military threatens jail for online 'likes' for opponents
Myanmar's ruling junta on Tuesday warned the public against showing moral support for a "terrorist" resistance movement, threatening jail terms...
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Witnesses: Myanmar air attack kills 13, including 7 children
Government helicopters have attacked a school and village in north-central Myanmar, killing at least 13 people including seven children, a...
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ASEAN foreign ministers to push for tougher action on Myanmar
Malaysia is set to lead a push for tougher action on Myanmar when a regional bloc of foreign ministers meet...
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi moved to solitary confinement in jail
Myanmar military authorities have transferred deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to a prison in the capital from an undisclosed...
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No peace in Myanmar 1 year after military takeover
The army takeover in Myanmar a year ago that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi not only unexpectedly aborted the country's...
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison
A court in Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison on Monday after...
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Myanmar military reverts to strategy of massacres, burnings
When the young farmhand returned to his village in Myanmar, he found the still smoldering corpses in a circle in...
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Myanmar junta charges Suu Kyi with fraud during 2020 polls
Myanmar's junta has charged ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi with committing electoral fraud during the 2020 polls, state media...
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British American Tobacco to pull out of Myanmar by year-end
British American Tobacco will cease all operations in military-ruled Myanmar and withdraw by the end of this year, the company...
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Myanmar's economic crisis fuels underground currency trading
As Myanmar's economic slump deepens after February's military coup and parts of its financial system freeze up, many in the...