Myanmar is a country of extremes. From tropical forests, mangroves and wetlands to frost-bitten alpine mountain slopes and ...

Critics say the polls organized by the military government are neither free nor fair and are an effort by the military to ...

Opposition groups and the UN have called for the international community to boycott the results of elections held by the ...

The 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday. A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, resulting in mounting casualties and flattened ...

Philippine Foreign Secretary Lazaro’s meeting with Min Aung Hlaing risks legitimizing sham elections and eroding ASEAN’s leverage.

Despite high-profile arrests, dismantling the industry is tough, but activists say arrests are crucial to stopping these ...

A roundup of live updates from The Irrawaddy’s coverage of the first phase of voting on Sunday, which was marked by violence, protests and low turnout.

The voting for Parliament is almost sure to favor the ruling military junta, which is stage-managing the polls. Still, some see them as the most pragmatic way to try to improve conditions.

Is it safe to return to a country wracked by an abusive armed conflict, widespread atrocities, and targeted ethnic violence, including war crimes and crimes against humanity? TPS status protects ...

Noem eliminated Myanmar (formerly Burma) from the list of protected countries, which will take effect January 26, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced. Noem eliminated protections for ...

The Trump administration on Monday said it would end yet another Temporary Protected Status immigration program, this time for nearly 4,000 immigrants from Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia ...

A UCLA-led team of scientists has uncovered how the devastating magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Myanmar in March 2025 produced one of the longest and fastest-moving ruptures ever recorded on land ...