Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it seized power from an elected civilian government.

US president orders 90-day review of foreign assistance programmes to determine if they should be maintained, modified or eliminated ...

To mark Saturday’s fourth anniversary of the military coup, The Irrawaddy breaks down the devastating impacts of junta rule on all aspects of life in Myanmar.

Myanmar's military deposed the elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. She remains in jail and the country is mired in a brutal civil war.

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

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

Deprived of opportunity and security by the coup, they scrape by doing hard jobs for little pay in Thailand, living in fear ...

In early January, a little-known Chinese actor was swept up in an international controversy revolving around Chinese nationals being trafficked and exploited in other Asian countries. The 31-year-old ...

Myanmar marks four years of a bloody civil war on Saturday with anti-regime forces holding the upper hand on battlefields ...

After videos of two violent killings went viral online, the Arakan Army in Myanmar has admitted its troops killed two ...

A freeze on foreign assistance programs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump has led to cuts in services to refugees from ...

A parade preluding the Lunar New Year made its way through Yangon’s Chinatown, with the 'Lion Dance' performers as the main ...