The Ta'ang National Liberation Army reported numerous airstrikes as it broke off peace talks with the regime in China.
The political will to crack down on scam centers is greater than ever, but don’t expect the Chinese syndicates to be quashed ...
I wanted to explore the romance of Myanmar's Irrawaddy River, which has stirred the imagination of some of the world's greatest writers, such as Kipling and Orwell. The name "Irrawaddy" is an ...
No visitor to Burma should fail to make time for the five-day excursion by plane and river steamer to Pagan. At a deep bend of the Irrawaddy River, its five thousand surviving temples (Plate 7 ...
For internal transportation, visitors can choose trains, buses, and domestic flights, although the railway infrastructure is outdated and travel times can be long. There are also riverboats connecting ...
Catholic priest knifed to death inside Myanmar church by anti-junta rebels - Roman Catholic leaders demand justice for priest killed in church ...
The Rohingya were once counted as a part of the Mrauk-U (Mrohaung) kingdom in Arakan which stood independent of both the Burman kingdoms in the Irrawaddy delta and central Burma as well as Bengal ...
According to anti-regime groups and residents, at least 17 civilians, including children and internally displaced people ...
Clashes between Myanmar’s military regime and the Arakan Army (AA) have intensified in Rakhine State’s Sittwe Township since ...
Ignoring protests from foreign governments and aid agencies, Burma's reclusive military junta refused widespread access to the devastated Irrawaddy delta for weeks after the storm hit. Foreign ...
This article was originally published on January 7, 2025, on The Irrawaddy, an independent news website in Myanmar that has been exiled in Thailand since the military coup in 2021. An edited version ...
KACHIN, Myanmar - The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has taken another junta stronghold in Bhamo, a district-level town in ...