For many women in Myanmar, conjoined economic and security crises mean never being able to let their guard down and never being able to think more than “one day at a time.” ...

The release is designed to reinforce the legitimacy of the incoming “civilian” administration and communicate signals of reform to foreign governments.

A raft of political prisoners were freed after being convicted under the scattergun law of “harboring or financing” terrorists, but senior democratic figures remain in jail.

The country’s cities have been spared the violence of a hard-fought civil war. But as the economy has hollowed out, many urbanites have become desperate. The downtown of Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city ...

LOI TAI LENG, Myanmar — The head of one of Myanmar’s influential ethnic armies accused world leaders of ignoring the military government’s surge in deadly air strikes on civilians, adding that only ...

Airstrikes on civilians ignored, Myanmar ethnic leader says China seen as sole power intervening, stabilising its projects Leader urges trust and dialogue by armed factions to end war LOI TAI LENG, ...

ASEAN is sticking to its position on Myanmar and not recognising the outcome of its recent military-run election unless violence stops, Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro reiterated on Feb 6, ...

Associate Professor Emma Palmer is the recipient of an Australian Research Council Australian Discovery Early Career Award (project number DE250100597) funded by the Australian Government. The views ...

YANGON -- A bridge over the Yangon River built with South Korean government financing opened on Friday, completing a project hoped to bring activity to the undeveloped area on the other side.