The Latest Breaking News from Myanmar

Thailand’s top diplomat says a 5-year-old plan by Southeast Asian leaders to end Myanmar’s civil war has failed but could still help restore peace

Military-backed party wins overwhelming parliamentary majority in first election since 2021 coup

The Ming family for years exerted near-total control over Laukkaing, a town in northern Myanmar’s Shan State

Beijing has stepped up cooperation with south-east Asian nations to crack down on the multibillion-dollar industry

Eleven members of the powerful Ming family, involved in large-scale scam centers and gambling operations in Myanmar, have been executed in China. Sentenced for crimes including homicide and fraud, their downfall signifies a major outcome of China's crackdown on cross-border criminal networks. The family's operations generated billions and led to…

Southeast Asia’s top diplomats are holding their first major meeting in the central Philippine city of Cebu under growing pressure to beat a deadline to conclude talks on a nonaggression pact with China this year and push a peace plan that has so far failed to end Myanmar’s civil war

Five years ago, on February 1 2021, Myanmar’s top generals decapitated the elected government. Democratic leaders were arrested, pushed underground or forced into exile.

A global crackdown on human traffickers and migrant smugglers coordinated by Interpol has led to the arrest of more than 3,700 suspects and aided over 4,400 potential trafficking victims around the world

Amnesty International says Myanmar's military is using evasive tactics to import aviation fuel for air attacks in its civil war

Myanmar’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party has claimed victory in the country's first election since the army seized power in 2021

After arresting political opponents, banning the most popular party and using violence to crush dissent, the military’s proxy is on course to win by a landslide