The Latest Breaking News from Myanmar

Sunseeker International faces hefty penalty after first prosecution under UK Timber Regulation

Kachin Independence Army's capture of Kanpaiti impacts Myanmar's rare earth mining and border dynamics, raising tensions with ethnic militias.

Southeast Asian defense chiefs are meeting with China, the United States and other partner nations in Laos for security talks, which come as Beijing’s increasingly assertive stance in its claim to most of the South China Sea is leading to more confrontations

As civil war pounds Myanmar's economy and drives up prices, garment worker Wai Wai often starts her shift making clothes for international brands on an empty stomach.

In recent years, armed conflicts have frequently made global headlines, but media coverage has largely focused on just a few highly publicised wars. These conflicts represent only the tip of the iceberg: more than 50 countries are currently suffering from shocking levels of armed violence, many of which receive little…

Civilians, including children, bearing the brunt of the devastation, Landmine Monitor 2024 report notes

Civilians, including children, make up 84 percent of landmine casualties, with the highest numbers last year in Myanmar.

It was an unlucky day in the Burmese calendar, farmer Yar Swe Kyin warned her husband in July, begging him not to go out to check on their crops.

Landmines and unexploded munitions claimed more victims in Myanmar than in any other country last year, a monitor said on Wednesday, with over 1,000 people killed or wounded in the country.