The Latest Breaking News from Myanmar

Shadow government ‘concerned’ by army chief’s visit to China

Min Aung Hlaing travels to Beijing as conflict near Chinese border escalates.

Almost 1 million refugees live in Cox’s Bazar – and many of them are women and girls at risk of gender-based violence. But, with the support of ActionAid, training in vocational skills, community participation and leadership is helping them advocate for the needs of their community

Ninety-six Rohingya refugees, including seven children, are stranded on Sumatra island after escaping on a rickety boat.

Opponents of Myanmar’s military government have welcomed the latest sanctions imposed by the European Union, the U.K. and Canada on individuals and entities supplying aviation fuel and equipment to the army

Human suffering at unprecedented levels and criminal networks ‘out of control’, UN special envoy warns.

The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar has warned that the Southeast Asian nation is in crisis, with conflict escalating, criminal networks “out of control” and human suffering at unprecedented levels

The military government of Myanmar, which took power in a coup in 2021, has used ‘increasingly brutal tactics’ to shore up its position.

In a drug treatment centre in a wooden stilt house deep in the Thai jungle, young refugees from Myanmar wait patiently for the prick of an acupuncture needle.