The Latest Breaking News from Myanmar

Australian police estimate about 70 percent of the highly-addictive drug on the streets comes from the war-torn country.

Southeast Asian leaders met for talks with a Myanmar junta representative at a regional summit Wednesday as they try to kickstart faltering diplomatic efforts to broker an end to the country's civil war.

Two weeks ago, Sadia*, a 19-year-old Rohingya asylum seeker in India, was finally able to terminate her pregnancy that resulted from a reported rape that happened in Tripura in June. It cost her 10,000 Bangladeshi Taka (Rs 7,000) to abort in a private hospital in Bangladesh.

AA and its political wing say it is committed to diversity in Rakhine, but there is scepticism among some minorities.

A nationwide census has been launched by Myanmar’s military government, which says it will be used to compile voter lists for a general election promised for next year, even though much of the country is engulfed in civil war

After a string of humiliating defeats, the army has turned to press-ganging young men into frontline duty – leaving distraught families unaware of their fate

Opposition in Myanmar rejects military's offer for talks on political solution amid ongoing conflict and upcoming elections.

The main group coordinating opposition to military rule in Myanmar has rejected a surprise offer from the ruling generals to hold talks on a political solution to the country’s nationwide armed conflict

Surprise call comes with the generals, who seized power in 2021, under major pressure from their opponents.