The Latest Breaking News from Myanmar

Myanmar’s military government has enacted a new electoral law that imposes punishments of up to the death penalty for anyone who opposes or disrupts the elections it has promised to hold this year

Decision comes after junta leader writes to US president for sanctions and tariffs relief

A stunning video of the ground cracking during a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar is revealing new surprises.

Ta’ang National Liberation Army rebels did not acknowledge the loss of Nawnghkio, saying they moved to ‘safe locations’.

State media in Myanmar say the Southeast Asian nation's military government has recaptured a strategic gateway town after nearly a year of effort, marking a rare turnaround in the country’s northeast, where an alliance of ethnic rebel militias seized a large swath of territory in an offensive that began in…

ANALYSIS: Bing Han takes a look at the rise of ‘pig butchering scams’ and how you can avoid them

At the beginning of 2025, panic about fraud and human trafficking erupted on Chinese social media. It started when a Chinese actor called Wang Xing was tricked into travelling to Thailand for an audition, where he was abducted by criminals and taken to a scam centre in Myanmar.

Men from Mexico, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar were removed from the US and flown to the war-torn country

A jet fighter is believed to have dropped a bomb on a building in the village’s monastery