The Latest Breaking News from Myanmar

The mechanics of the internet mean that blocks on access imposed by one country can be felt half a world away

From total blackouts to targeted ‘screwdriver-style’ tactics, governments are adept at controlling who can access the internet. But resistance is growing

Its record on refugee protections is exemplary; the Rohingya should not fall victim to internal politics

Myanmar authorities have arrested Britain's former ambassador to the country and her husband, a prominent artist and one-time political prisoner, for allegedly violating immigration laws, the junta said on Thursday.

Hundreds of thousands of ethnic minority Rohingya refugees marked the fifth anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh on Thursday, as the United States, the European Union and other Western nations pledged to support the pursuit of justice in international courts. At a sprawling camp in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar…

Myanmar Rohingya Muslims protested across refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh on Thursday, the fifth anniversary of clashes between Rohingya insurgents and Myanmar security forces that drove hundreds of thousands of Rohingya from their homes.

Rohingya refugees say they have no future in Bangladesh camps, but situation in Myanmar prevents their return.

Sources close to the family said that the regime is planning to charge Vicky Bowman, who is a UK citizen, with violating Myanmar's Immigration Act

Vicky Bowman and husband, Htein Lin, arrested in Yangon and investigated under the country’s Immigration Act.