The Latest Breaking News from Myanmar

As the military pushes ahead with a widely condemned election, Beijing’s priorities are proving decisive

Voters in Myanmar are participating in the first phase of the country’s general election, held under military rule amid a civil war

Elections will be first since military seized power in 2021, but analysts say vote is far from a step toward democracy

South-east Asia has become the “ground zero” for the global online scamming industry, according to the UN, costing victims billions of US dollars each year. Scam operations are run by Chinese crime syndicates from fortified compounds in countries like Myanmar, which has been embroiled in a nationwide armed conflict since…

Prominent cultural figures have been handed harsh years-long prison sentences for questioning a state propaganda film

The ruling junta says the heavily restricted polls are a return to democracy but critics are wary

Though the US spent just 1% of its budget on foreign aid, Trump dubbed USAID wasteful and shut it down, a move that has proven catastrophic for the world's most vulnerable.

Myanmar's military government has charged over 200 people with violating the country's strict election law ahead of a general election at the end of this month

Myanmar’s military leadership has vowed to crack down on cyberscam centers, starting with the notorious KK Park