The Latest Breaking News from Myanmar

This morning at Sob Moei -- the confluence of the Moei and the Salween rivers on the Thailand-Myanmar border -- indigenous peoples and their supporters are attending a spiritual ceremony to express their collective stance to protect the Salween River from destructive dam projects.

At least 30 people including monks have been brutally executed after soldiers burst into a monastery in Myanmar, resistance groups have claimed.

Myanmar will hold a national census late next year, state media reported on Friday, hinting at another delay in elections the junta has pledged to hold to end the crisis sparked by its coup.

A Myanmar migrant worker was arrested for fatally stabbing a female compatriot in Bangkok’s Pratunam neighbourhood on Thursday afternoon.

Donations to anti-government organizations have gradually dropped, but living costs and expenses for protests are rising.

HLAINGBWE, Myanmar: After Hlaing Htet Aung landed another vicious kick to his opponent's chest, the referee called a stop to the bout, the crowd cheered and the ringside band ended their tune with a flourish.

Myanmar's junta has slammed the United Nations' (UN) human rights chief for making "irrelevant" remarks after he said the military may have committed war crimes as it struggles to crush resistance to its rule.

SONGKHLA: A woman alleged to be the leader of a major network smuggling Myanmar workers to Malaysia through Thailand has been arrested by immigration police.

Coup opponents say they are trying to recruit more informants as threats to those who leave intensify.