The Irrawaddy looks at two key ethnic armies that are fighting to prop up the regime—one in southern Shan and the other in ...

Efforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appear to gain momentum with a visit by a top Chinese official to the border zone ahead of expected large-scale repatriations of workers in the illi ...

However, it is still able to hold onto much of central Myanmar and big cities including the capital, Naypyidaw. State-run MRTV television reported on Friday that the National Defense and Security ...

The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), which controls the area, earlier ordered illicit businesses to leave by Feb. 28.

In a fresh crackdown on scam centers operating from Southeast Asia, the Thai army announced Thursday it is coordinating an effort to repatriate some 260 people believed to have been victims of human ...

Earlier on Monday, police seized 966, 000 stimulant tablets in Myanmar's Shan state, the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported. Acting on a tip-off, a joint anti-narcotic task force ...

China previously worked with authorities in Myanmar to crack down on scam centers in northern Shan state, near the Chinese border. In 2023, as ethnic rebel groups gained ground against the junta ...

after Thailand said it would suspend electricity supply to some border areas with Myanmar, in Mae Sot district, Thailand, on February 5, 2025.

Myanmar's embattled junta has banned anyone eligible for military conscription from leaving the country without permission, as it seeks to shore up its forces fighting rebel groups opposed to its ...

Sunny with a high of 90 °F (32.2 °C). Winds variable. Night - Clear. Winds variable at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 69 °F (20.6 °C). Mostly sunny today with a high of ...