The Irrawaddy looks back at the key players that shaped Myanmar in 2024, a year in which the junta suffered serious military ...

The world must act now to break China’s monopoly on rare earth mining and processing and the environmental and human devastation it wreaks in Kachin State, says Ankit K.

Min Aung Hlaing’s propaganda mill went into overdrive in 2024, touting tourism, climate solutions, medical excellence, and ...

An Arakan Army video shows the former Western Command chief of staff calling on regime troops in Rakhine State to stop ...

Just days after his regime’s Western Command fell to rebels closing in from all sides, Min Aung Hlaing was busy partying with ...

The Kachin Independence Army says it is still fighting to seize Mansi and the regime power hub of Bhamo in Kachin State.

Christian communities in Myanmar have slammed their faith leader, Cardinal Archbishop Charles Bo, for his unholy alliance ...

Years of political strife and authoritarianism have left Thailand mired in a middle-income trap, losing out to regional ...

Mass exodus of workers due to the Conscription Law has triggered recruitment of children and a deepening labor rights crisis, ...

Fighting has been raging in Bhamo since Dec. 4, when the KIA and its allies launched an onslaught on junta positions in the southern Kachin town. The KIA has captured Bhamo Technological University, ...

A small boat carries people across the Moei River from Mae Sot in Thailand to Myawaddy in Myanmar. Border surveillance has ...

The Chin Brotherhood says regime forces are now restricted to camps in Hakha, Falam, Tedim and Thantlang towns.