Although many might regard it as an irrelevant backwater, it’s an emergency that should command the world’s attention ...
To mark Saturday’s fourth anniversary of the military coup, The Irrawaddy breaks down the devastating impacts of junta rule on all aspects of life in Myanmar.
People in Myanmar marked the beginning of the Year of the Snake on Wednesday as they celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year. The Lunar New Year, also called 'Spring Festival', falls on Jan. 29, 2025 ...
Four years after Myanmar's military seized power in a coup, the country is in the grip of a bloody civil war that has driven ...
The regime says it has no plans to conscript women for military service but it is making lists of eligible women in Yangon ...
A parade preluding the Lunar New Year made its way through Yangon’s Chinatown, with the 'Lion Dance' performers as the main ...
YANGON, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's major city, Yangon, welcomed over 240,000 international visitors in 2024, the official The Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Monday.
The Myanmar government has suspended cargo transportation and trade between Yangon and Teknaf in Cox's Bazar. This decision ...
Once a full-time musician who toured throughout Myanmar, indie-pop star Linnith now finds himself in vastly different ...
YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar's oldest zoo, Yangon Zoological Garden, celebrated its 119th anniversary on Friday. A three-day ...
The Sunshine Care Centre has helped hundreds of badly injured fighters from Myanmar’s civil war recover from injuries.