He argues that the sale of the fighter jets signals China’s intention to maintain stability in Myanmar and convince other international actors to accept the military junta. Thomas Kean ...

This article by Kyaw Zwa Moe was originally published in The Irrawaddy, an independent news website in Myanmar. An edited version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement ...

YANGON: The new generation plays a crucial role in preserving the almost extinct art of Myanmar puppetry, known as Yoke The, said U Shwe Kyi, a 73-year-old who has devoted over 30 years of his ...

group of Russian navy ships arrived in war-torn Myanmar to join maritime exercises with the military junta's navy, Myanmar state media said on Monday. Four corvettes and a logistics vessel from ...

YANGON, Myanmar — A group of Russian navy ships arrived in conflict-torn Myanmar to join maritime exercises with the military government's navy, the country's state media reported on Monday. Four ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Three well-armed militias launched a surprise joint offensive in northeastern Myanmar a year ago, breaking a strategic stalemate with the regime's military with rapid gains of ...

By Verena Hölzl Reporting from Chiang Mai, Thailand A panel discussion in Myanmar about female leadership had two speakers. Both were male. Another talk, about how to stay safe from the military ...

Myanmar will send a representative to a regional summit this week for the first time in three years, a diplomatic source said on Tuesday, as the junta struggles to quell a civil war. The conflict ...

On the agenda: How to break the impasse in Myanmar, where fighting between the military and pro-democracy forces is intensifying. Myanmar sent a representative to the summit for the first time in ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Seven people are confirmed dead and more than 30 are missing after a boat whose passengers included villagers fleeing from fighting in Myanmar capsized in the Andaman Sea ...

Southeast Asian leaders met in Laos on Wednesday for a summit expected to find ways of tackling a worsening civil war in Myanmar, with Thailand set to propose a new path for a political solution ...

A US delegation led by Secretary of State Antony Blinken will raise concerns with Asian leaders over growing South China Sea tensions and the civil war in Myanmar at a regional summit in Laos.