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.

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

A Myanmar junta battalion commander has fled Mansi in Kachin State, according to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), which is ...

A captured Myanmar junta brigadier general has urged military personnel in Rakhine State to surrender to the Arakan Army (AA) ...

Min Aung Hlaing’s propaganda mill went into overdrive in 2024, touting tourism, climate solutions, medical excellence, and fatherly values as the nation burned.

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

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

Min Aung Hlaing makes desperate plea after witnessing hundreds of his troops hoist white flag amid reports of dissent within ...

Regime officials launched a diplomatic blitz this year, turning to China, India and even Iran for support as it lost more ...

The imminent fall of Gwa in southern Rakhine State will expose Ayeyarwady Region to resistance attacks, even if the Arakan ...

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

The outbreak has reportedly killed two people and infected 300 in Shwe Kokko, in Karen State’s Myawaddy Township, across the ...