Major Religions: Theravada Buddhism 87.9%, Christianity 6.2%, Islam 4.3%, Other 1.6% The first evidence of the Christian presence in Myanmar is traced to the 13th century -- Latin and Greek writings ...

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in dozens of camps in Bangladesh marked the eighth anniversary of their mass exodus, demanding a safe return ...

Christopher Weyant is a cartoonist and illustrator. Weyant was named a Nieman Fellow of Journalism at Harvard for the Class of 2016 and won the 2015 Theodor Seuss Geisel award for his first ...

YANGON - A Myanmar junta air strike on a rebel-occupied ruby mining hub killed 13 people on Aug 2, according to a resident and a spokesperson for an armed opposition group. Civil war has consumed ...

Coup leader remains acting president, military chief Election expected to be dominated by proxies of military Voting to be held in December and January over security concerns Martial law declared in 9 ...

The Buffalo News, a New York newspaper, has sparked fury online after a political cartoon appeared to mock victims of the flash floods in Texas. The cartoon depicted a drowning Trump supporter wearing ...

Tsukuba, Japan—On March 28, 2025, a major earthquake with a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.7 struck Mandalay, central Myanmar (referred to as the 2025 Myanmar earthquake). This event caused severe shaking ...

KUALA LUMPUR/COLOMBO -- Southeast Asian leaders are expected to endorse the appointment of a permanent special envoy for Myanmar at their summit on Monday, in a major shift from the bloc's current ...

Myanmar NOW is an independent news service providing free, accurate and unbiased news to the people of Myanmar in Burmese and English. Independent media is under attack in Myanmar… help us hold the ...

DHAKA, April 4 (Reuters) - Myanmar has confirmed that 180,000 Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh since fleeing their homeland are eligible to return, the Bangladesh government’s press office said ...

The collapse of a 30-storey skyscraper in Bangkok during a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has claimed at least 11 lives so far. The falling of the skyscraper in Bangkok on Friday when a massive 7 ...