Myanmar

At least 19 students killed at Myanmar boarding school as junta escalates air war: Armed group

September 15, 2025 3:06 pm

Children were killed and injured at the boarding school in Kyauktaw Township in Myanmar's restive Rakhine state, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said in a statement.

Myanmar's ex-leader Suu Kyi's health worsening in military custody, son says

September 08, 2025 11:31 am

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate has also suffered from bone and gum issues, and it is likely she had been injured in an earthquake in March that killed more than 3,700 people.

Symbol of British ambition in Asia: Myanmar's Gokteik Bridge, once tallest in the world, toppled by war

August 25, 2025 10:49 pm

Spanning 2,260 feet across a gorge in the rugged Shan hills, the viaduct towered 320 feet above the valley floor, making it the longest railway trestle in the world when it opened in 1901

Gokteik Bridge, Myanmar's highest rail crossing, destroyed in civil war

August 25, 2025 5:29 pm

The bridge, which towered 335 feet above a gorge in Shan State and was still the highest bridge in Myanmar, collapsed this week.

Myanmar security forces involved in systematic torture, UN report says

August 13, 2025 7:51 pm

"We have uncovered significant evidence, including eyewitness testimony, showing systematic torture in Myanmar detention facilities," Nicholas Koumjian, head of the IIMM, said in a statement accompanying the 16-page report.

Myanmar's acting President Myint Swe dies at 74 after prolonged illness

August 07, 2025 1:29 pm

Myint Swe had been on medical leave for over a year, with the junta confirming that Senior Gen Min Aung Hlaing had been handling presidential duties since July 2024.

Myanmar lifts state of emergency, plans elections in December

July 31, 2025 2:20 pm

Military chief and de facto ruler Min Aung Hlaing will remain both interim president and commander-in-chief of the armed forces as the country prepares for its first national vote since the coup.

ULFA claims 3 members killed in drone attack, Army denies

July 14, 2025 3:18 am

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, too, denied having information on such an operation when asked about it by reporters in Golaghat.

How Trump's letter warning tariffs became Myanmar junta's diplomatic victory

July 17, 2025 12:52 am

Since the 2021 coup, the US and most Western nations have refused to recognise Myanmar’s junta as the country’s legitimate government.

At least 23 dead after airstrike on Buddhist monastery in Myanmar

July 11, 2025 9:55 pm

The strike hit around 1 a.m. on Thursday at Lin Ta Lu village in Sagaing township, about 35 kilometres northwest of Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city.

In Pics: Buildings collapse, Ava Bridge falls after 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar

March 28, 2025 2:42 pm

Multiple are feared trapped in the rubble of collapsed structures after a massive earthquake hit Myanmar and Bangkok on Friday.

10 photos that show destruction caused by Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar

May 19, 2023 6:37 pm

Myanmar official death toll from Cyclone Mocha at least 145, aid is being provided

Elections delayed, state of emergency extended: Myanmar continues its protests

February 02, 2023 2:15 pm

Myanmar’s military government announced Wednesday that is extending a state of emergency originally imposed when it seized power two years ago.

Myanmar junta orders martial law in 6 Yangon townships amid clashes

March 15, 2021 2:36 pm

At least 39 people were killed Sunday and dozens were injured in one of the deadliest days of the crackdown, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, an independent group tracking the toll of the violence. Most of those killed were in Yangon, where two townships, Hlaing Thar Yar and neighboring Shwepyitha were being placed under martial law.

Myanmar protesters defy curfew; media outlets ordered shut

March 09, 2021 6:15 pm

The night's street protests began after police cordoned off part of Yangon's Sanchaung neighborhood and were believed to be conducting door-to-door searches for those who fled attacks by security forces to seek shelter in the homes of sympathetic strangers.

Myanmar: At least six reportedly shot dead as security forces extend crackdown on protests

March 03, 2021 6:48 pm

Protesters in Myanmar prepared for more demonstrations against junta rule on Monday, defying a crackdown a day earlier that killed at least 18 people in the bloodiest violence since the military seized power one month ago.

Myanmar security forces disperse anti-coup protesters

February 26, 2021 5:26 pm

Security forces in Myanmar's largest city of Yangon have fired warning shots and beat truncheons against their shields while moving to disperse more than 1,000 anti-coup protesters today.

Reuters journalists freed from Myanmar jail after 511 days

May 09, 2019 10:38 am

Two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars.

Myanmar jails Reuters journalists for 7 years amid global outrage

September 04, 2018 1:04 pm

A Myanmar court sentenced two Reuters journalists to seven years in prison Monday on charges of illegal possession of official documents, a ruling met with international condemnation.

Rohingya Muslim refugees: What fleeing from their homes in Myanmar looks like

September 07, 2017 4:26 pm

More than 200,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled from the Aung San Suu Kyi led Myanmar towards neighbouring countries. As the refugees claim crackdown and violence by security forces, Suu Kyi faces heat from global leaders to deal with the situation. The United Nations, meanwhile, had labelled the Rohingyas the most persecuted people on earth.

Rohingya Refugee Crisis: Why Rakhine Jihad Is An Emerging Nightmare For Bangladesh

June 22, 2020 6:53 pm

Indian Buddhist monks march for peace in Myanmar

February 12, 2016 9:37 am

New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): As Myanmar moves towards new government formation, Indian Buddhist monks initiated a ‘Peace Yatra’ in Myanmar led by His Eminence Drukpa Thuksey Rinpoche, a spiritual regent to His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa. The peace padyatra witnessed tens of thousands gathered at the 2,500 years old Shwedagon Pagoda, to seek the blessings of the sacred 2,600 year- old-bone relic of the Buddha. The yatra initiated by the monks was aimed at enabling India and Myanmar to work together for ensuring a smooth transition along with the blessings of Buddha and messages of compassion, wisdom and loving-kindness. The peace padh yatra which showed significant signs of peace and stronger relationship between the two countries, witnessed Indian Ambassador to Myanmar Gautam Mukhopadhaya, attending the prayer sessions in the Shwedagon Pagoda.On bringing the sacred Buddha bone relic to Myanmar, Gautam Mukhopadhaya said it is a very rare occasion where the relic has been brought out of the country and will definitely prove as a meeting point of two traditions.

Aung San Suu Kyi holds massive election rally in Yangon

November 02, 2015 11:44 am

Aung San Suu Kyi held her biggest rally yet ahead of Myammar’s November 8 election.