The party backed by the ruling generals is expected to win a landslide in a country gripped by fear and civil war.

China has executed 11 members of a notorious mafia family that ran scam centres in Myanmar along its north-eastern border, state media report. The Ming family members were sentenced in September for ...

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“The BBC has stepped in to launch a news service in Myanmar after the devastating earthquake in the country, replacing a U.S. service that Donald Trump has ceased to fund. A direct-to-home satellite ...

Late one night last month Iang Za Kim heard explosions in a neighbouring village, then fighter jets flying overhead. She ran out of her home to see smoke rising from a distance. "We were terrified. We ...

More than 1,000 people have died following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar and nearby Thailand on Friday, March 28, according to reports. The number of fatalities is currently 1,007, while ...