Myanmar's ruling military junta is seizing the aftermath of a deadly earthquake as an opportunity to regain control amid a grueling civil war. But a lasting ceasefire remains unlikely, analysts say.

General Min Aung Hlaing, leader of Myanmar’s military junta, became the country’s interim president on Monday after figurehead leader Myint Swe was placed on medical leave, state media reported. “The ...

BANGKOK/YANGON -- Myanmar's embattled military government said it will send a senior Foreign Ministry official to next week's ASEAN summit in Laos, seeking to participate after a de facto ban on ...

Myanmar rebels fighting the junta say they have seized the last remaining military base in a key border town, dealing the latest significant blow to the country’s military rulers as they struggle to ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The opposition forces in Myanmar have made notable gains throughout the country in ...

Myanmar’s junta has lost communications with senior officers at a major military base near the Chinese border, in a rare admission of battlefield failure after rebels announced they had taken control ...

The armed forces of Myanmar, which have been in control of the government since forcibly detaining many elected leaders in 2021, is reportedly planning to release a digital currency to help the local ...

The end may not be near, but the end is clear—according to those who have kept a close eye on Myanmar’s ongoing civil war, since a military coup toppled its civilian government in 2021. While the ...

While economic conditions in Myanmar stabilized in the first half of 2023, businesses continue to face multiple challenges, household incomes remain weak, and food security has become an increasing ...