Myanmar is on "a path to self-destruction" if violence in the conflict-wracked Southeast Asian nation doesn't end, the UN envoy has warned. Julie Bishop told the UN General Assembly that ...

Atle Høie general secretary of trade union IndustriALL said: “The adoption of Article 33 is sending a powerful message to Myanmar’s military junta: the world will not stay silent in the face of ...

Sui Khar, the vice-chairman of the Chin National Front (CNF), says that Myanmar’s civil war is approaching a tipping point, both within and beyond Chin State.

The country has an estimated at 53.5 million people (in 2019) and 87.9 percent of them are Buddhists. Of the 6.2 percent Christians, Catholics are just 1.24 percent. The Catholics are organized into ...

A military fighter jet went down in flames on Tuesday in Myanmar’s conflict-ridden Sagaing region, triggering a flurry of speculation about whether it was brought down by rebel fire or succumbed ...

Duwa Lashi La, the acting president of Myanmar’s opposition National Unity Government, inspects a People’s Defense Force emplacement at an undisclosed location in Myanmar, May 19, 2022.

Myanmar’s economy is expected to contract by 2.5 per cent in the 2025/26 fiscal year. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Myanmar junta did not respond to questions from AFP. “The water isn’t beyond saving yet,” said Dr Tanapon of Naresuan University. “But this is a clear signal,” he added.

Children are seen at a temporary shelter for quake-affected people in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 3, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] YANGON - Myanmar's recent earthquake has caused severe casualties, with 3,301 ...

Myanmar’s budget deficit is seen widening to 6.9% by the end of March next year, up from 5.1% a year earlier with much of the deficit funding coming from the central bank, the report said.

The Pakistan Vs Myanmar, AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifying Round 3 match will be held on June 10, Tuesday at 4:00 PM IST at the Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon.

Myanmar's junta and anti-coup guerillas battled over the country's jade mining hub Friday, a combatant and a local said, displacing desperate civilians as they vied for supplies of the precious stone.