Voters in Myanmar went to the polls Sunday for the first phase of the country's first general election in five years, conducted under military government supervision while civil war engulfs much of ...

Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar surged to its highest level in a decade this year as the nation engaged in a civil war remains one of the world’s primary suppliers of illicit drugs, according to a ...

In early 2025, Sian traveled deep into the mountains of Shan State, on Myanmar’s eastern border with China, in search of work. He had heard from a friend that Chinese companies were recruiting at new ...

Workers at a rare-earth mine in Kachin State, Myanmar. Image courtesy of Global Witness. As China has cut back on domestic extraction of rare-earth minerals, uncontrolled mining in Myanmar has boomed ...

(Bangkok) – The Malaysian government should press Myanmar’s junta for the immediate release of a refugee family abducted from Kuala Lumpur in July 2023, Human Rights Watch said today. More than two ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The once-thriving town of Kyaukme in Myanmar’s ...

On Sept. 3, 2025, China hosted a lavish ceremony in Beijing to commemorate its victory over fascism. The event, intended in part to honor the victims of atrocities like the Nanjing Massacre, ...

Faculty of Public Health, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand Background: Youths in Myanmar face heightened risks for adverse sexual health outcomes such as unintended pregnancies and sexually ...

THA TON, Thailand — The Wat Tha Ton Temple sits high above the tourist town of Tha Ton, with a magnificent view of the Kok River valley to the south and an equally impressive view of the river winding ...

Myanmar’s civil war has been one of the most complex and enduring conflicts in the history of modern warfare. It is a tragic saga defined by ethnic strife, authoritarian rule, civil dissent, and ...