The law dates back to 1959, when it was created by General Ne Win, and was amended in November 2010 by then-dictator Than Shwe. It was, however, never enforced under Ne Win, Than Shwe, Thein Sein’s ...

Le Monde managed to visit Myanmar's largest city despite the war. The city has lost none of its buzz, our journalist reports.

Myanmar's embattled junta has banned anyone eligible for military conscription from leaving the country without permission, ...

Five years after the coup and a protracted civil war, the junta and pro-democracy rebels have failed to consolidate power ...

The international community and global media may overlook the ongoing civil war in Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh), but the ground situation indicates perpetual chaos. Thousands have been ...

Pressure is building on Myanmar’s rulers to hold what opposition groups promise will be fraught national elections.

The resistance People’s Defense Force killed at least 22 junta troops and captured eight others alive in an ambush in Mandalay Region’s Natogyi Township on Thursday.

Four years after seizing power, Myanmar’s generals are holding on but fighting an increasingly dire battle for survival, ...

Although many might regard it as an irrelevant backwater, it’s an emergency that should command the world’s attention ...

Yangon (AFP) – Myanmar's junta extended a state of emergency by six months on Friday, four years after it seized power ...

Myanmar marks four years of a bloody civil war on Saturday with anti-regime forces holding the upper hand on battlefields ...

News of the joint crime-fighting effort comes after top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi urges Asean countries to crack down on cross-border fraud.