W hen bestselling author Di Morrissey finished high school, she was at a bit of a loose end. Her mother could not afford to send her to university, so to make some money Morrissey ...

Keen to maintain relations with Myanmar’s military rulers, Thailand does not recognize the NUG and Thai educational ...

The United League of Arakan seems to agree with the Myanmar military junta when it comes to the indigenous status of Rohingya. They view Rohingya people as post-colonial Bengali settlers who are ...

The ruling junta in Myanmar made conscripts take drugs to stay sharp on the battlefield and reduce their sensitivity to ...

The Myanmar Opium Survey 2024 issued by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says that after three consecutive years ...

An ethnic armed group in Myanmar has claimed complete control of a key region along the country's border with Bangladesh, ...

Myanmar faces severe economic contraction as floods and ongoing conflicts ravage the nation, leading to homelessness, ...

Election without an end to conflict and freedom for political activities will be unjust and unacceptable, critics say ...

The World Bank forecasts that Myanmar's economy will contract this year, as flooding and fighting take a severe toll nearly ...

In memory of Professor David Steinberg, who passed away last week, The Irrawaddy revisits his 2022 article on how Myanmar ...

This International Human Rights Day let’s take the fight forward. It often feels like we are on the back foot. But freedom is ...

The Arakan Army, a key ethnic minority armed group in Myanmar, has claimed full control of the Myanmar-Bangladesh border with the capture of Maungdaw. This marks significant progress in their bid for ...