The Irrawaddy’s Aung Zaw takes a closer look at how Min Aung Hlaing’s family controls key sectors and turns state power into private wealth.

US President Donald Trump called Saturday for the cancellation of upcoming concerts celebrating America's 250th anniversary ...

I was quite aware of the fact that it’s, in actuality, very difficult to understand what is happening when you look at ...

Drenched in rain, hundreds of South Koreans have cheered the North Korean visitors during a rare soccer match between the divided countries as Pyongyang-based Naegohyang Women’s FC defeated ...

The local authorities said the cause was an accident at a warehouse that held explosives for mining operations. By Sui-Lee Wee Dozens of people were killed in rebel-held territory in northeastern ...

By turning a beloved anti-dictatorship anthem into a military song, the junta exposes a familiar habit: when it cannot ...

Join me as I explore the cruise from Singapore to Tokyo aboard the Spectrum of the Seas, the largest American cruise ship designed for the Chinese market. Built in 2019, the ship can hold almost 5,000 ...

Thousands of Myanmar military personnel held their annual parade in the capital Naypyitaw on Wednesday, Mar. 27 against a ...

Miners in Myanmar have discovered a massive ruby, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the country.

Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-battered Southeast Asian nation, state media reported Friday.

Myanmar has turned migrant remittances into its biggest source of foreign inflows, finance ministry data seen by Bloomberg News show, after the military imposed rules that pressure citizens abroad to ...

In February 2026, ASEAN’s newest member, Timor-Leste, opened legal proceedings under universal jurisdiction against Myanmar’s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing for war crimes and crimes against humanity.