The fate of actor Wang Xing prompted outrage in China after he disappeared and had to be saved from a Myanmar scam center. But Beijing may have ulterior motives for its anti-scamming crackdown.

January 29, 2025 Pope Francis on Wednesday called on the international community to “maximum commitment” to resolve the ...

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Myanmar’s military government has announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for elections ...

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it ...

To mark Saturday’s fourth anniversary of the military coup, The Irrawaddy breaks down the devastating impacts of junta rule ...

Cross-border trade between Bangladesh and Myanmar through Teknaf Land Port is in disarray as the Arakan Army, a Myanmar-based rebel group, disrupts ship movement along the Naf river estuary.

The Arakan Army in Myanmar has admitted its members killed two prisoners of war. A spokesman for the armed group says it has punished those involved and doesn't condone the actions. A Myanmar ...

Four years ago today, a military junta in Myanmar seized power from the country's democratically elected government. They sent tanks into the streets and detained the country's president, as well as ...

Myanmar rebel group the Arakan Army has confessed to beheading two prisoners, in a rare admission of deadly violence as it fights the ruling junta to maintain control of the country’s western ...

The rise of the Arakan Army (AA) in Myanmar's Rakhine State marks a historic shift in South and Southeast Asian geopolitics, redefining regional power and security. Between October and December ...

(BANGKOK, January 24, 2025) — The Arakan Army (AA) in Myanmar should detail the actions it has taken against those in its ranks who are responsible for executing two prisoners of war, and the ...