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

The situation in Myanmar “continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy” of the US, according to his executive order.

Four years after Myanmar's military overthrew the government and took over the country, millions of people who fled are ...

Activist group Justice for Myanmar alleged in a recent report that Interra had "helped supply the junta" with over two million barrels of oil and "fuelled its ongoing war crimes".

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

Myanmar's military deposed the elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. She remains in jail and the country is mired in a brutal civil war.

Imprisoned shortly after the coup, she has spent most of her time in solitary confinement. Rohingya Muslims are still denied citizenship and face severe restrictions in Myanmar, including a ban on ...

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

Singapore-listed petroleum explorer Interra Resources said late on Thursday a production-sharing contract between its subsidiary and an entity controlled by the Myanmar government was extended years ...

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 ...

The international community must take urgent action to ensure accountability for atrocities in Myanmar, 46 organisations said today ahead of the four-year anniversary of the 1 February 2021 military ...