A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor country poorer. Now its military rulers are seeking a veneer of legitimacy ...

Yangon, 26 Jan (EFE).Yangon, 26 Jan (EFE). — Hundreds of residents stood by and watched, some with tears streaming down their faces, as Myanmar authorities stormed on Tuesday Mingaladon Township, on ...

A resident of Myanmar’s largest city reports an eerie lack of campaign activity and overwhelming voter apathy just days before the junta’s December 28 election.

To no one’s surprise, the USDP has emerged as the clear frontrunner in polls conducted in areas under regime control ...

YANGON: Myanmar's junta late Sunday imposed martial law in two densely populated Yangon townships after at least 18 protesters were killed in one of the deadliest days since the Feb 1 coup. Sunday's ...

A roundup of live updates from The Irrawaddy’s coverage of the first phase of voting on Sunday, which was marked by violence, protests and low turnout.

(MENAFN- Asia Times) Residents of a protest flashpoint district in Myanmar's biggest city fled on flatbed trucks and tuk-tuks Tuesday after security forces escalated the use of lethal force against ...

YANGON, Myanmar – They have seen how the troubles start from the smallest things. They have seen the police powerless before mobs fired with religious zeal and armed with bricks and swords. They have ...

The streets of Hlaingthaya, Myanmar, have a reputation for being tough and unwelcoming. The township on the western edge of Yangon is one of the largest and most populated in the country, its 67 ...

YANGON — Myanmar’s junta late Sunday imposed martial law in two densely populated Yangon townships after at least 18 protesters were killed in one of the deadliest days since the February 1 coup.