News

Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta says his country’s accession to the regional bloc is well under way, and pariah Myanmar’s ...
Ethnic Ta’ang National Liberation Army said regime is violating quake truce with deadly airstrikes on civilians.
Arsenic contamination thought to be from Myanmar mines prompts calls for urgent regional action and warnings of risks to local communities.
The NUG dismissed the junta’s invitation to armed groups to work with it ahead of the regime’s planned election as ‘a ...
The 37th Regional Border Committee meeting in Chiang Mai from July 2-4 discussed river contamination, scam center crackdowns and other issues.
Thirteen Myanmar junta aircraft, worth around US$170 million in total, have been shot down by the anti-regime forces since ...
Resistance forces have captured two junta battalions in Karenni State’s Hpasawng town and claimed responsibility for downing ...
Chinese meddling and internecine squabbles threaten the existence of the Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative ...
Compliant parties that have registered for the planned elections worry about the safety of their candidates, who are bound to be unpopular, and have called for a law to safeguard them.
This week’s Irrawaddy editorial discussion asks if a peace process and relaxation of military rule follow a junta election, like after 2010 under Thein ...
A Karenni rebel alliance said Thursday it shot down a junta fighter that went missing Tuesday and was later reported by rebel ...
Myanmar’s regime has recaptured the key town of Mobye in Pekon Township, southern Shan State, after a major offensive. The town on the main highway to Karenni (Kayah) State was seized by the Karenni ...