Despite decades of imprisonment and vilification, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi still commands what Myanmar’s generals never could: the trust of her people.

Myanmar’s democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi turns 80 today. She should be nearing the end of her second term in ...

Hydropower projects in earthquake-prone regions across Asia have increased the risk of dam disasters, reservoir collapse, and ...

On 19 June, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Burmese democratic leader will turn 80 in prison, where she has been held ...

Two South Korean civil society leaders visited the Thai-Myanmar border town of Mae Sot to express support for Myanmar's ...

To mark detained Myanmar leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s 80th birthday, The Irrawaddy presents a timeline of the key events in ...

Sui Khar, the vice-chairman of the Chin National Front (CNF), says that Myanmar’s civil war is approaching a tipping point, ...

Following the recent devastating earthquake, Myanmar's military junta leaders are facing increasing pressure at home and abroad. Despite this, they are moving forward with their five-step plan, while ...

Sagaing region is a stronghold of armed resistance to the ruling military junta, which seized power in February 2021 from the ...

Since 1 June 2025, the junta authorities, under orders from the Illegal Trade Eradication Steering Committee, have been ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing on Sunday exchanged congratulations on the 75th anniversary ...

COMMENT: The Myanmar junta was allowed to abuse the British legal system, asks Christopher Gunness – and now it’s on the ...