The military-dominated administration has dispensed with a central voice altogether, leaving any illusion of transparency and accountability in tatters.

By turning a beloved anti-dictatorship anthem into a military song, the junta exposes a familiar habit: when it cannot ...

The Irrawaddy’s Aung Zaw takes a closer look at how Min Aung Hlaing’s family controls key sectors and turns state power into private wealth.

In Part 1 of a two-part series, The Irrawaddy’s Aung Zaw examines how the coup boss’s family used military power, cronies and state institutions to extract state wealth.

Resistance forces led by the KIA are ambushing regime reinforcements along the Sagaing-Kachin corridor, as civilians flee escalating clashes.

Airstrikes and troop deployments in Chin signal a push to retake towns and secure key border trade routes with India.

Myanmar regime troops are massing for an offensive in a southern Chin State just days after purportedly reclaiming its entire northern territory, according to military defectors and local resistance ...

Defense minister orders local authorities nationwide to coordinate with immigration officials to draw up conscription lists amid ongoing campaign of forced citizen abductions.

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has switched to a defensive strategy amid a buildup of regime troops in Kachin State, the ...

More than 4 million Myanmar migrants are reshaping Thailand’s economy, with spending power topping 221 billion baht annually, a new report finds.

Viral videos reveal desperate families negotiating for the release of members sold into mandatory military service by local regime officials and militia groups.

Shan Human Rights Foundation reveals evidence of pipeline for enslaved workers running between Chinese-run scam compounds and mining sites.