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.

Following the military coup on 1 February 2021, and the subsequent military and police repression against peaceful demonstrators, the EU has drastically increased sanctions against Myanmar. On this ...

As the rebranded regime recaptures critical strongholds, analysts warn Myanmar’s resistance groups must urgently rethink their strategy.

Myanmar’s complex experiment with limited democracy (2011–21) was derailed by the military coup on 1 February 2021. A five-year-long nightmare, marked by violent internal conflicts, instability, and ...

A huge 11,000-carat ruby has been discovered in Myanmar, state media reported Friday, one of the largest ever found in the country renowned for its precious gemstones. Coup leader turned president Min ...

Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-battered Southeast Asian nation, state media reported Friday.

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CEBU-Even if the energy crisis looks set to dominate discussions at 2026’s ASEAN Summit, one question, sometimes discussed in hushed tones, looms: whether, or even when, the regional grouping should ...

ASEAN foreign ministers agree to virtual meeting with Myanmar's foreign minister, secretary-general says Myanmar seeking to normalise ties but ASEAN demanding progress on de-escalation and aid access ...

In February 2026, ASEAN’s newest member, Timor-Leste, opened legal proceedings under universal jurisdiction against Myanmar’s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing for war crimes and crimes against humanity.