“Had the coup not occurred I have no doubt that Myanmar would have made real progress in catching up to its peers and neighbors.” When Myanmar’s military seized power on February 1, 2021, it forcibly ...

Myanmar’s generals have brutalized the country for decades. But they have come to dread garlands as a sign of resistance.

A unilateral partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts was announced on Saturday by Myanmar's shadow National Unity Government, which coordinates the popular struggle against the ...

While the United States talked military assistance and minerals with Ukraine, Russia did the same with one of its few remaining allies: Myanmar. On March 4, 2025, the commander in chief and leader of ...

Since Myanmar’s military overthrew the country’s democratically elected government in 2021, it has ruled with devastating violence. Junta forces have bombed civilians in a bid to suppress rebellious ...

Buddhist devotees light oil lamps at Botataung pagoda during celebrations of the full moon day of Thadingyut, in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 6, 2025 (AP photo by Thein Zaw). Click to share on Twitter (Opens ...