Over one million Rohingya, a Muslim minority from Myanmar, have fled military persecution fin multiple waves of displacement.

“Myanmar has become a global epicenter of methamphetamine and opium production, along with a rapid expansion of global cyber-scam operations, particularly in border areas,” he said.

According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Myanmar became the world’s largest producer of opium in 2023 after the Taliban ... This drove a nearly 95 per cent drop in production ...

Myanmar's borderlands are home to an array of ethnic minority armed groups, some of which have been battling the military for decades for autonomy and control of resources like jade or opium.

Myanmar’s ruling junta, the State Administrative Council, is criticizing a U.S. aid package that is being funneled through opponents of the regime, saying the United States should consider ...

With motley rebel groups chipping away at the Tatmadaw, as Myanmar's military junta is known, India invited an influencer of the military leadership to New Delhi a few months ago. The invitation ...

Rapid escalations in Myanmar’s civil war are creating a rare opening for potential cooperation between the U.S. and China, with the chaos and violence in Southeast Asia posing a threat to both ...

Myanmar rebel group has withdrawn its troops from a town along the Thai border following a counteroffensive by soldiers of the ruling junta from whom the rebels had this month wrested the key ...

BANGKOK, April 26 (Reuters) - Thailand called on Friday for the regional bloc ASEAN to take a more proactive role in trying to resolve the crisis in military-ruled Myanmar, after weeks of fighting ...

April 25 (Reuters) - Armed soldiers loyal to a turncoat warlord patrol the streets of southeastern Myanmar's frontier town of Myawaddy, as troops of the ruling junta and rebels jostle for control ...

By Richard C. Paddock The Myanmar junta has recaptured the town of Myawaddy, an important trading hub on the border with Thailand, reversing a key victory for resistance soldiers who seized it ...

ASEAN's Five-Point Consensus -- the main framework for Myanmar to resolve its crisis -- has failed to make significant progress to date. The recent challenges that Myanmar's military government ...