Just 15 years after its founding, the Arakan Army (AA) has risen to dominate Rakhine state in western Myanmar, controlling 15 ...
Police have arrested three women – a Russian, a Myanmar and a Thai – for selling contraband e-cigarettes and baraku in two ...
Correction officials of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are backing the Philippine initiative to craft an agreement allowing the transfer of sentenced persons (TSPs) to ...
State of chaos: A woman passes by burning vehicles during demonstrations after three bodies were found in Imphal in November ...
Given the sorry trajectory of the country’s recent history, a peaceful and structured dissolution might be better than a ...
As ethnic forces gain ground against a Myanmar junta controlling less than half the country, Western powers have a chance to aid freedom and limit Russia and China’s influence.
The Irrawaddy looks at two key ethnic armies that are fighting to prop up the regime—one in southern Shan and the other in Sagaing Region.
The current constitution of Myanmar asserts freedom of religion but reports say Catholic citizens are routinely denied better-paying administrative jobs and barred from what little social services the ...
Highland man charged with child molesting A Highland man faces allegations he inappropriately touched a preteen girl in 2023.