By Sui-Lee Wee After seven years of medical school in Myanmar, May finally achieved her goal of becoming a doctor. But a month after she graduated and found a job, her dreams started unraveling.
Jan 4 (Reuters) - Myanmar's military government will release 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty marking the Southeast Asian nation's independence day, state media said on ...
On December 19-20, Thailand will host regional representatives in their latest meetings on the Myanmar crisis. Neighboring countries will first come together to discuss border security with the ...
Nearly five years after Myanmar’s civil war began, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has requested an arrest warrant for the leader of the country’s ...
An ethnic rebel group has recaptured its former headquarters close to Thailand’s borders, almost three decades after it was driven out by the Myanmar military. In a statement yesterday ...
BANGKOK/YANGON -- Myanmar people displaced within their own country are expected to increase by about 30% to 4.5 million next year, according to a United Nations projection, as the conflict there ...
Opposition fighters take a break from a battle against the military junta, in Demoso, Myanmar, Jan. 7, 2024 (Sipa photo by Thu Myae via AP Images). The past year has seen a dramatic shift in ...
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan has warned that if violations of international law continue to escalate in northern Rakhine, a region in western Myanmar bordering Bangladesh ...
YANGON, December 11, 2024 —Natural disasters, ongoing conflict, and widespread shortages of basic commodities have hit Myanmar's economy hard, while the economic outlook remains bleak. According to ...
Jan 1 (Reuters) - Myanmar said its 2024 census found a population of 51.3 million, slightly smaller than 10 years ago, as the junta prepares for promised elections amid ongoing conflict and unrest ...
One of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar’s army has claimed the capture of the last army outpost in the strategic western town of Maungdaw, gaining full control of ...
The 2021 military coup has devastated Myanmar's education system through widespread violence and school closures. As the junta loses territorial control, the National Unity Government and Ethnic ...