Myanmar said its 2024 census found a population of 51.3 million, slightly smaller than 10 years ago, as the junta prepares ...

According to Myanmar’s 2024 Population and Housing Census, the country’s population is 51.3 million, a slight decrease from ...

The Arakan Army says that it is ready to engage in “political dialogue” and vowed to safeguard foreign investments in Rakhine ...

The Irrawaddy looks back at the key players that shaped Myanmar in 2024, a year in which the junta suffered serious military ...

The latest UNODC survey confirms war-torn country’s status as world’s top opium producer but again fails to point blame at ...

By Sonam Lama Hyolmo Amid Myanmar’s ongoing civil war, Karen and other ethnic minority communities have officially launched ...

In a sign of the sensitivity around this data, the world’s leading hunger watchdog - the Integrated Food Security Phase ...

In a sign of the sensitivity around this data, the world's leading hunger watchdog – the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) – in recent weeks removed its colour-coded assessment of ...

Myanmar's ruling junta has suppressed information about a severe food crisis gripping the country by pressuring researchers ...

In June of this year, clashes escalated in Rakhine’s Maungdaw township between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army rebel group. Late that month, a WFP warehouse there with enough food and ...

The four Thai crew members were anticipated to be released by Friday following joint diplomatic efforts by Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence, and the Thai-Myanmar Township ...