The mosque was commissioned in 1902 by a colonial policeman, who donated the land next door for a police station 10 years later—but now the police want the whole plot.

Regime deputy, Soe Win, has ordered the authorities to sell off seized vehicles and goods to reduce the budget deficit.

At its latest summit, the regional bloc offered more empty rhetoric and continued to push its useless Five Point Conesus, which the junta has ignored for over four years.

Not content with a coup and rigged poll, Min Aung Hlaing has doubled down on astrological rituals to fulfil his long-held ...

Dhaka is recalling its chief envoy in Yangon, Monowar Hossain, as relations with the junta sour over its contact with the Arakan Army.

One month on from the northern Shan capital’s handover, Beijing’s promised ceasefire monitoring office is nowhere to be seen – raising questions about its trust in the junta.

At least two civilians were injured as clashes erupted between the Kachin Independence Army and junta troops trying to secure the jade mining hub of Hpakant.

Once a key Trump ally, Musk criticized the administration’s spending bill and said his Department of Government Efficiency had become a ‘whipping boy’.

The UWSA denied involvement in the drug trade after the former Thai prime minister singled the group out and said Bangkok may have to take unilateral action.

The Karen National Liberation Army says that it defeated around 72 regime troops trying to reinforce a base on the border with Thailand in Karen State.

Combined KNU and PDF forces have made significant gains in coordinated offensives against regime troops since the start of the year.

As part of our 'Stories That Shaped Us' series, to mark the 35th anniversary of the 1990 election, The Irrawaddy revisits a ...