On March 21, during a session of the Japanese Diet on foreign affairs, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya expressed “serious ...

The military coup of February 2021 shattered the hopes of many young people in Myanmar who had envisioned a better and more stable future under their democratically elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.

BANGKOK (AP) — An airstrike by Myanmar’s military on a central village ... a spokesperson for the Mandalay People’s Defense Force said.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This handout photo provided by the Mandalay People’s Defence Force shows a firefighter and men douse fire ...

The town of Singu was seized by the Mandalay People’s Defence Force (MDY-PDF), which supports Myanmar’s main opposition, in July last year. The group's statement released Saturday on its ...

Repressive regimes will fill the information void left by defunded news outlets like Voice of America, say media experts.

Cyberscam operations, which have thrived in Myanmar's lawless border areas for several years, lure foreign workers with promises of high-paying jobs but hold them hostage and force them to commit ...

Myanmar, Friday, March 14, 2025. (Mandalay People's Defence Force via AP) ...

People from China, Vietnam and Ethiopia ... after being released from the centers in Myawaddy district in eastern Myanmar, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanaphon Wuttison) ...

Last month, a dramatic and highly publicised operation by Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities led to the release of more than 7,000 people from locked compounds in Myanmar where they were forced ...