The Myanmar military has recaptured Kyaukme in Shan State from an ethnic minority rebel group. This development highlights ongoing conflicts in the region and comes amid increased military operations ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military has taken back control of a major district capital in Shan State more than a year after losing it to an armed ethnic minority rebel group, state media reported on ...

In South Asia, the season of festivals turns on two ancient elements: fire and water. The festival of Dussehra ends with flames, as enormous effigies of the demon King Ravana collapse in roaring pyres ...

Nearly two years into the conflict, social media is increasingly capturing the day-to-day toll in Gaza, as U.S. public opinion on the war shifts.

With Min Aung Hlaing nearing retirement age, analysts say the regime is grooming two loyal generals as potential successors.

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The TNLA was driven out of the N. Shan town on Wednesday, the regime said. Locals said junta drones bombed a number of key government buildings, setting them ablaze.

After a powerful earthquake struck central Philippines on the night of September 30, posts recirculated old videos purporting to show the intensity of the tremor on social media. But the clips in fact ...

As the country approaches a critical juncture, international support for its local civil society organizations is more urgent than ever.

Myanmar, a Buddhist-majority country, has long denied Rohingya citizenship, classifying them as “Bengalis” from Bangladesh even though their families have lived there for generations. A 1982 law left ...

After Ajib Bahar's six-month-old son fell sick last year in Myanmar's war-torn Rakhine state, the 38-year-old Rohingya mother said she had no medicine or food to give him. The boy died in her arms.