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

Filmmaker Raoul Peck uses George Orwell’s writings to weave together a biographical portrait of the author and a dispiriting picture of power and truth in the modern world in “Orwell: 2+2=5.” He’s ...

Without decisive leadership and inclusive reform, Myanmar’s Spring Revolution risks dissolving into symbolism rather than achieving substantive change.

Hunger is rising in Myanmar, the impoverished Southeast Asian country that has been ravaged by conflict since a 2021 military coup ousted an elected civilian government.

Brian Wheeler has spent a fair bit of the last six years wearing waders in the middle of the Big Hole River documenting river conditions and collecting samples of macroinvertebrates. Put simply, the ...

Bertil Lintner reviews new books about U Thant, the Burmese schoolmaster who helmed the UN during its heyday, and about Vladimir Putin’s desperate attempts to find support in the East.

Cadets of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) preparing for military drills at the group’s headquarters in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar, October 2016. An American businessman based in Yangon recently ...

The United States on Thursday sanctioned one person and five entities for their role in generating money for North Korea and its weapons programs.

Slurrp brings in a list of eateries in Kolkata during Durga Puja with exclusive festive menus from top restaurants like JW Marriott, Hyatt Centric, Bhojohori Manna, 6 Ballygunge Place, and more. It’s ...

USDP fields twice as many contenders as nearest rival, leaving nothing to chance despite the disbandment of the NLD and other pro-democracy parties.

This tiara is most closely associated with Princess Diana, but was made for Queen Mary (modeled on her grandmother's tiara) in 1914 by official royal jewelers, Garrard. The pearl-festooned headpiece ...

Myanmar’s Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival, a major Buddhist celebration and world-class tourist attraction, has seen some of its celebratory spirit diminished, with locals ...