State-run MRTV television reported that Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of the military government, granted amnesties covering 5,864 prisoners from Myanmar, as well as 180 foreigners who will be ...

Military-ruled Myanmar, already notorious for cracking down on free speech, has enacted a new cybersecurity law with ...

To the endearment of millions (and as it turns out, annoyance of just as many), no band in our culture has consistently aimed to use its music as a source of healing and a vessel for Judeo-Christian ...

As we begin the New Year, East Asia Forum would like to acknowledge and pay tribute to the legacy it owes to significant ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government announced Tuesday that provisional results of a census taken in October put the ...

William H. Overholt’s contributions, particularly to development and democracy in Asia, are celebrated in light of his ...

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

From politicians and political dissidents to civil rights activists to a Nobel prize-winning physicist, the world said ...

From politicians and political dissidents to civil rights activists to a Nobel prize-winning physicist, the world said ...

Myanmar’s government-in-exile says Suu Kyi’s detention a stark reminder of brutal junta rule: ‘Inhumane’ - Exclusive: ...

The Australian economist and former adviser to ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said his time in prison made him reassess everything ...

The son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has pleaded for her release from prison amid fears for the 79-year-old’s health in the country’s “terrible” prisons. Kim Aris told The ...