LONDON / YANGON — Amnesty International has made an urgent appeal to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s military leader, Min Aung Hlaing, warning that his recent self-appointment as President does not...

NATTALIN, Myanmar — A mother and her daughter have been killed in a drone strike carried out by the Myanmar military in eastern Nattalin Township, part of the conflict-ridden Bago Region, according to local sources. The attack occurred...

YANGON, Myanmar — Following a high-level leadership shuffle within Myanmar’s military, the nation has seen a dramatic surge in aerial bombardments, with the new Commander-in-Chief reportedly deploying larger fleets of fighter jets to strike resistance-held territories and civilian...

YE TOWNSHIP, Myanmar — Forced into service under a contentious national conscription law, an increasing number of new recruits are fleeing the Myanmar military to join the very resistance forces they were sent to fight. The Ye Guerrilla...

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — China’s newly appointed ambassador to Myanmar, Ms. Ma Jia, has expressed confidence that the country will "prosper" under the leadership of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, marking the first formal diplomatic endorsement of the junta...

YANGON, Myanmar — At least 265 civilians have been killed in Myanmar over a four-week period as the military junta’s leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, moved to formally install himself as President, according to new data from...

YANGON, Myanmar — The Myanmar military authorities are introducing stringent new security checks at Yangon International Airport, requiring all domestic and international travelers to undergo detailed identity verification by aviation police. A directive from the Yangon International Airport...

By Mon Lay / MPA Throughout the reigns of military leaders Saw Maung, Than Shwe, and now Min Aung Hlaing, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has remained their greatest threat. As a symbol of democracy, the daughter of...

YANGON, Myanmar — Despite a crippling fuel shortage that has paralyzed much of the commercial capital, Myanmar’s military junta has intensified its campaign of forced conscription, with monitoring groups reporting a significant spike in "street abductions" across Yangon...

CANBERRA, Australia — An influential Australian parliamentary committee has called on the federal government to significantly sharpen its policy toward the Myanmar military, urging a formal rejection of upcoming "sham" elections and the imposition of sanctions on state-controlled...