For 35 years, Myanmar’s elections have followed a familiar pattern: real victories for voters are rejected, a free and fair election is impossible and voter turnout irrelevant.

Myanmar's military rulers are holding a general election in phases starting Dec. 28 amid the country's civil war. The head of ...

Polls opened in Myanmar on Sunday kick-starting a controversial election the military junta says will return democratic rule, nearly five years after it seized power from an elected government, ...

A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor country poorer. Now its military rulers are seeking a veneer of legitimacy ...

Amid a ruinous civil war, the military government is holding elections that are widely seen as a sham, as the main opposition remains barred or jailed.

In 2023, Myanmar became China's largest external supplier of heavy rare earths. These elements, such as dysprosium and terbium, are key components in electric vehicles, defense systems, and advanced ...

From Chinese meddling to staged scam-center crackdowns and a sham election, The Irrawaddy looks back at the key events and figures in another difficult year for Myanmar.

All of this marks a stunning reversal for Myanmar’s revolutionaries. At the end of 2024 they appeared to have the junta on ...

At least 33 people, including patients, have been killed, and about 70 wounded after an air strike by the country’s military government hit a major hospital in western Myanmar, according to a rebel ...

The 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday. A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, resulting in mounting casualties and flattened ...

Myanmar's ruling junta is fighting to take back rebel-controlled territories ahead of an election set for December 28. Resistance groups have pledged to block the polls. At least 31 people were killed ...

Myanmar’s military has been blowing up parts of the KK Park scam compound. Experts say the actions are likely for show. High-resolution images of the KK Park scam compound, which is located near the ...