The once formidable Myanmar military is cracking from within – riddled with spies secretly working for the pro-democracy rebels, the BBC has found. The military only has full control of less than a quarter of Myanmar's territory, a BBC World Service (...)
Myanmar's detained former leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, a spokesperson for the military government told media.
"Since the weather is extremely hot, it is not only for Aung San Suu Kyi ... For (...)
Once considered among the most promising economies in Southeast Asia with a growing middle class, Myanmar is now suffering from soaring levels of poverty as a devastating civil war drives tens of millions further into destitution, according to a new (...)
An auction of the villa of Myanmar's detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi has failed after no bids were made for it.
A court had ordered its sale in January following a long-running ownership dispute with her brother.
Lawyers for Ms Suu Kyi, who has (...)
Anna wakes up about four times a night from dreams in which she is being sent to the front lines of a bloody war and forced to fight.
It's a terrifying prospect that could become a reality for Anna and millions of her peers across Myanmar after the (...)
Almost three years on from its bloody coup, Myanmar's military junta is facing the biggest threat to its hold on power as it fights wars on multiple fronts across the Southeast Asian nation.
In recent weeks, powerful armed ethnic militias have (...)
Myanmar witnessed a sharp escalation in fighting between the military and opposition groups this week fueling a surge in new displacements, the UN humanitarian wing has said.
Clashes intensified on Sunday and continued through the week, (...)
The United Nations says it is "deeply concerned" by reports that civilians, including women and children, were killed and injured in a bombing at a camp for internally displaced people in Myanmar.
At least 30 people, including 13 children, died and (...)
Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest after the military detained her following a coup in February 2021.
Ms Suu Kyi was taken to a government building in Nay Pyi Taw on Monday, prison sources told BBC (...)
Myanmar's military is killing civilians, destroying food and homes, and keeping the most vulnerable from receiving lifesaving aid, according to a new report from the UN human rights office (OHCHR).
The chief of OHCHR's Myanmar team James Rodehaver (...)
Ma Khin Hla and her five siblings didn't have time to run when a fighter jet buzzed over their village in Myanmar's central Sagaing region.
"We six siblings were sitting and talking at home as our brother monk was visiting us from town," said Ma (...)
Millions who survived one of Myanmar's strongest cyclones are now struggling to rebuild their lives after the government cut off access to affected areas, including for aid groups.
The move has "turned an extreme weather event into a man-made (...)
Myanmar singer Lily Naing Kyaw died in a Yangon hospital a week after being shot in the head -- allegedly by gunmen opposed to the military she championed.
Her death has not only shocked military supporters but also celebrities working with the (...)
As a clearer picture emerges of the trail of destruction left by Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar and Bangladesh, humanitarians are continuing to provide life-saving assistance, and the need for an urgent increase in funding.
In Myanmar, the UN appealed on (...)
Myanmar's military junta is holding up humanitarian access to some cyclone-hit communities in western Rakhine state after Cyclone Mocha devastated the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in the poorest parts of the country.
United Nations (...)
Humanitarians expressed deep concern on Tuesday for Myanmar's most vulnerable communities after the "nightmare scenario" created by the passage of Cyclone Mocha.
With coastal winds recorded at up to 250 kilometers per hour making landfall off the (...)
A powerful cyclone is hitting the coastlines of Bangladesh and Myanmar after intensifying into the equivalent of a category-five storm.
Cyclone Mocha is bringing heavy rain and winds of up to 195kph (120mph), which could see dangerous flooding on (...)
At least 21 people were killed by the Myanmar army in a monastery in southern Shan State, an insurgent group said.
Troops shelled the Nan Nein village on Saturday, the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) said.
Myanmar has seen a growing (...)
Just before she left for school on the afternoon of 16 September last year, nine-year-old Zin Nwe Phyo was thrilled to be given a new pair of sandals by her uncle.
She made him a cup of coffee, put on the shoes and headed off to school, a 10-minute (...)
Pro-democracy activists in Myanmar are holding a "silent strike" to mark two years since a military coup.
Protesters have urged the public to remain indoors and for businesses to close for Wednesday's anniversary.
The call came as the UK, US, Canada (...)
Myanmar's military is producing a vast range of weapons to use against its own people thanks to supplies from companies in at least 13 countries, former top UN officials say.
The US, France, India and Japan are among those named, despite Western-led (...)
A Myanmar military court has sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to a further seven years in prison, taking her overall jail time to 33 years.
The country's former democratically-elected leader has been under house arrest since a military ousted her (...)
A Japanese documentary filmmaker has been sentenced to a total of 10 years in jail by a court in Myanmar.
Toru Kubota, 26, was first detained in July near an anti-government rally in the capital Yangon.
He was sentenced to three years on sedition (...)
An Australian professor and former adviser to Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been jailed for three years by military authorities.
Sean Turnell was detained in Yangon in February 2021, days after the junta arrested Ms Suu Kyi and (...)
At least 11 children died in an air strike and indiscriminate fire in civilian areas, including a school in Myanmar, UNICEF said in a report on Monday.
At least 15 children from the same school were still missing, UNICEF said.
A Reuters report (...)
