Myanmar’s military on Thursday nominally transferred power to a civilian-led interim government ahead of a planned election, with the junta chief remaining in charge of the war-torn country in his ...

BATTLE LINES are changing quickly in Myanmar. Resistance forces—comprising hundreds of factions, many with competing aims—have won a series of victories over the army, which controls the government.

Aug 18 (Reuters) - Myanmar will hold the initial phase of its general election on December 28, state television said on Monday, outlining a roadmap for the first polls in the war-torn country in ...

BANGKOK -A Myanmar ethnic minority armed group said on Sept 13 that a junta air strike killed at least 19 students, including children, in western Rakhine state. The Arakan Army (AA) is engaged in a ...

After the 2017 expulsion of the Muslim minority Rohingya from Myanmar's Rakhine state, the military destroyed villages and mosques and repurposed their lands for security outposts, according to a ...

A major, 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Myanmar on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. At a depth of about six miles, the quake was relatively shallow, which made it likely ...