For energy-rich China, the hydropower project is surplus and politically explosive—but for the junta, it’s a lifeline to survival.

Regime bombs Laiza, Waingmaw and Momauk after accusing the KIA of a drone strike on a Myanmar National Airlines plane in Myitkyina.

Locals say gangs displaced from KK Park are rebuilding in fortified sites under the junta-aligned militia’s control, with villagers warned to keep silent or face death.

As speculation swirls over a possible presidency for Min Aung Hlaing, attention turns to Soe Win, Kyaw Swar Lin—and the ...

Yar Pyae was in the Chin capital of Hakha to celebrate the 78th Chin National Day when resistance drones struck, but junta officials managed to shoot them down.

In light of Myanmar Now’s recent reporting on military-media links, The Irrawaddy revisits its 2003 commentary on the Myanmar ...

Not satisfied with bestowing honors on his allies and cronies, the junta chief has taken to awarding himself with prestigious titles.

Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak said this week’s informal Phuket meeting with the junta’s FM is not recognition of the regime but an effort to push dialogue after its vote.

The military regime is using a mixture of carrot and stick in attempts to win Kachin State residents’ consent to reviving the controversial China-backed Myitsone Dam megaproject.

Analysts say the junta boss’s surprise trip to Homalin signals planned operations as clashes intensify near the Kachin border.

Soe Win’s claims of progress on Beijing-backed transport and economic corridors mask fragmented territorial control and stalled mega-projects.

The move follows reports that Dili has launched a war crimes case against Myanmar’s military in response to a complaint filed by a Chin rights group.