The main organization coordinating resistance to Myanmar’s military government says its forces have arrested 10 members of a local resistance group suspected in the killing of a Catholic village priest last week in the country’s northwest.

The document was signed by the head of the Russian ministry, Maxim Reshetnikov, and Myanmar's minister for investment and foreign economic relations, Kan Zaw, during a visit of a Russian delegation to

Aid officials and Rohingya refugees say vital programmes are already closing down, and they expect worse to come on both sides of the border.

Manipur – literally translated as “Land of Jewels” – has thousands of years of recorded history and a written constitution dating back to 12th century. Today, the state has a population of 3.3 million representing 34-plus Indigenous communities belonging to multiple faiths,

Efforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appear to gain momentum with a visit by a top Chinese official to the border zone ahead of expected large-scale repatriations of workers in the illicit industry.

TBC, which has been providing food and cooking fuel to refugees on the Thai border, says it only has enough funds left until the end of March, but some healthcare services resume for now.

Myanmar experiences the most extensive internet shutdowns worldwide in 2024, significantly impacting digital communication and access.

He is one of eight people in the area who told BBC Burmese they had sold a kidney by travelling to India. Illegal organ trading is a problem across Asia, and Zeya's story gives an insight into how it takes place.

Sanctions are, according to research, effective less than 10% of the time if success is defined as the complete compliance of a sanctioned regime with the imposed external pressure. Taking a more lenient view,

Farmers walk through a field as Myanmar celebrates the national holiday Peasants' Day annually on March 2 to show the country's appreciation to its laborers, in Naypytaw, Myanmar, Sunday, March

Myanmar authorities detained 273 foreigners from scam compounds along the border with Thailand on Monday, as a senior Chinese official visited frontier towns on both sides in a widening crackdown on illegal online operations.