Local residents wade through water with their cattle in Naypyitaw on Sept. 14.
Natural disasters

Myanmar's flooding death toll rises to 113, government says

Five dams, four pagodas and 65,000-plus houses destroyed, state media report

16 September 2024
Rohingya refugees gather in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Aug. 25 to mark the seventh anniversary of their fleeing from neighboring Myanmar.
International relations

Bangladesh calls for faster resettlement process for Rohingya

About 8,000 members of Muslim ethnic minority group have fled Myanmar

9 September 2024
Armed groups in Myanmar have been making headway in their offensive against the government.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar arms civilians as rebels draw closer to Mandalay

Government eyes complement to military and police, bracing for urban fighting

3 September 2024
Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar shout slogans to mark the seventh anniversary of their fleeing to Bangladesh from neighboring Myanmar to escape a military crackdown in 2017.
Bangladesh turmoil

Stateless Rohingya put faith in Bangladesh leader Yunus

Refugees hope head of caretaker government resolves stalled repatriation efforts

27 August 2024
Myanmar's embassy in Beijing. China has said the conflict between the Myanmar regime and rebel forces is having a negative effect on stability and social order on the nations' shared border.
Myanmar Crisis

China's military says it conducted armed patrols near Myanmar border

Beijing wary of escalating conflict between Naypyitaw regime and rebel forces

26 August 2024
Rohingya refugees gather in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Aug. 25 to mark the seventh anniversary of their fleeing from neighboring Myanmar to escape a military crackdown in 2017.
Myanmar Crisis

Rohingya demand end to violence on 7th anniversary of flight from Myanmar

1m-plus in squalid Bangladesh camps have little prospect of returning home

25 August 2024
Supporters of the Myanmar military take part in January 2021 demonstration in Yangon. The military has been in control of the government since February 2021.
Myanmar Crisis

U.S. meets Myanmar opposition, pledges expanded support

Virtual talks come after China urges ASEAN countries to help with peace process

17 August 2024
Myanmar's military leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, right, talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Aug. 14. (Myanmar Military Information Team via AP)
Opinion

What does China really want from Myanmar?

The fall of Lashio marks a turning point for Beijing's pro-regime strategy

16 August 2024
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, meets with Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyitaw on Aug. 14.
Myanmar Crisis

China's Wang Yi urges war-torn Myanmar to seek 'political reconciliation'

Top envoy meets regime leader Min Aung Hlaing, calls for 'resuming democratic transition'

15 August 2024
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is expected to hold talks with Myanmar's military regime officials on Wednesday. 
International relations

China's top envoy to meet military regime officials in Myanmar

Wang Yi's trip to region comes as wary Beijing pushes Naypyitaw to restore stability

14 August 2024
The employee of Japanese retail chain Aeon was released immediately after sentencing. (Nikkei)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's release of Aeon exec signals struggle to retain investment

Military government wants to appear tough on inflation while propping up economy

14 August 2024
An Aug. 5 speech by Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar's military ruler, was released with Chinese subtitles. (Screenshot of video by Myanmar's military)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's ethnic armed groups widen grip, threatening stability

Ethnic Chinese forces capture key base as persecution of Rohingya continues

13 August 2024
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who was recommended by Bangladeshi student leaders as the head of the interim government, speaks during a press briefing as he arrives at the Hazarat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Aug. 8.
Opinion

After Hasina, Bangladesh needs a foreign policy reset

Interim government under Yunus is off to a promising start but must tackle entrenched interests

12 August 2024
Groups of Rohingya cross the Naf River near Palong Khali, Bangladesh, in 2017.
Myanmar Crisis

Mass civilian casualties trigger accusations in Myanmar's Rakhine state

At least 150 Rohingya may have been killed in artillery and drone attack

11 August 2024
Army soldiers and police officers patrol in Lashio, Myanmar, in May 2013. The city, which is near the border with China, is one of the most important in northern Shan State for the Myanmar military.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar extends state of emergency by 6 months as fighting intensifies

Economic turmoil, combat with ethnic rebels cast shadow over plans for 2025 election

1 August 2024
Myanmar's military regime of Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing appears to be on the defensive in Rakhine state. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and AFP/Jiji)
Myanmar Crisis

Arakan Army pushes Myanmar's military to brink in monsoon war

Rebel group says it looks to 'eradicate all' regime's forces from Rakhine state

31 July 2024
United Wa State Army (UWSA) soldiers march during a ceremony in Myanmar's Shan state in 2019. The group is a key player in the region bordering China.
Myanmar Crisis

China and neighbors pressure Myanmar as regime reels from battle losses

Resistance gains, deteriorating security prompt concerned countries to recalibrate

30 July 2024
Foreign ministers of Southeast Asian countries pose for a photo on the day of the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the National Convention Centre in Vientiane on July 25.
International relations

ASEAN ministers at loggerheads over Israel-Hamas conflict

Malaysia pushes line condemning violence, as Singapore, Thailand cause 'some discord'

27 July 2024
A soldier from the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) on guard at a rebel military base in the Kokang region. (REUTERS/Stringer)
Myanmar Crisis

Major Myanmar regional military HQ captured, rebels say

Loss of Lashio northeast of Mandalay in northern Shan State a serious loss

25 July 2024
ASEAN officials attend a retreat session at the 57th ASEAN foreign ministers meeting at the National Convention Centre, in Vientiane on July 25.
Myanmar Crisis

ASEAN members at odds over how to resolve Myanmar crisis

Myanmar 'hopeful' about resuming relations with bloc

25 July 2024
Meth seizures in Thailand like this one have become commonplace as more drugs from Myanmar flow into and through the country.
Crime

Myanmar crisis pushes Asian meth seizures to new highs

Flow of drugs increases as armed rebels use sales to fund war efforts

23 July 2024
Myanmar has faced economic turmoil since the military takeover in February 2021 and subsequent civil unrest. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's corporate crackdown grows beyond Japan retailer Aeon

Inflation and capital outflows push regime to tighten grip on economy

18 July 2024
Hiroshi Kasamatsu, merchandise division chief at Aeon Orange, and 10 Myanmar nationals have been held for allegedly selling rice at prices 50% to 70% higher than officially set ones.
International relations

Japan executive at Myanmar Aeon unit indicted for rice pricing violation

Aeon Orange senior official held at Yangon police station since June 30

12 July 2024
A U.N. expert's report says companies registered in Thailand are utilizing Thai banks to transfer weapons and related materials to Myanmar's military regime. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Myanmar Crisis

Thai banks say they lack staff to fully probe Myanmar weapon payments

Lenders respond to criticism, say they 'do not have this kind of investigators'

11 July 2024