Myanmar's military illegally seized power in a violent military coup in February 2021. From then until October 2024, the ...

Myanmar tattooist Ng La cares little for the national election organised by his country’s despised military leaders.

A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor country poorer. Now its military rulers are seeking a veneer of legitimacy ...

The voting for Parliament is almost sure to favor the ruling military junta, which is stage-managing the polls. Still, some ...

Polls opened in Myanmar on Sunday kick-starting a controversial election the military junta says will return democratic rule, nearly five years after it seized power from an elected government, ...

From Chinese meddling to staged scam-center crackdowns and a sham election, The Irrawaddy looks back at the key events and figures in another difficult year for Myanmar.

YANGON, December 8, 2025 — Myanmar’s path to economic recovery sees moderate signs of improvement despite significant headwinds, as the country grapples with the ongoing impacts of the March 2025 ...

The 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday. A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, resulting in mounting casualties and flattened ...

Nicholas Coppel is affiliated with the Australia Myanmar Institute, a not-for-profit group, and is a former Australian ambassador to Myanmar. Myanmar’s military regime has announced elections will be ...

Christian Dior Spring 2026 ready-to-wear runway, fashion show & collection photos, at Paris Fashion Week, September 2025 ...

Boss Spring 2026 ready-to-wear runway, fashion show & collection photos, at Milan Fashion Week, September 2025 ...

Designers from eastern Congo, Rwanda and Uganda among other countries gathered in Goma this weekend for the fourth edition of ...