The military has subjected Myanmar’s people to intensifying brutality since it seized power in a coup on Feb. 1, deposing the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. More than 1,700 people have ...

March 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As women take a frontline role in anti-coup protests in Myanmar, some have found an inventive way of defying military rule - hanging traditional sarongs, ...

Students of the Women’s Empowerment School run by the Karenni Women’s Association (KNWO) take part in a graduation ceremony on the border between Thailand and Myanmar’s Karenni State, March 27, 2025.

A federal system that is genuinely inclusive, sustainable, and democratic must include a prominent role for women from the country’s ethnic minority communities. Zin Mar Aung, the minister for foreign ...

Aye is the author of award-winning cookery book Mandalay: Recipes & Tales from a Burmese Kitchen. She was born and brought up in the U.K. by Burmese parents, but regularly visits friends and family ...