With the civil war showing no sign of ending, the country’s economic prospects will remain “bleak” in 2025-26.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has described humanitarian aid cuts by the United States and other countries as “a ...

The junta wants to wipe the slate clean by winding up the joint-venture company that used to oversee the ill-fated port project and start all over with Russian investors.

In February 2024, Myanmar’s junta declared mandatory military service for men aged 18 to 35 and women aged 18 to 27. Those ...

Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world squat in rows, packed ...

Their nightmare was supposed to be over. Last month, a dramatic and highly publicized operation by Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities led to the release of more than 7,000 people from locked ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with journalist Jan Camenzind Broomby about the thousands of people who are stuck in limbo after being caught in online scam centers in Myanmar but who can't return home.

The $45 million diversity-focused program has so far provided 400 Burmese students—including Christian ethnic minorities—a chance to study away from conflict.

More than 220,000 people have been trafficked to Southeast Asia and forced to scam people around the world. Funding cuts to ...

A 23 year old Myanmar national, Pai Aung Chit, admitted to killing his friend, 30 year old factory worker, Zaza, over a 5,000 baht debt.