Five teens in Loikaw were among the latest to be arrested as the junta enforces its Election Protection Law in a bid to silence dissent before voting starts on Dec. 28.

The two men—identified as Aung Ye Htut, 24, and Yan Naing Kyi Win, 23—were arrested Friday when regime forces raided a home in the working-class township’s No. 6 Ward, based on a tipoff that ...

A deadly earthquake on March 28 collapsed buildings in central Myanmar but rumours that the country's most sacred Buddhist site has crumbled are inaccurate. An AFP reporter confirmed the Shwedagon ...

YANGON: A four-year-old girl was found in a situation where she had been raped in Yangon, and a perpetrator has been arrested ...

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and an American man who recently swam to her lakeside home are scheduled to stand trial Monday. John Yettaw is charged with immigration violations and ...

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said it has released 200,000 Swiss Francs (about $190,000) to help with the aftermath. "I think one of the big ...

YANGON, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- In recent years, the bold and fiery flavors of Chinese cuisine, especially mala foods, have captured the hearts of young people in Myanmar. Known for its spicy, salty, and ...

Yangon is introducing smart meters to control the electricity supply, monitor usage and bill customers in a single automated system. If a pilot project is successful, the potential for further ...

A stay-at-home order has taken effect across Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, after the country reported a record-high number of new COVID-19 cases, just weeks before its November elections. The region ...