People are pictured at a trestle bridge over Kandawgyi lake in the early morning in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 3, 2026.
From Chinese meddling to staged scam-center crackdowns and a sham election, The Irrawaddy looks back at the key events and ...
Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar's first general election in five years, held under the ...
Beyond the United States and China, Russian interests are deeply embedded in Myanmar, while a growing Pakistan and Turkey ...
A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor country poorer. Now its military rulers are seeking a veneer of legitimacy ...
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.
The military seized power from the government of Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021, triggering a brutal, ongoing civil war. The ...
Since seizing power by force nearly five years ago, Myanmar's ruling military junta has imprisoned thousands of its opponents ...
The junta’s polls, which will be held in three phases starting on December 28, are intended to strengthen military rule by ...
Dressed in civilian clothes, Min Aung Hlaing held up an ink-soaked little finger, smiling widely to reporters after casting ...
In the coming hours, the people of Myanmar will get their first opportunity to vote in an election since the military seized power in a coup in 2021. The poll has been delayed several times by the ...
Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange (LME) base metals complex this year.