Lack of opportunity drives tens of thousands of young Myanmar people into the scam centers on the Thai border—and  greed keeps them there. The Irrwaddy spoke to one former worker.

Observers say the junta chief’s claim that the military will eventually exit politics is meaningless in a system engineered to preserve its dominance.

As China cut domestic extraction, uncontrolled mining in areas of Myanmar ruled by powerful ethnic armies has boomed.

"“To me, being a feminist means kindness. If I stay silent when others suffer, one day it will be my turn to suffer too." ...

On December 29, elections will begin in Myanmar – the Burmese call them sham elections —which will be held until January 11, 2026, with a subsequent ...

Rakhine state in western Myanmar plays a key role in determining the outcome of the civil war that has been raging in the ...

The envoy was summoned by B Shyam, joint secretary in charge of the Bangladesh–Myanmar division at the ministry of external affairs.

A pregnant woman from West Bengal returns to India after alleged illegal deportation to Bangladesh, highlighting humanitarian ...

The report released Tuesday likens the situation to the “Great Divergence” of the industrial revolution, when many Western ...

As the Trump administration continues its aggressive crackdown on legal and illegal immigration, Catholic dioceses in ...

Donald Trump could reportedly be set to add a further 11 nations to the already lengthy list of countries under a US travel ...

Irawati Karve (1905–1970) was India’s first female anthropologist, a fearless scholar who challenged Nazi racial science in ...