Casualties are reported on both sides as the regime and Karen resistance fight for control of key positions on the Asian Highway leading to the Thai border.

Thai army blocks all but essential crossings amid border dispute, leaving workers, tourists and families stranded at key checkpoint to Cambodia.

Nawnghkio in northern Shan State is under attack from several directions as Myanmar’s junta tries to retake the town from the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA). Several hundred regime troops are ...

Electricity czar travels to Yunnan as deepening crisis leaves much of population with just eight hours of daily supply.

A new law by Myanmar’s civilian legislative body promises to honor civil servants who joined the resistance—but also punish ...

Iran threatens US bases, Israel warns of more strikes, and global powers urge calm after American assault on nuclear sites.

A large regime offensive has been launched in Sagaing Township, apparently to retake territory ahead of its planned general ...

To mark detained Myanmar leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s 80th birthday, The Irrawaddy presents a timeline of the key events in ...

Despite decades of imprisonment and vilification, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi still commands what Myanmar’s generals never could: ...

Western Bago Region anti-regime groups claim they killed 20 junta personnel in Minhla Township on Monday. Several civilians ...

Mogoke residents accuse the armed group of monopolizing ruby sites, sidelining small miners, and scarring the landscape ...

Former intelligence officers, generals and ex-officials continue to publish propaganda books aimed at promoting military rule ...