Myanmar's military has ruled the country for most of its post-independence history, presenting itself as the only force ...

Burmese writer and historian Dr. Thant Myint-U discussed his new book, “The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century” (2019), with an audience of ...

Burma is a third-world country with a long history of left-wing politics dating back to the colonial era. Unlike the rest of the world, politics in Burma was totally a battle between left-wing groups.

NEW YORK (NEWS10) — Nearly two years have passed since the military coup in Myanmar. Burmese civilian forces continue to fight against the rule of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and his junta. While ...

This article was originally published in The Irrawaddy, an independent news website in Myanmar, and is edited and republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. Poet Khet Thi was ...

ON January 4, 1948, the sovereign and independent republic of Burma was born, and a connection with the British Crown begun 120 years ago with the annexation of Tenasserim and Arakan in 1826 was ended ...

Why Is Myanmar’s Military Bothering to Hold an Election? History suggests that resistance will not end when the military falls. It will only end when real systemic justice is achieved. The U.N. and ...

Thousands of men, women and children from Myanmar's Rohingya minority have fled the country over what the army is calling a crackdown on insurgents. A Wall Street Journal article examines the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (NEWS10) — Nearly two years have ...