THE country has signed a five-year military cooperation pact with Russia, sealing an alliance analysts say has been crucial to the junta's grip on power.

To quash the rebel groups that have been fighting it on different fronts, the military has substantially tightened the inflow of foreign goods over the past year. The curbs have suffocated Yangon.

Strong tremors were also felt in Kolkata and Bangladesh following the earthquake in Myanmar.

Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 jolts Myanmar; strong tremors felt in Kolkata, Bangladesh ...

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NAYPYIDAW /Myanmar/, February 3. /TASS/. Myanmar maintained a stable internal situation through its recent elections even amid Western attempts to upend the country, Russian Security Council Secretary ...

NAYPYIDAW /Myanmar/, February 3. /TASS/. The results of the elections in Myanmar will confirm the correctness of the course chosen by the country's leadership, Russian Security Council Secretary ...

A human rights group representing the Chin ethnic minority last month submitted a legal complaint in Dili accusing the military of a litany of abuses.

A lack of unity within the bloc and inconsistent engagement among member states signal fatigue and a divided and uncertain approach from ASEAN in handling Myanmar’s conflict, analysts have said.

In Singapore, the large Myanmar diaspora is mostly pushed to the margins. Many newcomers are employed as maids and carers.

The ongoing Rohingya crisis in Myanmar is a significant humanitarian and legal challenge now before the International Court ...

China carried out its second set of executions in four days of Myanmar "mafia families" who ran scam centers where Chinese ...