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Myanmar farmers along the border rely heavily on exports to China. But in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, China has reduced the number of trucks ...

Myanmar farmers, many among the country's poorest, now have access to free smartphone apps providing them with up-to-date information on everything from ...

Their land was taken for a Japan-backed special economic zone. Human rights groups say many farmers did not receive adequate compensation or means for a ...

A not-for-profit business is using 3D printing to make farmers' lives easier.

Northern Rakhine has been ravaged by violence since Rohingya insurgents staged deadly raids on police posts last month.

The 15 were given two-year sentences and sent directly to prison.

Aung Ko Htway spent nearly a decade as a forced conscript in Myanmar’s army, and is now accused of defaming the military.

Voice of Myanmar editor-in-chief Nay Myo Lin was arrested last month for violating Myanmar’s Counter-Terrorism Law. He faced life in prison if convicted.

Land grab victims in the once military dominated nation are increasingly emboldened to demand their land back.

Myanmar miners are vulnerable to exploitation by money-hungry local officials and powerful military and business interests.

This incident comes amid clashes between Myanmar’s military and rebel forces near the Chinese border.

Hostility toward Myanmar’s 1.3 million strong Rohingya minority has surged in recent years.

The protesters are calling for an end to the use of the term ‘Rohingya’ to refer to a persecuted Muslim minority group.

Political observers and media watchdogs have decried the arrests as the latest attack on press freedom in the Southeast Asian nation.

The students were demanding changes to an education bill they say limits academic freedom.

About 5,000 Karenni protesters were calling for the removal of a statue of independence leader General Aung San.

Activist Tin Maung Kyi was calling on the United Nations and the International Criminal Court to ‘take action’ against Myanmar’s generals.

For many miners, it’s an economic necessity. On July 2, heavy rains triggered a mudslide in Myanmar’s mineral-rich Hpakant region that killed about 200 ...

The demonstrators said the group should be called ‘Bengali,’ and be considered illegal migrants from Bangladesh.

Two Reuters reporters accused of breaking Myanmar's draconian secrecy law during their reporting of the Rohingya crisis must face trial on a charge that ...

Large numbers of civilians from the Rohingya Muslim minority and the Buddhist majority are fleeing armed conflict in northwest Myanmar’s Rakhine state.

However, seven powerful ethnic groups refused to sign, due to distrust of Myanmar’s government and its powerful military.

Gay people in the former junta-run nation still routinely suffer discrimination.

Police hit student-led protesters with stones and batons on Tuesday, putting a violent end to a week-long standoff.

Police in Letpadan used clubs and rocks against protesters earlier this month.

They say the bill puts limits on academic freedom.

The students are protesting a new education law they say puts limits on academic freedom.

The confrontation comes days after lawmakers voted down a constitutional amendment aimed at removing the military’s effective veto on legislative reform.

The students say the new bill infringes on the autonomy of Myanmar’s universities.

The protesters say the law infringes on their academic freedom.