A network known as “Thais Won’t Tolerate” has urged the United Nations to reject requests from a coalition of Myanmar workers in Thailand to improve conditions for migrant labourers.

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to block $45 million in U.S. federal funding for over 400 Burmese students has left ...

To mark Saturday’s fourth anniversary of the military coup, The Irrawaddy breaks down the devastating impacts of junta rule ...

Monks have been seeking spiritual enlightenment at these sites on steep cliffs, inside caves and atop an extinct volcano for ...

Myanmar’s military government on Friday announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for ...

The UN rights chief said Thursday his office would need $500 million on top of its regular budget to help face towering rights challenges around the world this year. “Lives are at stake if we don’t ...

In the dust kicked up by the war of words between the BJP and the Congress, the cacophony of protests staged at some places against the ‘unbearable’ monetary demands and the ongoing conflict along the ...

More than 70 Rohingya came ashore in Indonesia's Aceh province, an official said on Thursday, the latest wave of Rohingyas who often faced rejection from Indonesia's regional communities. A wooden ...

Archaeologists found Viking skeletons over 1,000 years old buried with a crystal and other treasures. They're improving our understanding of how wealthy Vikings once lived.

A Kachin Independence Army (KIA) spokesperson said his group was seeking to resolve a dispute with the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) without resorting to using weapons ...

Chinese travelers are canceling plans to visit Thailand during the Lunar New Year holiday, as fears over human trafficking ...