The means of trafficking people into these compounds is increasingly changing,” Jason Tower, the Myanmar country director at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), told VOA. “This shows ...

Head of conservative media bias watchdog named to lead entity overseeing independent news agencies including VOA ...

As Myanmar’s civil war heads into a fifth year, anti-junta forces are opening universities and colleges as part of their pursuit of a federal democracy. By Richard C. Paddock Richard C.

Myanmar’s military rulers announced an amnesty for 5,864 prisoners to mark Independence Day, state media reports. Members of a Myanmar military honour guard take part in a ceremony to mark ...

Those named include Ksenia Turkova, who works for VOA’s Russian language service in Washington, Iryna Romaliiska, who works for Current Time, the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty partnership with ...

Once a full-time musician who toured throughout Myanmar, indie-pop star Linnith now finds himself in vastly different ...

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter Scale jolted Myanmar in the early hours of Friday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. According to NCS, the magnitude 4.8 earthquake ...

Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) seeks to deal a decisive blow to the country’s military rulers in 2025. Myanmar's National Unity Government (NUG) Acting President Duwa Lashi La ...

In a 2023 USGS study, baby Burmese pythons were outfitted with radio transmitters. Five were eaten by alligators. Burmese pythons are native to Southeast Asia. Many of the invasive snakes came to ...

The beauty in this corner of Shan state, in north-eastern Myanmar, might seem to be a respite from the country’s brutal civil war. Instead, the blooms are a symptom: It is all opium poppy in ...