The war-torn nation of Myanmar is already struggling under the weight of high inflation, a falling currency, and power and labour shortages. The World Bank predicts that the country's gross domestic product will contract this fiscal year.

World Bank predicts Myanmar's economy to contract this year

Myanmar’s military government announced on Monday an extension of a state of emergency for another six months until Feb. 1, 2023, saying the country needed more time to restore stability and do the spadework for fresh elections.

Myanmar Junta extends state of emergency

In one drawing, dozens of men sit crammed into a single room, hunched with their knees together, every inch of space occupied. In another, they lie back to back on the floor, their faces straining with discomfort.

Smuggled sketches offer glimpses into harsh Myanmar prison

Myanmar's ruling junta has charged ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi with electoral fraud during the 2020 elections, state media reported Tuesday. Since a military coup in February, the country has been in turmoil with nationwide protests and a deadly crackdown on dissent.

Myanmar Junta charges Suu Kyi with with fraud during 2020 polls

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet virtually with Southeast Asian officials every day next week, a senior state department official said on Saturday, as Washington seeks to show the region it’s a US priority while also addressing the crisis in Myanmar.

US top diplomat Blinken to court Southeast Asia in virtual meetings next week

Suu Kyi trial, raids & more: How Myanmar has changed six months after military coup

The UN General Assembly is expected to approve a resolution calling on Myanmar's junta to restore the country's democratic transition and for all countries "to prevent the flow of arms into Myanmar," diplomats said.

UN proposal seeks arms embargo and democracy in Myanmar

For a week, 21-year-old student Phoe Thar has been out by dawn to gather oxygen cylinders from the homes of coronavirus sufferers in Myanmar's second city of Mandalay.

COVID-19 response runs underground in junta-ruled Myanmar

A prominent ethnic rebel group in Myanmar suspended one of its key leaders this week, a spokesman said Saturday, as it investigates an alleged massacre of civilians on its territory.

Myanmar rebel group suspends key leader in massacre investigation

Norwegian telecoms group Telenor said Thursday it is selling its subsidiary in Myanmar, where it is one of the major operators, as a result of the military coup there.

Norway's Telenor quits Myanmar over military coup

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was working to expedite the implementation of a five-point consensus reached by their leaders to deal with the crisis in Myanmar, Singapore's foreign minister said on Tuesday.

Singapore says ASEAN aims to speed up plan to end Myanmar crisis

Myanmar authorities announced stay-at-home measures in parts of commercial capital Yangon on Wednesday, as the country reported its highest daily coronavirus caseload in months.

Stay-at-home orders in Myanmar's Yangon as Covid cases spike

Twenty-five anti-junta fighters and civilians were killed during clashes with the military in central Myanmar, villagers said Sunday, as locals increasingly take up arms against the regime in the coup-wracked country.

25 killed in Myanmar clashes between army and anti-junta fighters

A US journalist has alleged that he was punched, slapped and beaten by Myanmar security forces. Nathan Maung, 44, is the editor-in-chief of the online news platform Kamayut Media, who was detained during a raid on March 9 and after spending over three months in detention he was deported to the US on June 15.

Freed US editor tells horror stories of torture in Myanmar

Speaking at the International security conference in Moscow on Wednesday, visiting Myanmar junta leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said it is important for the international community to keep shared values and unite for peace and stability.

Myanmar's junta leader addresses security conference in Moscow

The UN's special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar has warned of "mass deaths" from starvation and disease in the wake of fighting between rebel groups and junta forces in the east of the coup-stricken country.

UN rapporteur warns of 'mass deaths' from starvation in Myanmar

Thailand is concerned about the violence in many parts of Myanmar and wants to see the implementation of steps agreed by Southeast Asian leaders with the military junta to help end the turmoil since the February 1 coup, the foreign ministry said on Sunday.

Thailand concerned at Myanmar violence

Two officials at Myanmar's embassy in Tokyo have become the latest diplomats dismissed by the junta after protesting the military coup in their country, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported Thursday.

Myanmar junta fires protesting diplomats in Tokyo: Eeport

A Japanese journalist arrested while covering the aftermath of the Myanmar coup arrived in Tokyo Friday, after charges against him were dropped as a diplomatic gesture.

Japanese journalist held in Myanmar arrives in Tokyo

Amid the Junta coup, Myanmar's crumbling economy runs low on cash

Myanmar poet Khet Thi, whose works declare resistance to the ruling junta, has died in detention and his body was returned with the organs removed, his family said.

Body of arrested Myanmar poet Khet Thi returned to family with organs missing

Myanmar's military rulers have approved new investment in projects worth nearly $2.8 billion, including a liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant that will cost $2.

Myanmar's junta approves $2.8 billion investment, including gas power plant

Myanmar's military rulers have branded a rival National Unity Government a terrorist group and blamed it for bombings, arson and killings, state-controlled media said on Saturday.

Myanmar's junta brands rival government a terrorist group

Since Myanmar's military ordered telecoms operators to shut their networks in an effort to end protests against its February coup, Telenor's business there has been in limbo.

Military coup puts Telenor's future in Myanmar on the line