Myanmar

War-torn Myanmar embraces solar to tackle power crisis

Myanmar's junta said earlier this year generation capacity had plunged by nearly half from pre-2021 levels.

Soldiers from the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) patrol on a vehicle, next to an area destroyed by Myanmar's airstrike in Myawaddy, the Thailand-Myanmar border town under the control of a coalition of rebel forces led by the Karen National Union, in Myanmar, April 15, 2024.
A staff member of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency searches for victims of a boat from Buthidaung, Myanmar, that sank near the Malaysia–Thailand border, during a search and rescue operation close to Langkawi, Malaysia November 9, 2025.

Boat with Rohingya migrants sinks off Malaysia coast, hundreds missing

 People's Liberation Army PLA members, carry an injured person near Sagaing Region in Myanmar November 23, 2023

Attack on monastery in Myanmar's Sagaing kills at least 23, witnesses say

 United Wa State Army (UWSA) soldiers seen in tin mine factory at Man Maw at ethnic Wa territory in northeast Myanmar October 5, 2016. Picture taken on October 5, 2016.

China-backed militia secures control of new rare earth mines in Myanmar


Myanmar earthquake death toll reaches 2,719 as aid rushes in

In some areas near the epicenter, residents told Reuters that government assistance was scarce, leaving people to fend for themselves.

 Commuters drive past a building that collapsed, in the aftermath of a strong earthquake, in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 30, 2025.

Chabad in Bangkok confirmed safe after devastating earthquake kills nine in Thai capital

While the occupants of the Chabad building were safe, nine people were killed in the Thai capital.

People gather on a street after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, earthquake monitoring services said, which affected also Bangkok, with hundreds of people pouring out of buildings in panic after the tremors, March 28, 2025.

UN warns window to find Myanmar quake survivors closing, death toll climbs towards 3,000

The epicenter was about 17.2 km from the city of Mandalay, which has a population of about 1.2 million, according to USGS.

 A worker carries a casualty on his back after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar, which affected Bangkok, Thailand. March 28, 2025.

Thai soldiers tortured and killed Myanmar migrant, rights group says

Aung Ko Ko, 37, died after three soldiers and a Myanmar national brought him to an abandoned military bunker where they kicked and beat him with a bamboo stick, witnesses said.

A 15-year-old Rohingya boy, who said he was abducted for conscription by a military-aligned Rohingya insurgent group, poses for a picture in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, June 26, 2024.

'I am suffering deep down': Myanmar's poor travel to India to sell their organs

For a little over $3,000, Myanmar's poor are selling their organs.

A 15-year-old Rohingya boy, who said he was abducted for conscription by a military-aligned Rohingya insurgent group, poses for a picture in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, June 26, 2024.

A 99-million-year-old bug that lived in Myanmar discovered by Israeli researchers

Compared to the species already known to science, the new features of the bug include unique colors and shapes that the researchers believe were used as a deterrent against predators.

A 99-million-year-old bug that lived in Myanmar discovered by Israeli researchers.

Over 70 Rohingya dead or missing after boat capsizes off Indonesia's Aceh

More than 2,300 Rohingya arrived in Indonesia last year, UNHCR data showed, surpassing the number of arrivals in the previous four years combined.

 Rohingya refugees stand on a capsized boat as a rescuer throws a rope to rescue them in the waters of West Aceh, Indonesia, March 21, 2024.

Asia beckons: Uncovering mystical Myanmar and whiskey sipping in tantalizing Taiwan

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At least 22 people killed in suspected massacre at Myanmar monastery

Post-mortem report: "Since all the dead bodies were found within the compound of Nan Nein monastery, it is evident that this was a massacre."

 Soldiers stand next to military vehicles as people gather to protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 15, 2021.

Thousands of Rohingya refugees homeless after Bangladesh camp fire -UN

The UN said more than 2,000 shelters and over 90 facilities including hospitals and learning centers were destroyed in the blaze.

 Fire burns in the Rohingya refugee camp in Balukhali in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, March 5, 2023.

UN to cut food aid for Rohingya refugees, citing fund shortfall

The World Food Program said it would reduce the value of its food assistance to $10 per person from $12 starting next month.

Rohingya refugees sit on wooden benches of a navy vessel on their way to the Bhasan Char island in Noakhali district, Bangladesh, December 29, 2020.