Cash-strapped regime’s import restrictions have triggered critical shortages, placing even basic appliances beyond the reach of most households.

A new directive making things harder for Rakhine traders doing business on the Indian border highlights the challenges facing the Arakan Army government, writes Aung Marm Oo.

Defense minister and security chief seek stronger military cooperation from allies as counteroffensive to reclaim territory suffers setbacks in Rakhine, Kachin and Mandalay.

Families say students are being entered into draft lotteries as the regime intensifies recruitment in Mandalay amid ...

Leadership reshuffle comes amid reports that coup leader Min Aung Hlaing was attempting to hijack the party by appointing his trusted allies to top roles.

Military’s strategy to target civilians has extended from airstrikes to ground campaign, according to captured regime soldiers.

Myanmar’s president is pitching megaprojects and foreign investment abroad, but war, sanctions, instability and economic decline remain formidable obstacles.

Rampant crime in the borderlands dominated the agenda this week, from drug production to human trafficking and the ongoing online scam saga.

An Irrawaddy analysis of more than 9,300 recruitment ads shows U.S. victims remain the overwhelming focus as Myanmar’s scam industry adapts to crackdowns.

Gen. Ko Ko Oo takes over as home affairs minister and is expected to give up his powerful general staff post, while Lt-Gen Nyunt Win Swe returns to military duties.

A drop in global orders, export/export restrictions and an unfavorable exchange rate are making garment manufacturers’ business unprofitable.