Having Chinese private security firms in Myanmar also creates a high likelihood of Chinese nationals being caught up in the fighting and possibly killed. In addition, as the recent stunning fall of ...

Four Thai crew members of a fishing vessel detained in Myanmar are expected to be released shortly after the New Year, Prime ...

Election without an end to conflict and freedom for political activities will be unjust and unacceptable, critics say ...

China wants to use private security contractors to protect its investment projects in the war-ravaged country.

The Arakan Army says that it has captured the last remaining junta base in Maungdaw Township, after six months of fighting.

In memory of Professor David Steinberg, who passed away last week, The Irrawaddy revisits his 2022 article on how Myanmar ...

This International Human Rights Day let’s take the fight forward. It often feels like we are on the back foot. But freedom is ...

The arrest warrant against junta chief Min Aung Hlaing only addresses a tiny portion of the crimes committed by the Myanmar ...

The International Criminal Court's actions could serve to isolate Min Aung Hlaing, but analysts question whether he will be ...

Russia joins China and India in backing discredited poll, regime boss’s economic lies unravel, study showed over 1,800 ...

Karim Khan, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, announced that he is seeking an arrest warrant against Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar's military junta, for his role in the ...

For millions who have endured decades of systematic oppression, displacement and violence, this move is more than symbolic, it is an overdue acknowledgment of their suffering ...