Tradition stokes pollution at Myanmar 'slash and burn' festival A charred Myanmar hillside is wreathed by flames, spewing ochre smoke that smothers out sunlight in an apocalyptic scene. Kayah people ...

Local groups are struggling to cope with the scale of the disaster, while the civil war means international efforts have so ...

Pope Francis’ visit was truly a historic event for the 700,000 Catholics in the Buddhist majority country. He was the first ...

YANGON/BANGKOK, (March 30, 2025) – Save the Children and its partners are providing lifesaving aid in earthquake-affected areas in Myanmar with an immediate need for water, food and health care ...

YANGON/ BANGKOK, (March 28, 2025) – Save the Children is monitoring the impact of two strong earthquakes which struck Myanmar at about midday local time on Friday. The earthquake was felt in many ...

Thousands of Myanmar refugees in Thailand fear they may go hungry amid a donor funding shortfall.A foreign aid shortfall, soaring demand and inflation are forcing charities in Thailand to drastically ...

Pope Francis was the only Catholic church chief to visit the country in 2017 amid a brief democratic experiment ...

At St. Mary’s Cathedral in Yangon, worshippers recalled Francis as a voice for Myanmar's suffering people and the only pontiff to visit their nation.

Military attacks continue in Myanmar despite ceasefires declared after a 7.7 earthquake that killed 3,700 people, the UN ...