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 ...

Vast areas of Myanmar have been devastated by the 7.7 magnitude earthquake which struck on March 28, with the Sagaing and Mandalay regions the hardest hit. The death toll continues to rise and 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 ...

"Myanmar quake-hit garment industry warns Trump’s 44pc tariff threatens survival as death toll hits 3,600", 8 April 2025 Myanmar’s garment manufacturers have warned US tariffs threaten to hobble the ...

With the junta at the helm, Myanmar has become internationally isolated and sanctioned while its territory has split into areas controlled by the military, anti-coup guerillas and ethnic armed ...

With the junta at the helm, Myanmar has become internationally isolated and sanctioned while its territory has split into areas controlled by the military, anti-coup guerillas and ethnic armed ...