The Irrawaddy looks at two key ethnic armies that are fighting to prop up the regime—one in southern Shan and the other in Sagaing Region.

Five years after the coup and a protracted civil war, the junta and pro-democracy rebels have failed to consolidate power ...

The House of Representatives backed impeachment of the vice president, paving the way for a tumultuous Senate trial that ...

Under Myanmar’s military-drafted 2008 constitution, authorities are mandated ... on military targets by the People’s Defence Force (PDF), there will be “no attacks on civilians ...

Revolution brings opportunity to reshape a legal framework designed to suppress human rights and entrench military rule.

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government on Friday announced another ... Under the army-drafted 2008 Constitution, the military was able to rule the country under a state of emergency for one year ...

A newly-designated Catholic cathedral in Myanmar was bombed by the military regime last week amid an ongoing conflict in the region. The Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Mindat was severely damaged ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government on Friday ... Under the army-drafted 2008 Constitution, the military was able to rule the country under a state of emergency for one year, followed ...

Myanmar’s extended state of emergency consolidates all legislative, judicial and executive powers of government under Min Aung Hlaing. Under the constitution, the military must transfer government ...

Reports of Chinese citizens trafficked into scam centers along the Thai-Myanmar border are prompting renewed questions about Beijing’s reliance on Myanmar’s military regime to tackle ...

Myanmar Emergency Rule In this image provided ... Under the army-drafted 2008 Constitution, the military was able to rule the country under a state of emergency for one year, followed by two ...