Myanmar

Fighters from the Karenni National Defence Force, a network of civilian resistance fighters, Karenni organisations and armed groups in Kayah State. (KNDF / Kantarawaddy Times)

Acting president of the National Unity Government (NUG), Duwa Lashi La, called for revolt in “every corner of the country” against the regime.

The carrier is running on a limited schedule to major cities across Myanmar amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Air KBZ / Facebook)

The carrier is running on a limited schedule to major cities across Myanmar amid the coronavirus pandemic.

An aerial view taken on March 6, 2020 shows a view of a prison in Yangon. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP)

More than a quarter of Myanmar's prison population is to be released, the president's office announced Friday, as calls grow to ease pressure on overcrowded jails with coronavirus fears gripping the country.

A street food vendor wears a face shield as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Yangon on April 12, 2020. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP)

For Myanmar, it was a case of better the devil you know, as the health ministry resurrected a junta-era ban on gatherings of five or more people.

Dr Peter Khin Tun worked at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in England after moving from Myanmar to the UK in 1994. (Circle Reading Hospital)

A Myanmar doctor who died after contracting coronavirus has been hailed as a “superhero dad” by his children.

People get off a boat in Bhashan Char island, as it was being prepared for the relocation of Rohingya refugees living in the country’s south after fleeing violence in neighbouring Myanmar. (Polash Shikder / AFP)

Bangladesh's coast guard said it rescued Wednesday at least 382 "starving" Rohingya refugees floating in a large boat in the country's territorial waters after nearly two months at sea.

Pastor David Lah during a recent service that was broadcast online.

Myanmar pastor David Lah told online viewers of his service that devout Christians would be immune to coronavirus before testing positive for the virus himself.

Myanmar military personnel wearing protective clothing prepare food for people confined at a community quarantine centre as a preventive measure against the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, inside a military camp in Yangon on April 9, 2020. (Sai Aung Main / AFP)

Eleven more cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Myanmar, announced the health ministry today, with the highest daily jump bringing the number of cases in the country to 52 and four deaths.

Myanmar actor Min Yar Zar (middle) and his wife Phu Ngone Pwint (top) in stocks after being detained by the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army.

An armed group in Karen state detained Myanmar actor Min Yar Zar and his wife Phu Ngone Pwint on Thursday night, as the couple reportedly tried to flee charges of rape, assault, and an acid attack against their teenage domestic maid.

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