Myanmar’s military government is stepping up fuel rationing by implementing a system of barcodes and QR codes to determine how much customers can buy as the Middle East war accelerates fears of ...

BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners, mostly political detainees, and activists being prosecuted or in hiding, state-run media reported ...

Myanmar is no longer just a failed state. It is becoming a country with little hope of recovery. The year 2025 offered no convincing evidence that Myanmar will emerge as a peaceful, prosperous and ...

US-Myanmar relations have long been defined by acrimony. Recent developments in American energy and mineral policy provide an alternative path forward. The new minerals race compels Washington to seek ...

On September 15, 2025, the location transmitter of an Iranian oil tanker called Reef pinged near Iraq’s offshore Basrah Oil Terminal. Reef was actually several hundred kilometers away at the Iranian ...

Reporter As people trickled into polling stations scattered across Myanmar to vote in the country’s first elections since the 2021 military coup, much of the nation remained consumed by war. On a TV ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

ICJ hears first full genocide case in over a decade Myanmar denies genocide, says offensive was counter-terrorism campaign Rohingya victims seek justice THE HAGUE, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Gambia on Monday ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A landmark case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against minority Muslim Rohingya will open at the United Nations’ top court on Monday. Subscribe to read this story ...

This issue is preventing our website from loading properly. Please review the following troubleshooting tips or contact us at [email protected]. Argument: A Rigged Election Is No Reason to Reengage ...

It is a contest that the junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), essentially the military party, is guaranteed to win. A USDP victory is likely to make Senior General Min Aung ...

Myanmar’s generals have begun staging their long-promised national elections — the first since they seized power in 2021. Their aim is not to restore democracy, but to entrench military rule through ...