A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor country poorer. Now its military rulers are seeking a veneer of legitimacy ...

The voting for Parliament is almost sure to favor the ruling military junta, which is stage-managing the polls. Still, some ...

The political party backed by Myanmar’s ruling military claims it won a commanding lead in the initial round of the first ...

Polls opened in Myanmar on Sunday kick-starting a controversial election the military junta says will return democratic rule, nearly five years after it seized power from an elected government, ...

From Chinese meddling to staged scam-center crackdowns and a sham election, The Irrawaddy looks back at the key events and figures in another difficult year for Myanmar.

YANGON, December 8, 2025 — Myanmar’s path to economic recovery sees moderate signs of improvement despite significant headwinds, as the country grapples with the ongoing impacts of the March 2025 ...

A former senior Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official and an associate have been charged with conspiring to launder millions of dollars and provide support to a Mexican drug cartel, an ...

President Donald Trump is considering an executive order aimed at easing federal marijuana restrictions, according to reports by The Washington Post and CNBC, in a move that would make it easier to ...

Authorities seized a substantial amount of narcotics and firearms during a large-scale drug bust in Southern California. The operation was a joint effort by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department ...

The election billboards are shining new in Myanmar's northern town of Nawnghkio, but the homes are still shattered by combat. Myanmar's military clawed back the town in a pre-election offensive this ...

Washington DC - Officials at the Drug Enforcement Administration pushed for military strikes on Mexico in the weeks after President Donald Trump's inauguration, according to a new report. According to ...