Myanmar News News Myanmar: Myanmar makes more meth than anywhere else. Opium production there also just hit a decade high, report says
Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar surged to its highest level in a decade this year as the nation engaged in a civil war remains one of the world’s primary suppliers of illicit drugs, according to a ...
News Myanmar: Myanmar’s criticism of Takaichi signals ‘loyalty’ to China ahead of election
A junta spokesman slammed the Japanese prime minister’s comments on Taiwan, saying Tokyo had not shown remorse for its ‘crimes’ in Asia.
News Myanmar: US ends temporary status for Myanmar nationals even as civil war still rages
The Trump administration said on Monday it is ending temporary legal status for citizens of Myanmar in the United States, arguing they can safely return to the war-torn Southeast Asian country and ...
News Myanmar: Resistance forces in Myanmar detain candidate in election, state media report
A resistance group in Myanmar has reportedly detained a candidate for the election scheduled for later this month ...
News Myanmar: Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar hits highest level in a decade, UN report says
There were signs that heroin from Myanmar is reaching markets in Europe previously supplied by Afghanistan, with several seizures over the past year that involved passengers travelling from Southeast ...
News Myanmar: Myanmar Opium Cultivation Jumps to Highest Level Since 2015: UN
The country’s conflict is also having a countervailing impact on average poppy yields, which “sharply decreased” in 2025.
News Myanmar: Myanmar: how the military junta reinforces media crackdown one month before elections
One month before the general elections organised by Myanmar’s military junta, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warns against the use of a so-called “electoral interference” law to prosecute the ...
News Myanmar: Overseas Myanmar Voters Spurn Election Despite Junta Intimidation
Migrant communities from Thailand to Korea are resisting pressure to cast advance ballots as the regime seeks legitimacy for a vote widely dismissed as a sham to cement military rule.
News Myanmar: Bipartisan lawmakers urge Trump to reject upcoming Myanmar elections
Bipartisan lawmakers are calling on President Donald Trump to reject upcoming elections in Myanmar, saying the China-backed junta is using them to create the appearance of legitimacy.
News Myanmar: U.S. ending deportation protections for immigrants from war-torn Myanmar
The Trump administration said it would end Temporary Protected Status for nearly 4,000 immigrants from Myanmar.
News Myanmar: Noem ends temporary protected status for Myanmar migrants
Myanmar is the latest country to have its temporary protected status terminated this year by the Trump administration ...
News Myanmar: ‘The Money Is Really Tempting’: A Young Myanmar Scammer Speaks Out
Lack of opportunity drives tens of thousands of young Myanmar people into the scam centers on the Thai border—and greed keeps them there. The Irrwaddy spoke to one former worker.