Myanmar is still in an early phase of urbanization. This brings many opportunities to shape cities for sustainable growth and poverty reduction. An inclusive approach will help to ensure that cities ...

BAY OF BENGAL, Myanmar – Myanmar's navy has briefly detained journalists who tried to reach a remote island where more than 700 migrants were being held after their ship was found drifting off the ...

Myanmar’s military government says it has extended its crackdown on online scam activities to a second major location, ...

The World Bank Group has prepared a series of policy notes to promote debate and ideas on inclusive growth in Myanmar as incoming policy makers prepare to take on their new roles. The policy notes ...

Foreign governments should reject the Myanmar junta’s plans to hold elections from late December 2025 through January 2026 ...

YANGON, Myanmar — After snubbing a U.S. aid offer, Myanmar’s isolationist regime indicated today that it wants foreign relief supplies but not foreign workers to help recover from a devastating ...

Nothing says breakfast in Myanmar more than a hot bowl of mohinga, a flavorful fish soup with rice vermicelli. It's the taste of the Irrawaddy Delta in the Burmese heartland, and an iconic national ...

PHNOM PENH (Bernama): Myanmar military leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing called on all parties to reduce violence and restore peace to woo more tourists to the market, which only received half a ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton walks with Myanmar's President Thein Sein ...

Thousands of people have reportedly fled across the border from Myanmar into neighboring Thailand after the bloodiest weekend the country has seen since the February 1 military coup. The U.S. and ...

YANGON, Myanmar — Social media giant Facebook announced Thursday it was banning all accounts linked to Myanmar’s military as well as ads from military-controlled companies in the wake of the army’s ...

Myanmar earthquake: Another quake of 5.5 magnitude struck near Meiktila, a small city in central Myanmar, on Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The latest quake is one of the ...