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Myanmar NowMay 30, 2025

Recovery still out of reach: Life in the Sagaing Hills two months after the earthquake

Known across Myanmar and around the world as a major spiritual centre, the region is still struggling to rebuild

A Thai military vehicle is seen near the Thai-Myanmar border during a new rescue operation conducted by both the Karen Border Guard Forces and Thai authorities. The operation resulted in the transfer of around 200 trafficked survivors from Myanmar's Shwe Kokko. (Myat Thiha / Myanmar Now)

Myanmar NowFebruary 20, 2025

Photo Essay: Hundreds rescued from Myanmar’s cybercrime syndicates as Thailand begins mass repatriation

The operation is the latest in a series of rescues, freeing hundreds from modern-day slavery and sending them home at last

Kan KaungFebruary 12, 2025

Photo Essay: Life on the margins in Yangon’s slums

As the economic crisis deepens, millions of people in Myanmar are facing hunger, with nearly 15 million projected to be at risk this year

Myanmar NowDecember 25, 2024

Photo Essay: In Twante, the dying art of traditional Myanmar pottery clings to life

Kilns that have been in use for generations are closing, one by one, as a host of factors conspire to kill a time-honoured industry

Myanmar NowNovember 13, 2024

Photo Essay: Madaya’s war-displaced seek shelter among the islands of the Ayeyarwady

As fighting intensifies north of Mandalay, villagers try to distance themselves from the conflict and meet their basic needs

Multimedia

Recovery still out of reach: Life in the Sagaing Hills two months after the earthquake

Photo Essay: Hundreds rescued from Myanmar’s cybercrime syndicates as Thailand begins mass repatriation

Photo Essay: Life on the margins in Yangon’s slums

Photo Essay: In Twante, the dying art of traditional Myanmar pottery clings to life

Photo Essay: Madaya’s war-displaced seek shelter among the islands of the Ayeyarwady

Making connections in Myanmar’s fractured state

Travelling clinics serve as rare source of aid in war-torn Rakhine State

In Myanmar, a poisoned pill fuels a ruthless conflict

Learning self-defence in a refugee camp: Rohingya women and girls train in taekwondo

Myanmar junta bombs Kyaukme as fighting for control of Nawnghkio continues

Airstrikes by Myanmar’s junta kill at least 22 civilians sheltering at Sagaing monastery

Myanmar junta thanks Trump after recognition in tariff letter

Chin armed group detains rival fighters in large narcotics bust

Rubio says Asia might get ‘better’ tariffs than others

Myanmar junta airstrikes kill three civilians sheltering in Rakhine State monastery

Myanmar’s factories cling to life as power shortages persist

Bought Out or Seized: Mandalay farmers face impossible choices amid land grab

Myanmar junta partners with Chinese firm to build natural gas terminal despite Rakhine State conflict

Myanmar garment makers forced to exchange export earnings at junta-imposed rate

Thai officials call on Myanmar regime to crack down on fraud, trafficking gangs on Thai-Karen State border

Myanmar military continues to lose ground to anti-junta forces in northern Shan State

Despite escalating violence, Myanmar junta leader says elections will proceed

NUG-founded bank set to sell shares to meet ‘emergency needs’

Myanmar’s junta bears ‘sole responsibility’ for Suu Kyi’s health—NLD

Karenni youth fight for freedom at the cost of their lives and limbs

The mothers of the Magway resistance

A Myanmar artist finds freedom behind bars—by portraying prisoners’ oppression

As Myanmar’s revolution beckons, a new breed of activist photographers heeds the call

The man behind the Myanmar junta’s campaign of terror in Sagaing

Authorities tighten restrictions on passport process for Myanmar nationals in Thailand