This week’s Irrawaddy editorial discussion asks why Daw Aung San Suu Kyi remains popular as we mark her 80th birthday.

U.S. President Donald Trump vented his frustration on Wednesday morning as a ceasefire he brokered between Israel and Iran appeared to fray. Before ...

Casualties are reported on both sides as the regime and Karen resistance fight for control of key positions on the Asian Highway leading to the Thai border.

Thai army blocks all but essential crossings amid border dispute, leaving workers, tourists and families stranded at key checkpoint to Cambodia.

Nawnghkio in northern Shan State is under attack from several directions as Myanmar’s junta tries to retake the town from the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA). Several hundred regime troops are ...