In this report “child” means any person under the age of 18 years. In 1989 the English name of the country was changed from Burma to Myanmar by the ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council ...

Myanmar's military has seized power after a decade of the leadership by the National League for Democracy at the helm of Aung San Suu Kyi. Ms Suu Kyi and other senior members of her governing party ...

An interactive prison map of Myanmar was created in support of the ‘Free Burma’s Video Journalists campaign. The map identifies the locations and gives a brief description of Myanmar’s 43 prisons ...

Mohammed Rofiq, a Rohingya refugee, reads Islamic scripture in his home in Kutupalong refugee camp, in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Reuters Three years ago, Myanmar’s military burned the Rohingya village ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. South-east Asia has a new challenger on the tourism block: Burma. The ministry of hotels and tourism announced ...

Myanmar citizens have been told that tattooing a map of the country below their waist could earn them a three-year jail sentence. A regional judge also warned that it could attract a fine equivalent ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

President Barack Obama's November visit to Burma showcased his Administration's approach to Burma. It is one of gentle persuasion and positive reinforcement, except for sanctions tightly targeted at ...

Poet Saw Wai parked himself on the lawn, unfurled a map of Burma with a blob of blood-red paint dripping down from a spot up north and invited people to make poetry with him. "He's calling for more ...

At the top of Gon Kha hill on the border between Thailand and Burma, the rebels of the Shan State Army shelter inside sandbagged wooden fortifications and dug-outs. Less than half a mile away at the ...

The last time Burma really mattered to the United States, Imperial Japanese forces were marching on Asia. Vinegar Joe Stillwell built a road through the Burmese jungle to resupply China during the ...