A Myanmar military fighter jet crashed in a combat zone in the country’s east, according to an anti-military resistance organization that claimed to have shot it down. State-run ...

The government classifies about 50 million acres—more than 20 million hectares, or a third of the total land area of Myanmar, as vacant, fallow, or virgin land. Much of it is used for farming in ...

The fight over land in Mingaladon. MINGALADON, Myanmar (AP) -- The landscape of Mingaladon township on the northern outskirts of Myanmar's main city tells a story of economic upheaval.

Yangon, Myanmar – Han Win Naung is besieged on his own land. Last September, local administrators in Myanmar’s southern Tanintharyi region put up a sign at the edge of his 5.7-hectare farm ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s ruling military said Saturday on state television that the confirmed death toll from a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake rose to 1,644, as more bodies were pulled ...

A devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar last Friday, leaving a trail of destruction and a death toll that has surpassed 3,000. The epicenter of the quake was near Mandalay, the ...

China has protested to Myanmar after five people were injured by artillery shells lobbed during battles between its ruling junta and rebel groups that strayed into a small town near their border ...

There are 35 area codes in Myanmar. Given below is a list of area codes for calling Myanmar's major cities/regions. Exit code or access code of a country is the code which is necessary to make ...

TODAY. Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 1,600 as aftershocks rock area. Posted: March 30, 2025 | Last updated: June 16, 2025. Rescue crews are working around the clock in hopes of finding ...

Some battles took place as close as 500 meters (1,640 feet) from the China-Myanmar border at the time. In 2009, clashes in the same area forced tens of thousands to flee across the border into ...