YANGON: Myanmar is cooperating with Thailand, Laos and China to control cross-border forest fire and smog pollution at the national level, said U Khin Maung Yi, Union Minister for Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation.

No elections can be held under a state of emergency, meaning the regime’s vaunted polls will now have to wait until at least the second half of 2025.

Four years after Myanmar's military seized power in a coup, the country is in the grip of a bloody civil war that has driven many of the country's young across the border to Thailand.

The Australian former special economic adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi, imprisoned for 21 months by the Myanmar junta that overthrew her elected government, has urged the Trump administration to release the country’s frozen reserve funds to help finance the democratic opposition.

The regime says it has no plans to conscript women for military service but it is making lists of eligible women in Yangon Region.

A parade preluding the Lunar New Year made its way through Yangon’s Chinatown, with the 'Lion Dance' performers as the main attraction. The Chinese Lunar New Year will be celebrated on January 29, marking the beginning of the Year of the Snake.

People in Myanmar marked the beginning of the Year of the Snake on Wednesday as they celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year. The Lunar New Year, also called 'Spring Festival', falls on Jan. 29, 2025 and is celebrated around the world.

Once a full-time musician who toured throughout Myanmar, indie-pop star Linnith now finds himself in vastly different circumstances – just like so many other celebrities who fled the country after the 2021 military coup d’etat.

YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar's oldest zoo, Yangon Zoological Garden, celebrated its 119th anniversary on Friday. A three-day event is being held at the zoo, featuring animal presentations, a gallery sharing knowledge about wildlife animals, dance performances, games for children, and a market fair, Than Myint Tun, warden of the Garden, told Xinhua.

Myanmar's ruling military has extended a state of emergency for another six months, state media reported on Friday, a day ahead of the four-year anniversary of a coup that plunged the country into chaos after a decade of tentative democracy.

Millions of people across Asia and the world are welcoming the Lunar New Year which coincides with the first new moon of the lunar calendar. Widely considered to be the most important event in the year for many in Asia and some Asian communities worldwide, the Lunar New Year represents a fresh start for those who celebrate.