In 1989 the English name of the country was changed from Burma to Myanmar by the ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC, now called the State Peace and Development Council ...

The quake shook a swath of Southeast Asia. Myanmar’s military government said 144 people were killed in just three cities.

Caught between conflict and survival, Myanmar's displaced communities are turning to poppy farming, fuelling a booming opium trade in the war-torn nation.

Myanmar has declared a state of emergency in the affected regions after the earthquake struck while the country is in the ...