A civil war in Myanmar has displaced millions, killed or maimed thousands more and left the country in poverty. Now China is flexing its muscle to protect interests in the region.

Critics feared the changes represent a slippery slope in which the Islamist rebel faction Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which ...

Military-ruled Myanmar, already notorious for cracking down on free speech, has enacted a new cybersecurity law with ...

Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 45,581 Palestinians and wounded 108,438 since October 7, 2023. At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks that day and more than ...

Competitive colonialism, nationalist, revolutionary and ethnic aspirations, rogue rulers and industrial and criminal ...

Domestic or internal power shifts in countries can alter bilateral relations with their neighbours. This is what is happening ...

The streets were buzzing with excitement in Damascus as Syrians welcomed in a new year that seemed to many to bring a promise ...

Myanmar’s military government has announced that provisional results of a census taken in October put the Southeast Asian ...

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said the country’s economy performed better than expected in 2024, building a strong ...

Syrians in Malaysia - which hosts the largest number of refugees and asylum-seekers from the Middle Eastern country in ...

As Iraq looks to rebuild, it faces significant challenges. Over a million people remain displaced, and three million need aid ...

The Irrawaddy looks back at the key players that shaped Myanmar in 2024, a year in which the junta suffered serious military ...