The Myanmar government has approved an oppressive Cybersecurity Law in an attempt to further persecute dissidents and limit ...

Among the law’s provisions is a ban on the provision of virtual private networks (VPNs), which are frequently used to ...

A new cybersecurity law came into force in Myanmar on 1 January 2025, with VPN usage and digital freedoms under threat.

Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia, is facing a severe crisis as it spirals into a full-blown civil war. The situation ...

A US agent disguised as an Iranian general approached Ebiswa. He expressed his interest in purchasing materials for a nuclear ...

An airstrike by Myanmar’s army on a village under the control of an armed ethnic minority group killed about 40 people and ...

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

And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans ... I was working as a journalist in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, when the military seized power.

On his Facebook page, Htet*, a doctor in the midst of Myanmar's civil war, crafts poignant poems to process the waves of ...

In a demonstration of its reach and power, the country’s oldest surviving ethnic armed organisation says its members stopped ...

Now we were plunged into terrifying ... such days will return for us, the people of Myanmar. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking news brand, providing global news, commentary ...

Relatives fear the 26 men, who were jailed for crossing into India illegally, will be drafted for military service by the ...