Myanmar

An "unprecedented" surprise offensive launched by a coalition of ethnic-based armies and pro-democracy fighters in Myanmar's north has some observers convinced the country's ruling junta is likely to be defeated.

Military analyst David Mathieson says the 'unprecedented' attacks are posing the biggest threat to the ruling party since taking power.

Sean Turnell says he feared dying in a Myanmar prison as he discusses new book 'An Unlikely Prisoner' and the future of Myanmar.

The International Crisis Group's Tom Kean says the current situation is the military-installed government's biggest test since the coup.

A year since his dramatic release, Sean Turnell is calling on Australia to do more to punish the generals now ruling the troubled south-east Asian nation.

The economic adviser to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was released by the military in a surprise move in 2022. A year on, he reflects on the dark days and having Brad Pitt play him if his new book makes the big screen.

Myanmar nationals who have had their visas knocked back by immigration officials because of the "political and economic situation" in their strife-riven country, say their individual circumstances are not being properly considered.

In the year since Elon Musk took over Twitter, the platform now known as X, has reportedly halved in value, and is considered "no longer safe" for users in countries where freedom of expression has increasingly come under threat.

The junta has launched a second day of air strikes against rebel groups in Kachin state as it also battles an alliance of ethnic rebel groups in neighbouring Shan state. 

Women and children were among the dozens killed and injured in Myanmar's Kachin state, in one of the deadliest attacks on civilians since the return of military rule.

The Macarthur Bulls travelled there against government advice - a move some observers have labelled as dangerous.

An Australian A-League team played a football match in war-torn Myanmar against the government's official travel advice, with some observers calling the move dangerous.

Junta officials say a national census, which critics warn will be used to increase surveillance of opponents, has to be completed ahead of elections that were delayed in August.

China is working with neighbouring countries to crack down on the scam operations that are plaguing the region — including Australia. 

A court in Myanmar sentences a photojournalist for an underground news agency to 20 years in prison with hard labour for his coverage of a deadly cyclone's aftermath.

The son of Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she is being refused urgent medical care despite her ill health.

From war-torn hills and valleys, to the sheep and wheat paddocks of remote Australia, the Karen people are determined to pass down their language and traditions to the next generation.

Médecins Sans Frontières Australia's Jennifer Tierney shares her experience of visiting a Rohingya refugee camp.

Football fanatics from diverse backgrounds have found inspiration in Matildas players — including Mary Fowler and Sam Kerr, who are "rewriting the possibilities" for women of colour in sport.

Floods and landslides in Myanmar caused by monsoon rains leave at least five people dead — including several children — and force an estimated 48,000 people to flee their homes, according to the country's relief ministry.

Myanmar's ruling military pardons jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi on five of the 19 offences for which she was jailed for a total of 33 years, after she was recently transferred from prison to home detention.

The junta leader extends a state of emergency for six months, citing ongoing violence as reason not to hold the promised vote. 

Members of the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) are declining Thailand's invitation to discuss a proposal to "fully engage Myanmar at the leaders' level" despite the country being banned from the association since the 2021 coup.

There are fresh warnings about the soaring heat across south and south-east Asia as a UN report warns global temperatures are very likely to hit records in the next five years.

The children, aged between six and 13, were playing under supervision when heavy rain and strong winds blew in, causing the roof to collapse suddenly.