In recent months, Myanmar’s military junta has regained ground lost to organized resistance groups. Ahead of the regime’s ...

Analysts say envoy Deng’s “peace” message at an NCA anniversary event masks China’s interference as it pressures both the ...

The military’s decision to change the name of the country from ‘Burma’ to ‘Myanmar’, which was announced on 18 June 1989, caused a great deal of confusion. The military claimed that ‘Burma’ was a name ...

From Ne Win to Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s dictators have relied on their brutal military intelligence services to rule ...

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls it Burma. But when her words are reported on NPR, the network refers to the country in Southeast Asia as... Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls it Burma.

Friday marked the 20th anniversary of what's known as the 8-8-88 student uprising in Burma, or Myanmar, as it is now known. Dr. Thaung Htun, a member of the Burmese government-in-exile, describes how ...

A court in military-ruled Myanmar earlier today sentenced the country's former civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to seven more years in prison. Suu Kyi was arrested when the military seized power in ...

One by one, they emerged. On Jan. 13, 651 inmates were granted amnesty in Burma, many of them prominent political prisoners, the latest reform in a country whose leaders have surprised even skeptics ...

Language Log notes that Apple's Dictionary program (v. 1.02 running in Tiger) gave an interesting pronunciation for "Myanmar:" It's pronounced "Burma." Graham Webster Formerly a journalist and ...