China’s looming shadow over Burma’s shoulder is a concern for both Southeast Asia and here at home. At the doorstep of the Indo-Pacific, Burma’s war against its own people signals the expansion of ...

Fighting has caused the spread of illnesses like malaria and cholera. In a worst-case scenario, the situation could threaten ...

Nina is part of a lawsuit against the Trump administration, asking for TPS to be extended beyond the current January 26, 2026, deadline. The plaintiffs insist the reasons for ending the protections— ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burma (Myanmar), Ethiopia, Haiti, and South Sudan will end in early 2026.

Minnesota’s Karen community is seeing more visits from immigration officials after the Trump administration announced that ...

Myanmar, also known as Burma, will hold a phased general election starting later this month. It comes amidst a years long ...

Reports from Burma’s northern Arakan state, where violence against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority has forced tens of thousands to flee for their lives, suggest the situation there is “getting ...

More than 3,000 people have now died from the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Burma last week, which destroyed thousands of buildings and sent the war-torn country into a deeper humanitarian ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

The story my Burmese family told itself went like this: We’d fled the only home we’d known to escape oppression and danger, only to find ourselves in America, strangers in a strange land. But we did ...

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has repeatedly referred to Burma as "this country". Why do the US and the UK not use its official name, Myanmar? The eyes of the world's media have been focused ...