A U.S. diplomat has been found dead in Myanmar’s largest city, according to the U.S. Department of State, while three members of the diplomatic community in Yangon said a Thai woman has been detained by police in connection with the case.

Prospects for the safe, dignified, and voluntary return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar are rapidly diminishing as intense violence, persecution, and systemic conflict continue to ravage Rakhine State, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday.

Finland has announced a fresh €2 million (approximately $2.23 million) aid package to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, arriving at a critical moment as global humanitarian funding faces severe cuts.

Myanmar is hosting the 20th Southeast Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships in Yangon, bringing together athletes from across the region for a five-day competition running from May 14 to 18.

Miners in Myanmar have discovered a massive ruby, now ranked as the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-affected Southeast Asian country.

Myanmar authorities announced the discovery of a massive 11,000-carat ruby in the Mogok area of Mandalay region, one of the country’s most famous gemstone-producing locations.

At least 16 people have been killed and 21 others injured after a six-wheeled vehicle overturned in Myanmar’s capital, Nay Pyi Taw, emergency services say.

India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested American filmmaker Matthew VanDyke and six Ukrainian nationals for allegedly training ethnic militias in Myanmar.

Myanmar has declared a state of emergency in 60 townships across nine states and regions, granting extensive powers to the military as authorities attempt to control the ongoing violence, local media reported on Friday.

A Myanmar National Airlines passenger aircraft was involved in a ground collision at Yangon-Mingaladon Airport after suffering a brake system failure while taxiing, authorities said.