The political party backed by Myanmar’s ruling military claims it won a commanding lead in the initial round of the first ...

Voters in Myanmar are participating in the first phase of the country’s general election, held under military rule amid a ...

Clockwise from top left: The Mount Ky Quan San Horned Frog, the Popa langur, the twin slug snake and the Doi Phu Kha newt are among the 224 new species listed in the World Wildlife Fund's latest ...

BANGKOK (AP) — A monkey with ghostly white circles around its eyes is among 224 new species listed in the World Wildlife Fund's latest update on the greater Mekong region. The conservation group's ...

Scientists have recently discovered a new primate species in Myanmar’s central forest. However, the Popa langur, named after nearby Mount Popa, is tragically already on the verge of extinction.

Russian state-owned energy firm Rosatom and Myanmar’s Zeya & Associates are set to implement a 200 MW wind-power project near Mount Popa in Mandalay Region’s Kyaukpadaung Township. Mandalay Region ...

Amid fatal gun attacks and robberies in major cities like Yangon and Mandalay, not to mention a civil war that has engulfed the country, junta minister General Mya Tun Oo has urged ministries, chief ...

A shrine perched on an extinct volcano in Myanmar once thronged with the bustle of pilgrims praying to flower-eating spirit Popa Maedaw, but civil war has cut the complex off from the faithful. Now, ...