Best of 2023: Editor’s picks from the Asia Pacific | Politics News
From the deepening conflict in Myanmar as a result of the 2021 coup to North Korea’s record years of weapons testing and confrontations in the…
Myanmar’s Banking Odyssey: A Decade of Triumphs, Trials, and Transformations
Myanmar’s banking system has changed a lot over the last 10 years. It got mixed influences from history, it grew in different ways and faced…
‘Many more could die’: Urgent plea for Rohingya refugees trapped at sea | Rohingya News
At least one passenger on a boat carrying 185 refugees has died, with dozens more in ‘critical condition’, warns UNHCR. Fears are growing for scores…
Unlawful killings: Amnesty urges Myanmar military war crimes investigation | Military News
Amnesty International has said the Myanmar military should be investigated for war crimes over a new offensive by an alliance of ethnic armed groups and…
Tentative truce shows extent and limit of China’s influence in Myanmar | Politics News
Bangkok/Taipei – China has emerged as the dominant foreign power in terms of shaping possible outcomes in Myanmar’s spiralling political crisis as Beijing seeks to…
‘Fighting is all around’: Myanmar faces deepening humanitarian crisis | Conflict News
In late October, Sai Lam had an uneasy feeling. The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), an ethnic armed organisation operating in Myanmar’s northern Shan…
‘Never giving up’: A former Afghan refugee’s mission to heal trauma | Refugees
Chester, United Kingdom – It is just after 8:30am on a Friday and 40-year-old Waheed Arian is cycling down a path next to a frost-covered…
Fighting engulfs over two-thirds of Myanmar, fuelling humanitarian needs
Over half a million people have been displaced in Myanmar amid a surge in fighting between the military and armed groups that started in late…
Myanmar faces economic stagnation amid conflict, says World Bank
Myanmar faces economic stagnation as rising armed conflict disrupts trade and fans inflation, while a dollar shortage constrains imports, the World Bank said, according to…
Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world’s top opium producer: UN | Drugs News
Violent political turmoil in Myanmar in years since 2021 coup has contributed to production increase, new report says. Myanmar has become the world’s top producer…
Myanmar’s generals face new threat to grip on power as gas supplies dwindle | Energy
Bangkok, Thailand – Myanmar’s natural gas reserves, a key revenue source for the ruling State Administration Council (SAC), are set to dwindle drastically in the…
Rohingya refugees reach Indonesia shores in latest boat arrival | Rohingya News
More than 100 Rohingya refugees, including women and children, have landed in Indonesia’s westernmost province, officials say, but locals have threatened to push them back…
Myanmar Transnational Crime and War
Myanmar, the Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma, is responsible for a highly intricate web of transnational crime. This includes a wide range of…
Has the tide turned against the military junta in Myanmar’s civil war?
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…
Hundreds of Thais trapped by clashes in northern Myanmar being evacuated | News
A group of 266 Thais are being rescued and flown back home via China, according to the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Over 200 Thai…
European nations join Myanmar genocide case | Genocide News
The case at the UN’s top court accuses Yangon of committing genocide against people belonging to the Rohingya community. Five European countries and Canada have…
Myanmar junta attacked on new fronts, thousands flee to India
Ethnic minority insurgent groups attacked security posts in Myanmar on Monday, residents, rebels and an official said, as fighting erupted on two new fronts, and…
Inclusive National Dialogue Only Respite for ASEAN’s Solution in the Ongoing Myanmar Strife
Coup d’état is not a new element in Myanmar’s polity since its independence from British colonialism. A coup throws out the democratic polity to set…
Myanmar fighting intensifies near India border, curfew imposed in Sittwe | Conflict News
Offensive launched by anti-coup forces two weeks ago puts military under pressure and is now spreading across the country. Ethnic armed groups fighting to restore…
Myanmar ethnic alliance fighters attack border outposts as civilians flee | News
Arakan Army says it seized military posts in western Rakhine state as people in neighbouring Chin state flee to India. An ethnic armed group has…