Taipei, Taiwan – The United Kingdom and Canada have joined the United States in condemning plans by Myanmar’s coup leaders to hold tightly controlled elections,…
The 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have wrapped up their first-ever joint military drills. Organised by Indonesia, the regional grouping’s…
Until recently, Myanmar was little but a distant memory for Bawi Tin Par. The 26-year-old left her native Chin State when she was nine and…
Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is suffering from symptoms of low blood pressure, including dizziness and loss of appetite, but has been…
Generals lash out after 10-member grouping urges ‘Myanmar Armed Forces in particular’ to end violence and civilian attacks. Southeast Asian leaders have “strongly condemned” the…
The move is a new blow to the ruling generals seeking international recognition after seizing power in 2021. Southeast Asian leaders have decided that Myanmar…
EXCLUSIVEPresident Jose Ramos-Horta insists East Timor is on track to join the ASEAN bloc, which seeks to resolve the crisis in Myanmar. National representatives from…
The 10-member Southeast Asian grouping has been strained to the limit over the crisis caused by the 2021 military coup. Malaysia has called for “strong”…
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), numbering 10 countries and member-to-be East Timor, also known as Timor Leste, is meeting in Jakarta this week…
The fast-growing scam centres are generating billions of US dollars in revenue each year, the report said. Hundreds of thousands of people are being trafficked…
Mizoram, India – From the patio of a concrete house overlooking the verdant mountains stretching from the Indian state of Mizoram to her native Chin…
Civil society groups working on Myanmar have criticised United Nations relief chief Martin Griffiths over his recent trip to the country, saying his visit failed…
It is monsoon season in Bangladesh. Every year from June to October, heavy rainfall befalls the country. For one million Rohingya refugees housed near the…
Dhaka, Bangladesh – Mohammad Jalil still has nightmares recounting the harrowing journey he took last October on a rickety boat in the Bay of Bengal.…
Members of the United Nations Security Council – with the exception of veto-wielding China and Russia – have condemned the “unrelenting violence” raging across Myanmar…
H&M, the world’s second-largest fashion retailer, is investigating 20 alleged instances of labour abuse at Myanmar garment factories that supply it, Reuters news agency has…
Mine debris sweeps workers into a lake in the remote town of Hpakant, the centre of Myanmar’s jade industry. Dozens of people are missing after…
Demoso, Eastern Myanmar - The rebel commander studies a chicken bone in a search for clues as to the fate of his coming attack against…
Eight people were rescued and 30 remain missing from the boat, which was headed for Malaysia. At least 17 Rohingya refugees have been killed, and…
Crimes include sexual violence and the indiscriminate or disproportionate targeting of civilians using bombs, UN report says. War crimes committed by Myanmar’s military, including mass…