From slumping exports and rampant scams to border disputes among its members, Southeast Asia is in the teeth of overlapping crises. But among a lengthening list of troubles its leaders will discuss ...

KUALA LUMPUR - The European Union will not send observers to Myanmar’s upcoming election in late December, its top human rights official Kajsa Ollongren said on Oct 17, dismissing the vote as neither ...

Most of the centres, notorious for their scams and investment cons, are run by Chinese-led crime syndicates working with Myanmar militias. They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in ...

Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing’s government has said that polls would be held in phases, starting on Dec 28, with a result date expected at the end of January. (AP pic) Myanmar’s junta said ...

YANGON: Myanmar's junta said on Friday (Oct 10) that Malaysia would send observation teams to its long-delayed election, as it battles multiple rebel forces opposed to the poll. A civil war has ...

People gathered for the festival and an anti-junta protest on Monday when bombs killed over 40 people A Myanmar military strike on a festival event and protest killed 40 people, including children, an ...

A Myanmar military strike on a festival event and protest killed 40 people, including children, an attendee and a local committee member told AFP on Tuesday. Myanmar has been reeling from civil war ...

August 15, 2025: Myanmar, a nation of 56 million people located in Southeast Asia between Bangladesh, China, Laos and Thailand, has got lots of problems. For starters it’s the poorest nation in the ...

BANGKOK (AP) — A unilateral partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts was announced on Saturday by Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government, which coordinates the popular struggle ...

From serene pagodas and bustling markets to golden sunsets over rivers and ancient temples, this visual journey captures the essence of the country's timeless beauty. Soft, atmospheric music enhances ...

The 2021 military coup has devastated Myanmar's education system through widespread violence and school closures. As the junta loses territorial control, the National Unity Government and Ethnic ...

The end may not be near, but the end is clear—according to those who have kept a close eye on Myanmar’s ongoing civil war, since a military coup toppled its civilian government in 2021. While the ...