US-Myanmar relations have long been defined by acrimony. Recent developments in American energy and mineral policy provide an alternative path forward. The new minerals race compels Washington to seek ...
Asean has struggled over the last five years to respond to the Myanmar crisis following the Feb 1, 2021, military coup. It was therefore no surprise that 99 civil society organisations (CSOs) penned a ...
Top officials in Myanmar have hosted a delegation from Russia for talks aimed at cultivating closer ties. The visit follows a contentious election in Myanmar where the military-backed party swept both ...
The country’s cities have been spared the violence of a hard-fought civil war. But as the economy has hollowed out, many urbanites have become desperate. The downtown of Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city ...
ASEAN is sticking to its position on Myanmar and not recognising the outcome of its recent military-run election unless violence stops, Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro reiterated on Feb 6, ...
Airstrikes on civilians ignored, Myanmar ethnic leader says China seen as sole power intervening, stabilising its projects Leader urges trust and dialogue by armed factions to end war LOI TAI LENG, ...
The Myanmar military’s proxy party has been declared the overwhelming winner of the country’s recent election, ensuring that it will form the country’s next government and tighten the army’s hold on ...
BEIJING — In less than a week, China conducted a series of executions on a scale rarely seen in recent decades. In all, 16 core members of mafia-like crime syndicates were put to death for a range of ...
The Burma Air Forces carried out airstrikes that killed at least five civilians and injured 13 others in central Myanmar, local media reported on Wednesday. The junta’s air force targeted Chatkan ...
Just four months ago, Timor-Leste formally became a member of ASEAN. Last week, the tiny country took an unprecedented step: its judicial authorities appointed a prosecutor to examine the Myanmar ...
Myanmar's junta will form a new entity to oversee both the military and civilian administration, a move experts say will allow paramount ruler Min Aung Hlaing to become president without loosening his ...
On the last day of January 2021, Ma Zar Zar Win was busy selling cosmetic and beauty products to customers at her shop in Botahtaung Township in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city and former capital. The ...