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The first foreign country I ever heard about as a child was Burma, which was renamed Myanmar in 1989. This was because my dad ...

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On December 19-20, Thailand will host regional representatives in their latest meetings on the Myanmar crisis. Neighboring countries will first come together to discuss border security with the ...

BANGKOK - A Myanmar ethnic rebel group said on Dec 17 it had recaptured its headquarters from the Myanmar military, almost 30 years after it was forced out. Karen National Union (KNU) fighters had ...

BANGKOK -- Thailand has launched a high-stakes initiative to break the diplomatic deadlock over Myanmar's spiraling crisis, with a two-track plan to convene senior officials of neighboring ...

The tensions on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border have reached their peak. Reports suggest that Myanmar’s insurgent group, the Arakan Army (AA), has seized parts of Bangladesh’s Teknaf region.

Myanmar's junta has lost control of its border with Bangladesh to the Arakan Army (AA), impacting India's strategic interests. The AA's control extends to areas near the India-funded Sittwe Port and a ...

BANGKOK/YANGON -- Myanmar people displaced within their own country are expected to increase by about 30% to 4.5 million next year, according to a United Nations projection, as the conflict there ...