Myanmar remains one of the region’s most pressing challenges, demanding Asean’s collective attention and decisive action to uphold its founding principles of democracy, human rights ...

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, ...

The film charts the political journey of Myanmar’s former ... bringing freedom to his country. She has sacrificed so much of her life to give people fundamental human rights.” ...

ASEAN foreign ministers have advised Myanmar to give priority to ending the violence in the country than holding an election.

The chaotic country is now a magnet ... arms dealers, human traffickers, poachers, drug syndicates and generals wanted by international courts. Myanmar is now the biggest nexus of organized ...

While the amnesty included around 600 political prisoners, it should not be taken as a sign of conciliation on the part of the military.

The recent abduction of a Chinese TV actor to Myanmar and his ... light on the lengths to which human traffickers operating online scam centers in the war-torn country will go to in order to ...

A new cybersecurity law came into force in Myanmar on 1 January 2025, with VPN usage and digital freedoms under threat. Introduced by the country's military junta, the law aims to address cyberattacks ...

After 50 years of brutal military dictatorship, the country ... Myanmar's severe underdevelopment, low bureaucratic capacity and degraded economic conditions, despite vast resource wealth and ...

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