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18/04 Malaysia PM to hold talks with Myanmar opposition after meeting junta chief

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will hold talks with a key Myanmar opposition group on Friday, a day after he met the leader of the war-torn country's ruling junta in Bangkok to discuss humanitarian needs after a devastating earthquake.

17/04 Malaysia PM set to meet Myanmar junta chief amid opposition to talks

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is set to hold talks in Bangkok on Thursday with Myanmar's junta chief to push for a ceasefire extension, a meeting criticised by some groups battling the military in the quake-ravaged nation.

10/04 In Myanmar, internet shutdowns hinder earthquake aid response

More than a week since a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, turning buildings into concrete mortuaries where many of the 3,500 confirmed casualties still lie entombed, families do not yet know whether loved ones are among them.

06/04 Rains add to challenge for Myanmar quake relief, toll at 3,471

Rains fell on parts of earthquake-hit Myanmar over the weekend, which aid agencies said could complicate relief efforts and raise the risk of disease as the United Nations aid chief said more tents were needed to shelter those left homeless.

05/04 USAID team fired while in Myanmar earthquake zone, ex-official says

Three U.S. aid workers were laid off while in Myanmar helping the rescue and recovery from the country's massive earthquake, a former senior staffer said, as the Trump administration's dismantling of foreign aid affects its disaster response.

05/04 Myanmar quake death toll at 3,354, junta leader returns from summit

The death toll from Myanmar's devastating earthquake climbed to 3,354, with 4,850 injured and 220 missing, state media said on Saturday, as the visiting U.N. aid chief praised humanitarian and community groups for leading the aid response.

04/04 Myanmar junta chief joins Bangkok regional summit as earthquake toll tops 3,100

Myanmar's junta leader attended a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week after a massive earthquake devastated parts of the impoverished war-torn country, killing more than 3,100, and spurring an appeal for help by the United Nations chief.

03/04 Myanmar earthquake toll crosses 3,000; forecast rains pose new threat for rescuers

Conditions could get even tougher for the huge relief effort after weather officials warned unseasonal rain could threaten the areas hardest-hit by the quake, such as Mandalay, Sagaing and the capital Naypyidaw.

02/04 With U.S. absent, China steps in for earthquake-hit Myanmar

After a 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook Myanmar on Friday, killing more than 2,800 people, international rescuers rushed into the devastated Southeast Asian country.

02/04 Myanmar's deadly earthquake brings diplomatic payoff for junta chief

Myanmar's deadliest natural disaster in years has strengthened the position of ruling general Min Aung Hlaing, by opening diplomatic channels closed for four years after his junta ousted an elected government to unleash a brutal civil war.

02/04 Myanmar junta should widen access for earthquake rescuers, aid and rights groups say

With thousands injured and infrastructure crippled following Friday's quake of magnitude 7.7, regional authorities were struggling to cope and desperately needed support.

02/04 Water and medicine in short supply after Myanmar earthquake, says UN

Shelter, clean water and medicine are in short supply following the earthquake in Myanmar that has caused significant structural damage and had a devastating human toll, the United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday.

01/04 In Myanmar's 'Abode of Kings', earthquake hits home of military power

Junta officials are working from the lawns beside the ruins of the foreign ministry.

01/04 Survivors of Myanmar quake left without food, water and shelter, aid groups say

In Mandalay, a resident told Reuters that people were desperately trying to organise their own efforts to dig bodies out of rubble as there was not enough equipment or rescue teams, and locals were wary of aftershocks.

31/03 Doctors, dogs and dollars: Who is giving aid to Myanmar after the earthquake?

Rescue workers, sniffer dogs, paramedics and millions of dollars in aid began arriving in Myanmar after a massive earthquake ravaged much of the war-torn country.

31/03 Thai watchdog had flagged concerns on building that collapsed in earthquake

An anti-corruption watchdog had flagged irregularities in the construction of a Bangkok skyscraper that collapsed in an earthquake last week and killed at least 11 people, the head of the monitoring group told Reuters.

31/03 Woman pulled alive from Myanmar earthquake rubble; race to find more survivors

Rescuers freed a woman from the ruins of a hotel in Myanmar, officials said on Monday, a glimmer of hope three days after a massive earthquake that killed around 2,000 as searchers in Myanmar and Thailand raced against time to find more survivors.

30/03 Myanmar faces humanitarian crisis after quake, IFRC says

Myanmar faces a humanitarian crisis following the 7.7-magnitude quake that has killed more than 1,600 people, and the country's aid needs are increasing by the hour, Red Cross officials said on Sunday.

30/03 Amid earthquake crisis, Myanmar military still bombs towns

An armed resistance movement against Myanmar's military-run government criticised the junta on Sunday for conducting airstrikes on villages even as the country reels from an earthquake that has killed around 1,700 people.

30/03 Aid rushes into Myanmar after earthquake kills over 1,600, ravages cities

Myanmar's neighbours sent warships and aircraft laden with relief materials and rescue personnel on Sunday, as international aid gained steam after a massive earthquake ravaged much of the poor Southeast Asian nation.

29/03 Humanitarian operation in Myanmar hindered by damaged roads and infrastructure, says UN agency

Humanitarian operations in Myanmar have been hindered by damaged roads and infrastructure, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Saturday.

29/03 Thai woman gives birth to baby girl amid chaos of earthquake

In the chaos of Friday's earthquake, a Thai woman gave birth to a baby girl on a rolling bed in a hospital as it was being evacuated.

29/03 Myanmar quake struck mosques as minority Muslims gathered for Ramadan prayers

When Friday's powerful earthquake struck central Myanmar, Htet Min Oo was performing ritual ablutions before Ramadan prayers at a mosque next to his house in Mandalay.

29/03 In disaster-stricken Myanmar, a desperate bid to rescue survivors with bare hands

In the hours after a massive earthquake flattened buildings in Myanmar's Mandalay on Friday, survivors scrambled through the debris using their bare hands in desperate attempts to save those still trapped. Without heavy machinery to assist them and with authorities absent, a resident and rescue workers in the Southeast Asian country's second-largest city told Reuters that they were struggling to p

29/03 In Taiwan's Little Myanmar, fear for quake affected relatives

Win Win has been glued to social media for the past day, trying to work out whether her family in Myanmar's Mandalay survived Friday's powerful earthquake, distracting herself at the Taiwan restaurant where she works by serving samosas and other snacks.

29/03 Myanmar quake death toll nears 700 as international aid starts to arrive

International aid began to arrive in Myanmar on Saturday as rescuers searched for survivors after a powerful earthquake devastated the Southeast Asian nation amid concerns the number killed would soar.

28/03 Remaining USAID staff fired, Trump says Myanmar will still get earthquake aid

President Donald Trump's administration told Congress on Friday it would cut nearly all remaining jobs at the U.S. Agency for International Development and shut the agency, even as Trump promised that the U.S. would provide assistance to Myanmar following a devastating earthquake.

28/03 Fear, chaos as rare quake grinds Thailand's capital to a halt

Bangkok ground to a halt on Friday after a strong earthquake shook the clogged Thai capital, causing chaos and triggering city-wide evacuations that left many thousands of people stranded for much of the day.

28/03 What caused Myanmar, Thailand earthquake? Science of damage explained

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 centred in the Sagaing region near the Myanmar city of Mandalay caused extensive damage in that country and also shook neighbouring Thailand on Friday.

28/03 Myanmar shadow government says 12 killed in quake, urgent international help needed

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has killed at least 12 people and urgent international assistance is needed, the war-torn country's shadow foreign minister told Reuters on Friday.

28/03 Thailand's stock exchange suspends trading after Myanmar earthquake

The Stock Exchange of Thailand suspended all trading activities for the afternoon session on Friday after a strong earthquake struck neighbouring Myanmar, the tremors of which were felt in Thailand's capital, Bangkok.

28/03 Strong earthquake strikes central Myanmar, panic in Bangkok

The 7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar, and people rushed out of buildings in panic in Yangon and also in Bangkok, the capital of neighbouring Thailand.

28/03 Myanmar rebels disrupt China rare earth trade, sparking regional scramble

By capturing sites that produce roughly half of the world's heavy rare earths, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) rebels have been able to throttle the supply of minerals used in wind turbines and electric vehicles, sending prices of one key element skyward.

27/03 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh fear aid cuts will deepen crisis

Majuna Khatun sat cradling her six-month-old baby at a rehabilitation centre for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, worried her child would be without critical healthcare due to funding cuts from the United States and some European countries.

08/03 Myanmar junta chief announces election for December or January

Myanmar's military government will hold a general election in December 2025 or January 2026, state media said on Saturday, citing the junta chief, who provided the first specific time frame for the long-promised polls in the war-torn nation.

02/03 Tariff storm cloudy panorama to tequila manufacturers

The intermittent tariff threats of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, against Mexico have become a headache for the executives of the emblematic industry of the tequila of the country.

24/01 Detained tycoon She Zhijiang, who says he spied for China, alleges abuse in Thai jail

A jailed gambling tycoon fighting extradition to China received "inhumane treatment" in a Thai prison after saying he was a Chinese spy, his lawyers have told Interpol, saying they fear for his life.

22/01 China families appeal to free relatives held by scam gangs in Myanmar

The abduction and cross-border rescue had all the makings of the kind of action script struggling Chinese actor Wang Xing had hoped to land – only not as a reality star.

22/01 What time to watch Boca Juniors vs Argentino de Monte Maíz LIVE for the 2025 Argentine Cup?

Boca Juniors vs Argentino match LIVE for the 32nd round of the AXION Energy 2025 Argentine Cup. The Elephant Cemetery will host this match.

19/01 ASEAN tells Myanmar junta peace, not election, is priority

Southeast Asian nations told Myanmar's military government on Sunday its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority, urging the junta to start dialogue and end hostilities immediately.

17/01 Myanmar says rebel attacks, gas shortages worsen power crisis

Myanmar's electricity generation has dropped to about half the normal figure, as rebels have damaged critical transmission networks, causing lengthy blackouts in wide swathes of the South Asian nation, state media said on Friday.

09/01 Australia violated refugees' rights in offshore detention centre, says UN

A U.N. committee found that Australia violated a human rights treaty by detaining a group of asylum seekers, including minors, on the remote Pacific island of Nauru even after they were granted refugee status, it said in a statement on Thursday.

05/01 Malaysia turns back boats carrying 300 Myanmar migrants

Malaysia's coast guard escorted away from its waters two boats carrying almost 300 undocumented Myanmar migrants found in a state of exhaustion for lack of food and water, a top agency official said.

04/01 Myanmar junta to free 5,864 prisoners under amnesty

Myanmar's military government will release 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty marking the Southeast Asian nation's independence day, state media said on Saturday.

03/01 Malaysia doubles patrols to find Myanmar migrant boats after nearly 200 detained

Malaysia's coastguard said on Friday it was doubling patrols in its waters to locate boats carrying undocumented Myanmar migrants, after almost 200 were detained on an island in the northwestern Malaysian state of Kedah.

01/01 Myanmar says 2024 census shows population of 51.3 mln

Myanmar said its 2024 census found a population of 51.3 million, slightly smaller than 10 years ago, as the junta prepares for promised elections amid ongoing conflict and unrest across the country, state media reported on Wednesday.

30/12 Thailand says no evidence of bank transactions for Myanmar weapons

Thailand's central bank and anti-money laundering agency said on Monday that they have not found any evidence to support a report from a U.N. expert that some of the country's banks were used to help Myanmar's junta acquire weapons.

21/12 Philippines set up Thailand semi clash with Vietnam to face Singapore

The Philippines will face reigning champions Thailand in next week's semi-finals of the Asean Championship after Albert Capellas' side secured a 1-0 win over Indonesia on Saturday to advance to the last four of the regional competition.

21/12 Myanmar rebels say they have taken junta's western regional command

A rebel army in Myanmar said it had captured a major military headquarters in the country's west, marking the fall of the junta's second regional command as it faces mounting setbacks against a nationwide armed resistance movement.

20/12 Fighters from Myanmar civil war aggravate bitter ethnic conflict in India

Indian militant groups that took refuge in Myanmar and fought in its civil war have been streaming back across the border to Manipur state this year, Indian security officers said, inflaming the bitter 19-month ethnic conflict there with weapons and battle-hardened cadres.

18/12 Elon Musk says Starlink inactive in India after second device seized

Elon Musk said Starlink satellite internet is inactive in India, his first comments since authorities seized two of the company's devices in recent weeks, one in an armed conflict zone and another in a drug smuggling bust.

16/12 Malaysia PM appoints Thai heavyweight Thaksin his adviser on ASEAN

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday appointed Thailand's billionaire political heavyweight and former premier Thaksin Shinawatra as his personal adviser for when he becomes chair of Southeast Asia's regional bloc next year.

01/12 Thailand protests Myanmar's navy firing at Thai fishing boats

Thailand protested an incident involving Myanmar's navy firing on Thai fishing vessels, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Sunday, after one fisherman drowned, two were injured and dozens were detained from one of the boats.

30/11 Myanmar navy fires at Thai fishing boats, detains 31 fishermen, Thailand says

Myanmar's navy opened fire on a group of Thai fishing vessels on Saturday, causing one fisherman to drown, and detained 31 crew members from one of the boats, a spokesperson for Thailand's Defence Ministry said.

27/11 Reactions to the ICC prosecutor's warrant request for Myanmar military leader

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday said he was seeking an arrest warrant for Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing for crimes against humanity linked to the alleged persecution and deportations committed against the Rohingya.

27/11 International criminal court prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar military leader

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Wednesday he would seek an arrest warrant for Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing for crimes against humanity over the alleged persecution of the Rohingya, a mainly Muslim minority.

26/11 Myanmar rebel army ready for dialogue with junta, with China's help

An ethnic minority army that is part of formidable rebel alliance fighting Myanmar's ruling military has announced its willingness to hold talks with the junta after a year-long battle along the Myanmar-China border.

25/11 In world's largest refugee camps, Rohingya mobilise to fight in Myanmar

Thousands of Rohingya insurgents have emerged from refugee camps in Bangladesh’s Cox's Bazar, where militant recruitment and violence have surged this year, according to people familiar with the conflict and internal aid agency reports seen by Reuters.

06/11 China pledges support for Myanmar's political transition

China's Premier Li Qiang expressed Beijing's support for Myanmar's political reconciliation and transition efforts in a meeting with Myanmar's junta leader on Wednesday, state media reported.

04/11 A previously unseen species of bird has appeared in Szeged

When ringing, the birders caught a young tamarisk warbler, which is also rare in Europe.

04/11 Myanmar junta chief to make first China visit since seizing power

Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing will travel to China this week to attend regional summits, state media reported on Monday, the embattled top general's first visit to the influential neighbour since he seized power in a 2021 coup.

31/10 Six dead as boat carrying nearly 100 Rohingya arrives in Indonesia

Six people have died as nearly 100 Rohingya landed by boat in Indonesia's Aceh province, a local fishing community said on Thursday, in the latest wave of arrivals to the Southeast Asian country in recent days.

25/10 How an anxious China is backing Myanmar's faltering junta in civil war

When an alliance led by three rebel armies seized swathes of territory near Myanmar's border with China from the military junta last October, Beijing looked the other way.

23/10 Armed group says it takes control of Myanmar rare earth mining hub

An armed group fighting Myanmar's ruling military said it has taken control of a mining hub that is a major supplier of rare earth oxides to China, likely disrupting shipments of elements used in clean energy and other technologies.

11/09 Bangladesh ramps up border vigilance as thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar

Bangladesh has ramped up vigilance at its border with Myanmar, with at least 18,000 Rohingya Muslims crossing over in recent months to escape escalating violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine state, officials in Dhaka said.

06/09 Exclusive: On Myanmar's frontline, Rohingya fighters and junta face a common enemy

Myanmar's military long viewed the insurgency among persecuted Rohingya Muslims as an existential threat to the majority Buddhist nation, but as the Arakan Army rebel group makes sweeping gains, the junta and some Rohingya fighters now face a common foe.

05/09 US calls on Big Tech to help evade online censors in Russia, Iran

The White House, aiming to persuade U.S. tech giants to offer more digital bandwidth for government-funded internet censorship evasion tools, held a meeting with representatives of Amazon.com , Alphabet's Google , Microsoft , Cloudflare and others on Thursday.

04/09 Thousands of Rohingya flee to Bangladesh from violence in Myanmar, official says

Around 8,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh in recent months, escaping escalating violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine state, according to Bangladeshi officials.

04/09 Ethanol push turns India into corn importer, shaking up global market

A push by India to make more corn-based ethanol has turned Asia's top corn exporter into a net importer for the first time in decades, squeezing local poultry producers and scrambling global supply chains.

02/09 Breakingviews - Raw economics will trump migration’s sour politics

Like most would-be migrants, the debate over international mobility is going nowhere. Economists extol the financial and societal benefits of foreign workers but developed world voters – and thus opportunistic politicians – often oppose them. Rich countries’ twin crises of slowing growth and ageing populations may help break the deadlock.

28/08 MM Threesome|Another "Southeast Asia" is popular

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26/08 China's military says it conducted armed patrols, joint police patrols near China-Myanmar border

China's military said on Monday it had organised army units and joint air-ground police patrols near the Myanmar border to maintain security and stability as fighting between Myanmar's ruling junta and rebel forces escalates.

25/08 Rohingya demand end to violence on seventh anniversary of flight from Myanmar

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees rallied in camps in Bangladesh on Sunday on the seventh anniversary of the military crackdown that forced them to flee, demanding an end to violence and safe return to Myanmar.

21/08 Myanmar households crippled as currency tumbles to record low

A rapid depreciation of Myanmar's currency is pushing up the prices of essentials, including food and medicine, crippling ordinary households in the Southeast Asian country wrecked by civil war and a crumbling economy.

16/08 Wounded and grieving, Rohingya flee deadly attacks in Myanmar

Ducking as mortar fire exploded around them, Rohingya refugee Mustafa Kamal and his family narrowly escaped the attack by a rebel militia on their town in western Myanmar.

12/08 Exclusive: Billions in dollar and euro notes reach Russia despite sanctions

Around $2.3 billion in dollar and euro bills have been shipped to Russia since the United States and EU banned the export of their banknotes there in March 2022 following the invasion of Ukraine, according to customs data seen by Reuters.

10/08 Many dozens of Rohingya, including children, killed in drone attack while fleeing Myanmar, witnesses say

A drone attack on Rohingya fleeing Myanmar killed many dozens of people, including families with children, several witnesses said, describing survivors wandering between piles of bodies to identify dead and injured relatives.

03/08 Brazil inks deal for new embassy in Dublin 4

Embassy signs 12-year lease for offices on second floor of Donnybrook House

30/06 Myanmar central bank denies UN report on weapons transactions

Myanmar's central bank denied a U.N. report that the country's military government can still access money and weapons for its war against anti-coup forces, saying financial institutions under the bank's supervision followed prescribed procedures.

17/06 Thousands of Rohingya feared trapped in fighting in western Myanmar

Tens of thousands of Muslim minority Rohingya are feared to be caught in fighting in western Myanmar, as a powerful armed ethnic group bears down on junta positions in a coastal town on the border with Bangladesh, which is reluctant to accept them.

13/06 Learning from Myanmar's rebels, junta builds new Chinese drone fleet

Myanmar's resistance fighters notched decisive breakthroughs last year by relying on a scattered fleet of drones in battles against one of Southeast Asia's most feared militaries.

01/06 Myanmar's Tin Oo, pro-democracy general who co-founded Suu Kyi's party, dies at 97  

Tin Oo, a towering figure in Myanmar's pro-democracy movement and close ally of detained Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, died on Saturday at age 97, political associates and close friends said.

30/05 New York Times: A plant has been launched in Texas to produce 155-mm shells for Kyiv

The United States does not stop doing everything to ensure that the war does not end until the last Ukrainian. According to the New York Times, a plant has been launched in Texas to produce 155-mm shells for Kyiv.

30/05 Myanmar's ethnic armies consolidate strongholds as junta weakens, reports say

Myanmar's ruling junta has lost control over vast tracts of territory, including access to much of its international borders, allowing ethnic armed groups to expand and consolidate regions under their control, two reports assessing the conflict said on Thursday.

27/05 Myanmar's Rohingya in the crosshairs as fighting escalates in Rakhine

Myanmar's Muslim-minority Rohingya community is once again under threat of attacks and displacement as fighting between a powerful ethnic army and the country's ruling junta escalates in the western state of Rakhine, according to UN and aid agencies.

19/05 Myanmar rebel group claims control of town, denies targeting Rohingya

A powerful armed ethnic group in Myanmar said on Sunday it had won control over a town in the western state of Rakhine after weeks of fighting, denying accusations it had targeted members of the Muslim-minority Rohingya during the offensive.

07/05 In Myanmar war, crucial window looms for junta and rebels

In the jungles of southeastern Myanmar's Dawna Hills, rebels from an armed ethnic group are fighting to hold back columns of reinforcements sent by the country's ruling junta to try to reclaim Myawaddy, a critical trading outpost on the Thai border.

06/05 ECB rate cut case getting stronger, says chief economist Lane

The case for a European Central Bank interest rate cut in June is getting stronger as services inflation is finally starting to ease, ECB Chief Economist Philip Lane told Spanish newspaper El Confidencial on Monday.

01/05 Thai King approves ex-diplomat Maris as foreign minister

Retired diplomat Maris Sangiampongsa has been endorsed as the country's new foreign minister by Thailand's king, the official Royal Gazette said on Wednesday.

28/04 Thai foreign minister quits after cabinet reshuffle

Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara has resigned, the government said on Sunday, after being removed from the post of deputy prime minister in a cabinet reshuffle, at a time when the Southeast Asian country seeks to help resolve a conflict in Myanmar.

26/04 Thailand urges bigger ASEAN role in resolving Myanmar conflict

Thailand called on Friday for the regional bloc ASEAN to take a more proactive role in trying to resolve the crisis in military-ruled Myanmar, after weeks of fighting near its border that halted trade and led to a brief influx of refugees.

26/04 Missing travellers rescued from Aussie outback

A group of travellers missing in the Aussie outback were rescued on Anzac Day after being spotted on a remote track by a private plane.

24/04 Myanmar rebel group withdraws troops from key town on Thai border

A Myanmar rebel group has withdrawn its troops from a town along the Thai border following a counteroffensive by soldiers of the ruling junta from whom the rebels had this month wrested the key trading post, an official said on Wednesday.

20/04 Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops

Fighting raged at Myanmar's eastern frontier with Thailand on Saturday, witnesses, media and Thailand's government said, forcing about 200 civilians to flee as rebels pressed to flush out junta troops holed up for days at a bridge border crossing.

18/04 Myanmar's Suu Kyi being used as 'human shield', son fears

Myanmar's detained former leader and Aung San Suu Kyi was moved from prison to house arrest possibly to be used by the Southeast Asian nation's ruling junta as a human shield in its conflict with resistance fighters, her son said on Thursday.

18/04 Myanmar instability hampers India's bid to send home refugees

Fighting between Myanmar's rebel forces and the ruling junta has delayed India's effort to send home undocumented refugees from its neighbour who entered the northeastern border state of Manipur, Indian security officials said.

18/04 In a rebel-held Myanmar town, fragile unity pushes junta to the brink

Myawaddy, a critical trading post in Myanmar that rebel forces seized from the ruling junta last week, offers a glimpse of dynamics playing out across the Southeast Asian country as its vaunted military reels from battlefield losses.

17/04 Fear eclipses election campaign in India's strife-torn Manipur

Amid the thunder and fury in India as the world's most populous nation heads to a general election, the streets of Manipur, a tiny, violence-torn state in the country's far east, are largely quiet.

17/04 China's military plans more drills near Myanmar border

China will hold air defence and live-fire drills near its border with Myanmar from Wednesday, state media said, in this month's second round of such exercises as fighting between Myanmar's ruling junta and rebel forces intensifies.

17/04 Myanmar's ex-leader Suu Kyi moved to house arrest

Myanmar's detained former leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, a spokesperson for the military government told media.

15/04 Myanmar rebels say they have repelled junta push to take back border town

A resistance group fighting Myanmar's military rule said on Sunday its fighters had repelled an attempt by junta troops to advance on the key town of Myawaddy along the Thai border that was seized by the rebels last week.

12/04 Exodus to Thailand continues after fall of key Myanmar border town

A stream of people, some fearing air strikes, queued at a border crossing to flee Myanmar early on Friday, a day after the strategically vital town of Myawaddy near Thailand fell to anti-junta resistance that is gaining strength.

11/04 Myanmar troops retreat to Thai border bridge after days of fighting

Some 200 Myanmar military personnel withdrew to a bridge connecting the border town of Myawaddy to Thailand on Thursday following a days-long assault in the area by anti-junta rebels, according to an ethnic armed group spokesman and local media.

10/04 Thai military step up patrols along Myanmar border as clashes continue

Thailand's military tightened security on Wednesday along a western border town adjoining Myanmar, where anti-junta rebels continued to clash with a weakened military that has suffered a string of defeats in frontier areas.

09/04 Niger coup risks jump in EU immigration, commissioner says

Last year's coup in Niger could bring about a surge in irregular arrivals to the European Union, Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said on Tuesday, the eve of a key vote on overhauling the bloc's migration rules ahead of a June election.

09/04 Thai PM says sensitive issues at play in Myanmar dialogue, must address all sides

There were sensitive issues in initiating talks between Myanmar's junta and anti-junta groups, Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said after a cabinet meeting that discussed the escalating conflict in its neighbouring country.

09/04 Chevron hands Myanmar gas field stake to junta, Thailand's PTTEP

U.S. energy company Chevron has quit the Yadana natural gas field in Myanmar, a spokesperson said on Monday, more than two years after it condemned violence and human rights abuses there and announced it would leave.

08/04 Thai PM says Myanmar regime 'losing strength'

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin told Reuters now is a good time to open talks with Myanmar as the military regime that seized power in a 2021 coup is weakening.

08/04 Fight back or flee? Myanmar draft forces hard choices on youth

Weeks after Myanmar's military government announced a nationwide draft, two young women from far-flung parts of the Southeast Asian country headed to the jungles to take up arms against the junta.

07/04 'People like you make calls from ministers like Bhargava every day', doctor's distorted words create ruckus in Sagar?

Sagar Vial News: A video of Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar is going viral. In this video, a doctor is seen threatening the patient's family. They are saying that people like you make calls from ministers like Bhargava every day. The video has reached the minister. Know what happened next.

05/04 The maximum rainfall in one hour reached 135.5 mm

This article is reproduced from: Nanfang Daily Shaoguan launched flood control level III emergency response. The maximum rainfall in one hour reached 135.5 mm. Affected by the heavy rain, a large amount of water accumulated at the intersection of Gongye West Road in Wujiang District at about 16:00 on the 4th. Photo by Su Yunjie Nanfang Daily (Reporter/Ye Zhiqiang and Fan Yongjing) Under the railwa

04/04 Myanmar capital military base attacked by drones, anti-junta groups say

A military base in the capital of army-ruled Myanmar came under attack by drones on Thursday, the shadow government and local media said, an attack a local armed resistance group claimed responsibility for.

27/03 Southeast Asia human trafficking now a global crisis, Interpol says

Organised crime rings who fuelled an "explosion" of human trafficking and cyber scam centres during the pandemic have expanded from Southeast Asia into a global network making up to $3 trillion a year, the head of Interpol said on Wednesday.

27/03 India to spend $3.7 bln to fence Myanmar border, source says

India plans to spend nearly $3.7 billion to fence its 1,610-km (1,000-mile) porous border with Myanmar within about a decade, said a source with direct knowledge of the matter, to prevent smuggling and other illegal activities.

25/03 Myanmar's next election may not be nationwide, junta chief says

Military-ruled Myanmar plans to have an election if there is peace and stability in the country but may not be able to hold it nationwide, its top general said, as the junta battles to contain a rebellion on multiple fronts.

23/03 Indonesia recovers two bodies after Rohingya boat capsizes off Aceh

Indonesian authorities recovered two bodies from the shores of West Aceh on Saturday and said local fishermen reported several other drowning victims washed up after a vessel carrying Rohingya migrants capsized off the coast earlier this week.

22/03 Over 70 Rohingya dead or missing after boat capsizes off Indonesia's Aceh

More than 70 Rohingya are "presumed dead or missing" after a boat they were on capsized off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province, while 75 have been rescued, the UNHCR refugee agency said on Friday.

20/03 Indonesian fishermen rescue dozens of Rohingya after boat capsizes

Indonesian fishermen were scrambling on Wednesday to rescue dozens of Rohingya after high tides capsized their boat in waters off the province of Aceh, a regional fishing chief said, making them the latest arrivals in the Southeast Asian nation.

20/03 No bidders present at Myanmar auction for $90 million sale of Suu Kyi's home

No bidders showed up on Wednesday at an auction in Myanmar for the sale of the home of jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, for which the starting price had been set at around $90 million, a witness and local media reported.

20/03 Britain's Cameron says Gaza ceasefire crucial but 'a whole lot of conditions' to meet

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Wednesday said it was vital for a pause in fighting between Israel and militant group Hamas to enable the release of hostages in Gaza, but a lot of conditions first needed to be met for a lasting ceasefire.

10/03 India begins deporting first group of Myanmar refugees who fled 2021 coup

India on Friday began deporting the first group of Myanmar refugees who sought shelter there after a military coup in 2021 and plans to send back more in the coming days, weeks after saying it would end a visa-free border policy with Myanmar.

04/03 One-fifth of Mekong river fish species face extinction, report says

Unsustainable development threatens the health and diverse fish populations of the Mekong river, with one-fifth of fish species in Southeast Asia's main artery facing extinction, a report by conservation groups said on Monday.

02/03 Thai parliament holds Myanmar seminar over junta's objection

Thailand's parliament opened a seminar on Saturday on the political situation in Myanmar, including opponents of the neighbouring country's military government, despite the junta's objection.

22/02 US charges Japanese crime leader with trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar

U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged the leader of a Japanese crime syndicate with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected use by Iran in nuclear weapons, the Justice Department said.

17/02 Baghdad Municipality announces its control over rainwater drainage

The Baghdad Municipality announced today, Saturday, the control of the drainage of rainwater that fell yesterday in the capital with a rainfall amounting to 16 mm, and the commencement of street cleaning operations.

16/02 Myanmar junta's conscription plan lays bare toll of fighting rebels

The Myanmar's military conscription plan reveals the heavy toll that months of incessant fighting against rebels have had on its troops and the struggles the generals are facing to replenish their ranks, analysts, diplomats and a defector said.

14/02 Myanmar junta plans to implement mandatory military service in April, media say

Myanmar's ruling military plans to call up young people for mandatory service from April and also require retired security personnel to serve, media reports cited a junta spokesman as saying, as the army struggles to crush an anti-junta insurgency.

11/02 Myanmar junta enforces mandatory military service for young people 

Myanmar’s junta has declared mandatory military service for all young men and women, state media said on Saturday, as it struggles to contain armed rebel forces fighting for greater autonomy in various parts of the country.

08/02 India interior ministry recommends suspending free movement with Myanmar

India's interior ministry has recommended the immediate suspension of its free movement regime with Myanmar, Interior Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday.

06/02 Thailand confident aid effort will lead to Myanmar crisis dialogue

A new Thailand-led humanitarian initiative aims to pave the way for talks between warring camps in military-ruled Myanmar, a senior Thai official said, three years after a coup triggered instability and a wave of violence across the country.

05/02 Rare earths prices seen rebounding in second half of 2024 -analysts

Rare earth prices have likely bottomed out and are poised to rise later this year on demand from electric vehicles (EVs) and wind power and as dominant producer China is expected to pull back on expanding output quotas, analysts said.

03/02 US bill targeting Chinese biotech firms WuXi AppTec, BGI hits delay

A bill in the U.S. Congress that sparked a sell-off in shares of China's WuXi AppTec hit a delay in the Senate this week, a Senate aide and three other sources said on Friday.

02/02 More than 100 Myanmar migrants flee Malaysian detention centre, one dead

An undocumented migrant from Myanmar has died in a road accident while fleeing an immigration detention centre with over a hundred others in Malaysia late Thursday, officials said.

01/02 Myanmar's embattled junta extends emergency rule on eve of coup anniversary

Myanmar's military rulers on Wednesday extended a state of emergency in place since a 2021 coup, as the junta battles to contain a bloody, pro-democracy rebellion that has severely tested its ability to govern.

31/01 Three years after coup, Myanmar junta chief under unprecedented pressure

In mid-January, at a small gathering in a cantonment town in Myanmar, hard line pro-military monk Pauk Kotaw suggested that the country's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing step down and his deputy take over. The crowd cheered in agreement, according to videos of the event posted on social media.

29/01 With generals barred, Myanmar junta sends bureaucrat to ASEAN meeting

Myanmar's ruling generals remain barred from ASEAN's key meetings over their failure to implement a peace plan agreed with the bloc two months after a 2021 coup.

26/01 US House bill would curb genetic info sharing with China's Wuxi Apptec, BGI

A congressional committee focused on China has introduced a bill that would restrict federally funded medical providers from allowing China's BGI Group, WuXi Apptec and other biotech companies from getting genetic information about Americans.

17/01 Malaysia to review migrant labour deals to stamp out exploitation

Malaysia will review bilateral agreements with 15 nations from which it sources labourers in a bid to address exploitative practices and manpower imbalances that have left thousands of migrant workers stranded without jobs, officials said.

12/01 Myanmar rebel alliance agree ceasefire with ruling military - rebel group TNLA

An alliance of ethnic minority armies in northern Myanmar has agreed a ceasefire with the ruling military, a leader of one of the groups, the TNLA, said on Friday, adding the talks involved an envoy from neighbouring China.

11/01 ASEAN special envoy meets Myanmar junta chief

Myanmar's junta chief, Min Aung Hlaing, met with a special envoy from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), state media reported on Thursday, as Laos takes over chairing the bloc, which has encouraged peace efforts in the country.

07/01 Fire leaves nearly 7,000 Rohingya homeless in Bangladesh camp

A fire swept through a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh in the early hours of Sunday, destroying about 800 shelters and rendering thousands homeless, officials said.

06/01 China steps up Myanmar contacts on border stability, phone scams

Senior Chinese officials have held talks with Myanmar, the government said on Saturday, as Beijing grows increasingly concerned about border security and telecoms scams with rebel groups pressing their campaign against Myanmar's junta.

04/01 Artillery shells from restive Myanmar region hit southwest China town - Global Times

Five people in a Chinese town near Myanmar were wounded on Wednesday by stray artillery shells from across the border, according to China's state-controlled Global Times, as fighting between Myanmar's junta and rebels persisted despite talks.

04/01 Myanmar junta to free 9,652 prisoners on humanitarian grounds - state media

Myanmar's military government will release 9,652 prisoners, including 114 foreigners, under an amnesty to mark the country's independence day, state media reported on Thursday.

02/01 U.N. to boost food ration for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

The United Nations will increase the food ration for each Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh by $2 a month, to $10, from Jan. 1, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, as it thanked donors for coming to the rescue of a cash-strapped effort.

02/01 Myanmar's 'watermelons': Soldier on the outside, rebel inside

For about two years, says 24-year-old Yan, a former Myanmar police officer, he risked his life pretending to serve the military junta while secretly spying for the armed resistance.

19/12 Tanks were moving towards us... Defense Minister said, 'Do whatever you think is right', former military expert on China border dispute?

India-China War: The situation had become very critical as tensions over the India-China border dispute increased. Former Army Chief Manoj Mukund Naravane has mentioned each and every thing of that time in his memoirs. Naravane has written that he had clearly told the Defense Minister to do whatever he thinks appropriate.

11/12 How to Keep Time: Look Busy

If time is a luxury, why don’t we flaunt it?

05/12 Myanmar junta leader says armed organisations must solve their problems 'politically' - state media

Myanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has called on armed ethnic groups involved in an offensive against the country's ruling military to solve their problems "politically", state media reported on Tuesday.

27/11 More Rohingya take children as they leave Bangladesh by boat - aid groups

An increasing number of Rohingya people are leaving refugee camps in Bangladesh with their children, taking to boats in search of a better life as hopes fade of returning to Myanmar or being resettled, and camp life gets tougher, aid groups say.

25/11 A better way to build, by Santiago Dammert

“Ordinance 510-MM of the Municipality of Miraflores offers a better way to build. [...] These measures provide security to the neighborhood and add enormous attractiveness to the urban environment.”

25/11 Chinese military holds training drills near Myanmar border after convoy fire

China's military will begin "combat training activities" from Saturday on its side of the border with Myanmar, it said on social media, a day after a convoy of trucks carrying goods into the neighbouring Southeast Asian nation went up in flames.

24/11 China's Myanmar envoy holds high-level talks after signs of strained ties

China's ambassador to Myanmar has met top officials there for talks on stability on their common border, Myanmar media reported on Friday, after recent signs that their relationship has been coming under rare strain.

22/11 Hundreds of Rohingya come ashore in Indonesia, joining about 1,000 this week

More than 200 ethnic Rohingya came ashore in Indonesia's Aceh province late on Tuesday, taking total arrivals of members of the Myanmar Muslim minority to more than 1,000 for the week, a leader of the province's fishing community said.

21/11 Myanmar hands over to China thousands of telecom fraud suspects

Myanmar authorities have handed over 31,000 telecom fraud suspects to China since law enforcement officers from both countries launched a crackdown on online scams in September, Chinese authorities said on Tuesday.

20/11 Is the rule of Myanmar's junta under threat?

Myanmar's ruling military is facing attacks on multiple fronts in its borderlands as an alliance of ethnic minority insurgent groups combines with pro-democracy fighters to try to capture territory and challenge the junta's rule.

20/11 Philippines' Marcos says Myanmar a difficult problem for ASEAN

The conflict in military-ruled Myanmar has been a difficult issue for the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN to address, with little progress made towards a resolution and intensifying fighting, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos said.

19/11 Hundreds more Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia's Aceh

More than 500 Rohingya refugees originally from Myanmar landed on the shores of Indonesia's Aceh province on Sunday, the fourth wave of arrivals this week, a local UNHCR official said.

19/11 Hundreds of Thais to be evacuated from Myanmar via China amid heavy fighting

More than two hundred Thai nationals trapped by the surge in fighting in northern Myanmar between junta soldiers and armed ethnic-minority groups are being evacuated to Thailand via China, the Thai foreign ministry said on Sunday.

18/11 Thais trapped by Myanmar fighting repatriated, Thai army says

Forty-one Thai nationals, trapped in northern Myanmar amid a surge in fighting between junta troops and armed ethnic-minority groups near the Chinese border, returned to Thailand on Saturday, the Thai army said.

17/11 With drones and dawn assault, Myanmar's Chin rebels open new front

In the pre-dawn darkness on Monday, a 22-year-old Myanmar rebel fighter approached a hill-top military camp in remote Chin State with dozens of comrades for an assault that opened up another front in a mounting nationwide offensive against the junta.

17/11 Myanmar military, insurgents battle over port town

Myanmar's military has launched attacks from the air and the sea to recapture a port town on the Bay of Bengal, an opposition alliance said on Friday, as junta forces face the fiercest offensive from their enemies in years.

16/11 Myanmar junta says facing 'heavy assault' from insurgents in three states

Myanmar's junta has reported "heavy assaults" by insurgents and told government staff to get ready for emergencies, an official said.

16/11 US, China, Southeast Asia defence officials meet amid crises

Defence ministers and officials from the United States, China, Russia and Southeast Asia gathered in Indonesia on Thursday for a meeting where they are expected to discuss geopolitical crises in and outside the region.

15/11 After battle with junta, Myanmar rebels take control of border point with India

Two days after rebel forces in Myanmar’s Chin state overran the junta’s two military bases close to the border with India, they have taken control of a border crossing point between the two countries across the tiny hilly Indian state of Mizoram.

15/11 Myanmar rebels says dozens of junta forces surrender, captured

Dozens of members of the Myanmar security forces have surrendered or been captured, a rebel group said on Wednesday, as a coordinated offensive by insurgent groups battling the junta gathers pace in several parts of the country.

14/11 Myanmar rebels seek to control border with India after early wins

Anti-junta fighters in Myanmar's Chin state were aiming to gain control of part of a porous border with India, after tasting early success with the takeover of two military outposts on the remote mountainous frontier, a senior rebel commander said.

13/11 China, Pakistan navies hold drills days after Russia's historic Andaman exercise

The exercise follows what Moscow describes as "the first Russian-Myanmar naval exercise in modern history" held from Nov. 7-9 in the Andaman Sea on the northeastern fringe of the Indian Ocean.

12/11 Myanmar fighter jet crashes, rebels claim responsibility

A Myanmar fighter jet has crashed during clashes between the military and an insurgent group, both sides said, in another setback for a junta facing the biggest challenge to its rule since a coup in 2021.

10/11 Losing ground to rebel alliance, Myanmar junta faces biggest test since coup

Anti-junta fighters have overrun 100 military outposts and the junta stands to lose control of key border crossings that account for some 40% of cross-border trade and a vital tax revenue source.

03/11 Chevron struggles to exit Myanmar gas project after nearly two years

Nearly two years after U.S. energy company Chevron condemned violence and human rights abuses in Myanmar and announced it would leave, the company said it still holds assets there, including a portion of an offshore gas field in a venture with the state energy company.

31/10 US targets Myanmar's state oil and gas enterprise with form of sanctions

The United States on Tuesday imposed a form of sanctions on Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE), the U.S. Treasury Department said, but stopped short of imposing full blocking sanctions on the ruling junta's main source of foreign revenue.

17/10 Phibsborough shopping centre co-living plans collapse

Scheme granted permission more than two years ago cannot go ahead due to planning rule change

11/10 US condemns Myanmar refugee camp strike, calls it 'military attack'

The United States on Tuesday condemned what it called a reported "military attack" in Myanmar on a refugee camp that led to the killing of several civilians.

10/10 Many killed in artillery strike in northern Myanmar - media, local sources

Many people have been killed in an artillery strike at a camp for internally displaced people in Myanmar's Kachin State, among them women, children and the elderly.

09/10 Thai mall shooting victim's mother bids emotional farewell at cremation

Among the hundreds mourning Moe Myint on Sunday was the mother of the Burmese victim of last week's shooting rampage at a Bangkok mall, seeming dazed at the cremation ceremony on the outskirts of the Thai capital.

08/10 Myanmar Supreme Court rejects jailed Suu Kyi appeals

The Supreme Court in military-ruled Myanmar has rejected appeals against six corruption convictions for the jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to media reports.

07/10 Sales of chocolates soar since new law to cut down on unhealthy food

SALES of chocolate, sweets and ice cream have gone up by 27 per cent since a law was brought in to encourage people to cut down on unhealthy treats.

29/09 Senior US, China diplomats meet in Washington in latest effort to maintain dialogue

High-level talks between the two sides could help set the stage for a meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping later this year.

28/09 India imposes curfew in strife-hit areas of Manipur state

India imposed curfew in the capital and some areas of its restive state of Manipur on Thursday, after scores of students were injured in violence following protests against the alleged abduction and murder of two students, authorities said.

21/09 Delivery Hero confirms talks on partial sale of Asian business

Delivery Hero confirmed talks on a partial sale of its Asia business on Wednesday, adding that the deal's value is still under negotiation.

14/09 UN rights expert urges US to go further with sanctions against Myanmar junta

The U.N. human rights expert for Myanmar on Wednesday called on the United States to further tighten sanctions on the country's military rulers to include their main revenue source, the state oil and gas enterprise.

12/09 Aung San Suu Kyi's son 'extremely worried' about his mother's health

The son of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's detained former leader, said he was "extremely worried" about his mother's health, saying she was struggling to eat and was being refused permission to see an outside doctor.

10/09 Myanmar receives first shipment of Russia's Su-30 fighter jets - RIA

Myanmar has received the first shipment of two Russian Su-30 fighter jets, Charlie Than, Myanmar's trade minister, told the Russian RIA state news agency in remarks published on Sunday.

07/09 Chinese rare earth prices hit 20-month high on Myanmar supply worry

Chinese rare earth prices jumped to their highest in 20 months, as mining suspension in major producer Myanmar sparked stockpiling ahead of the peak consumption season, analysts said on Thursday.

07/09 UN chief says global finance system fragmenting; Myanmar crisis worsens

The world risks a "great fracture" of its economic and financial systems, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday at a summit with Southeast Asia's ASEAN bloc, China, the United States and others in Indonesia.

07/09 World leaders talk trade, security in ASEAN-led summit

World leaders were on Thursday set for a series of meetings on security and trade against a backdrop of simmering tensions and open conflicts in parts of the world, as an ASEAN-hosted summit in Indonesia entered its final day.

06/09 ASEAN welcomes world leaders as China-U.S. rivalry overshadows region

Southeast Asia's ASEAN bloc on Wednesday welcomed world leaders to Indonesia's capital for a summit likely to be dominated by worry about rivalry between the United States and China overshadowing the region.

05/09 Myanmar's jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi ailing - source

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ailing and a request for an outside physician to see her has been denied by the country's military rulers, a source familiar with the matter and the shadow government loyal to her said on Tuesday.

05/09 ASEAN leaders seek to assert bloc's relevance at annual summit

Southeast Asian leaders will on Tuesday converge on the Indonesian capital for an annual summit amid rifts within the 10-member regional bloc over stalled peace efforts in Myanmar and a sharpening U.S.-China rivalry in the region.

04/09 ASEAN diplomats meet to review stalled Myanmar peace plan

Top Southeast Asian diplomats will review their regional bloc's stalled peace plan for Myanmar with frustration growing with its ruling military's failure to end violence.

29/08 'Hundreds of thousands' trafficked into SE Asia scam centres - UN

Hundreds of thousands of people are being trafficked by criminal gangs and forced to work in scam centres and other illegal online operations that have sprung up across Southeast Asia in recent years, the United Nations said in a report on Tuesday.

27/08 East Timor condemns Myanmar's expulsion of top diplomat

Myanmar's military government has ordered East Timor's top diplomat to leave the country, the government of East Timor - a vocal critic of Myanmar's leadership - said in a statement condemning the rare action.

18/08 Exclusive: British police investigate exiled former Myanmar envoy for trespass

British police are investigating Myanmar's former ambassador to the United Kingdom for trespassing on a diplomatic residence in London that he has refused to leave since being ousted for opposing Myanmar's 2021 military coup, his lawyer told Reuters.

18/08 U.N. humanitarian chief appeals to Myanmar generals for greater aid access

The chief of the United Nations humanitarian relief agency has urged Myanmar's ruling military to allow greater access to 18 million people in need of aid, describing the situation as critical as a post-coup conflict intensifies.

17/08 Exclusive: H&M says it will "phase out" sourcing from Myanmar

The world's second-biggest fashion retailer H&M has decided to gradually stop sourcing from Myanmar, it told Reuters on Thursday, as reports of labour abuses in garment factories in the country increase.

16/08 H&M probes Myanmar factory abuses as pressure intensifies

H&M told Reuters it is following up on 20 alleged instances of labour abuse at Myanmar garment factories that supply the world's second-largest fashion retailer, just weeks after top rival Zara owner Inditex said it is phasing out purchases from the Southeast Asian country.

15/08 India's Modi says peace returning to strife-torn Manipur

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday peace was returning to the strife-torn northeastern state of Manipur where at least 180 people have been killed and tens of thousands forced from their homes in sectarian clashes since May.

11/08 Modi says no-confidence vote 'defames India', appeals for Manipur peace

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday easily defeated a vote of no-confidence taken by the opposition over his handling of a deadly ethnic conflict in Manipur, and in a two-hour speech dismissed the move as a vain attempt to "defame India".

08/08 War crimes by Myanmar's military 'more frequent and brazen', UN probe finds

War crimes committed by Myanmar's military, including the bombing of civilians, have become "increasingly frequent and brazen", a team of United Nations investigators said in a report published on Tuesday.

04/08 Myanmar poet turned rebel leader seeks new territory; worries about 'ephemeral revolutionaries'

Poet turned militia leader Maung Saungkha, one of the most prominent figures fighting for democracy in Myanmar, says his armed group plans to start carving out territory in the country's heartlands to confront the junta more directly.

03/08 Myanmar junta's partial pardon of Suu Kyi means 'absolutely nothing', says son

A partial pardon by Myanmar's ruling military of jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi means "absolutely nothing", her younger son said on Wednesday, calling on Western governments to do more to step up pressure on the junta.

01/08 Myanmar junta pardons ex-leader Suu Kyi for five offences

Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be pardoned for five of the numerous offences for which she was jailed for a total of 33 years, state media reported on Tuesday.

26/07 Myanmar military may move Suu Kyi to house arrest - media

Myanmar's military government may move ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest in the capital, Naypyitaw, two media outlets reported on Wednesday.

14/07 Rivalries on show as Southeast Asia hosts annual security gathering

Foreign ministers of two dozen countries meet in Indonesia on Friday with U.S.-China rivalry, the war in Ukraine and North Korean missiles set to dominate roundtable talks in Southeast Asia's annual security gathering.

13/07 ASEAN struggles for unity on Myanmar conflict

Finding unity over how to deal with Myanmar's junta continued to evade Southeast Asian nations on Thursday, as foreign ministers meeting in Jakarta struggled to agree on a communique that would include a reference to their neighbour's internal strife.

12/07 ASEAN chair Indonesia has little to show for Myanmar peace drive - diplomats

Indonesia, working on behalf of southeast Asian nations, has little to show so far for its intense behind-the-scenes efforts to bridge gaps between factions in Myanmar's conflict, diplomatic sources say.

12/07 ASEAN ministers call for unity in tackling Myanmar conflict

ASEAN foreign ministers on Wednesday called for regional unity in addressing an intensifying conflict in Myanmar, amid doubts over the bloc's capability to implement a two-year-old peace process that has yet to get off the ground.

11/07 Myanmar crisis, South China Sea tensions loom over ASEAN meet

Southeast Asia's top diplomats will gather in Indonesia on Tuesday amid pressure to address a bloody political crisis in Myanmar and resolve tensions in the South China Sea where some ASEAN members have overlapping territorial claims with China.

05/07 Schools remain shut in India's violence-hit Manipur despite reopening order

Nearly all schools remained shut in India's violence-hit Manipur state despite a government order to reopen them on Wednesday in a bid to restore normalcy after two months of ethnic clashes that have killed almost 120 people.

05/07 Myanmar's top court hears Suu Kyi's appeals to cut jail term

Myanmar's Supreme Court heard on Wednesday the latest in a series of appeals by former leader Aung San Suu Kyi against a slew of convictions, a source familiar with the case said, as she seeks to reduce her 33 years of jail time.

03/07 Myanmar Supreme Court to hear Suu Kyi appeal this week - source

The Supreme Court in military-ruled Myanmar will hear an appeal this week by former leader Aung San Suu Kyi against two of her convictions, a source familiar with the case said on Monday, as the Nobel laureate seeks to reduce her 33 years of jail time.

01/07 Cambodia's Hun Sen kicks off campaign for virtually unopposed election

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday commenced his ruling party's campaign for an election later this month - a poll that has been criticised as a sham after the main opposition party was prevented from running.

30/06 Aid restrictions by Myanmar junta may be war crimes: UN

The Myanmar military rulers' restrictions on life-saving aid are growing and may amount to war crimes such as degrading treatment, starvation, and collective punishment, a U.N. human rights report said on Friday.

21/06 U.S. to slap new sanctions on Myanmar state-owned banks - sources

The U.S. plans to levy new restrictions this week to cut off finances to Myanmar's military junta, according to sources with knowledge of the matter and Thai news outlets.

21/06 Intl community must reassess fundamental approach to Myanmar - UN expert

The international community must reassess its fundamental approach to the crisis in Myanmar, a United Nations expert said on Wednesday.

20/06 Himalayan glaciers on track to lose up to 75% of ice by 2100 - report

Glaciers in Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalaya could lose up to 75% of their volume by century’s end due to global warming, causing both dangerous flooding and water shortages for the 240 million people who live in the mountainous region, according to a new report.

19/06 Thais host Myanmar junta official for talks; key ASEAN members stay away

Thailand on Monday hosts talks aimed at re-engaging Myanmar's shunned military leaders though important Southeast Asian neighbours are staying away from a gathering critics view as undermining regional unity on the strife-torn country's crisis.

18/06 Key ASEAN members skip Thai-hosted Myanmar talks amid criticism

Thailand's caretaker government was set to host the foreign minister of Myanmar's ruling junta at informal regional peace talks on Sunday, but key Southeast Asian counterparts were staying away from the meeting that has drawn sharp criticism.

16/06 Exclusive: Thailand seeking to re-engage Myanmar junta with ASEAN meeting

Thailand's caretaker government is proposing to "fully re-engage" Myanmar's military rulers and has invited ASEAN foreign ministers to an informal meeting on Sunday in an effort to jump-start a stalled peace plan, according to a letter seen by Reuters and sources aware of the invitation.

14/06 Clooney Foundation sues Venezuela over alleged human rights abuses

The Clooney Foundation for Justice has accused Venezuelan security forces of crimes against humanity against government opponents since 2014 in a lawsuit filed in Argentina on Wednesday.

08/05 Indonesia president condemns attack on ASEAN officials delivering aid in Myanmar

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo on Monday condemned an attack in Myanmar on ASEAN officials delivering humanitarian aid, and called for an end to violence in the strife-torn country.

06/05 Rohingya say they won't return to Myanmar to be stuck in camps

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh said on Saturday they would not return to Myanmar to "be confined in camps" after making a visit to the country as part of efforts to encourage their voluntary repatriation.

05/05 Indonesia held multiple engagements on Myanmar, urges end to violence, minister says

Indonesia's foreign minister on Friday confirmed her country had engaged with Thailand, China, India and the United Nations on the crisis in Myanmar, as well as Myanmar's key stakeholders, during which it called for an immediate halt to violence.

05/05 Exclusive: Indonesia quietly engaging key stakeholders in Myanmar crisis - foreign minister

Indonesia has for months been quietly engaging Myanmar's pro-democracy shadow government, its ruling junta and ethnic minority armies, its foreign minister told Reuters, in an effort to kick-start a peace process as violence intensifies.

03/05 China says Myanmar's sovereignty should be respected

China supports Myanmar in finding its own path to development and urges the international community to respect its sovereignty and help it achieve peace and reconciliation, China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

27/04 Pythons on your porch? Call Myanmar’s ‘Snake Princess’

At four in the morning outside a Yangon monastery, Shwe Lei and her team were wrestling 30 writhing pythons into old rice sacks and loading them into a van.

26/04 Slain Japanese journalist's last Myanmar images shared after 15 years missing

The family of a Japanese journalist killed while reporting on Myanmar's 2007 "Saffron Revolution" released his last pictures on Wednesday, sharing footage from a recently obtained video camera missing since his fatal shooting 15 years ago.

26/04 Myanmar's neighbours, some ASEAN members hold secretive talks on crisis - sources

Government and think-tank representatives from Myanmar and its neighbours, including India and China, held talks in New Delhi on Tuesday as part of a secretive effort to de-escalate a bloody crisis in the army-run Southeast Asian nation, two sources said.

25/04 Former UN chief says Myanmar army must take first step to end violence

Former U.N. chief Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday called for an end to violence in Myanmar after meeting the leader of its ruling military, which he said "must take the first steps".

24/04 Factbox: Chile lithium move latest in global resource nationalism trend

Chile's President Gabriel Boric announced on Thursday he would nationalise the country's vast lithium industry to boost the economy and protect the environment.

24/04 Factbox: World's biggest lithium producers

Chilean President Gabriel Boric said on Thursday he would nationalise the country's lithium industry and create a state-owned company to produce the metal that is a key component of electric vehicle batteries.

19/04 Myanmar Supreme Court to hear appeal of jailed former leader Suu Kyi

The Supreme Court in military-ruled Myanmar will hear an appeal by deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her convictions for corruption and violating election and state secrets laws, according to a source familiar with the matter.

13/04 ASEAN "strongly condemns" deadly air strike in Myanmar

The chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said on Thursday the bloc "strongly condemns" a military air strike this week on a village in Myanmar, which is reported to have killed up to 100 people including civilians.

12/04 Myanmar junta says military carried out deadly attack on rebel ceremony

Myanmar's military said on Wednesday it carried out a deadly attack on a village gathering organised by its insurgent opponents this week and if civilians were also killed it was because they were being forced to help the "terrorists".

11/04 At least 30 killed as Myanmar military attacks rebel group event - media

Media outlets on Tuesday reported at least 30 people had been killed in a central area of the country after the army launched an attack on an event being held by opponents of military rule.

29/03 Japan, Australia concerned over Myanmar disbanding Suu Kyi party

Japan and Australia on Wednesday expressed their concern over the dissolution of Myanmar's former ruling party and urged the military government to pursue a more inclusive process to return the country to democracy.

28/03 Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi's party as election deadline passes

Myanmar's military government has dissolved the ousted ruling party of former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and 39 other parties, state media announced on Tuesday, over their failure to register for an election set to prolong the army's grip on power.

27/03 Myanmar junta leader urges foreign powers to back its return to democracy

Myanmar's military ruler on Monday urged his foreign critics to get behind his junta's planned return to democracy, instead of siding with a resistance movement he called "terrorists" bent on destroying the country.

27/03 More than 180 Rohingya Muslims arrive by boat in Indonesia's Aceh

More than 180 Rohingya Muslims landed in Indonesia's Aceh province on Monday, officials said, the latest among hundreds who have fled by boat from desperate conditions in Myanmar and in camps in Bangladesh.

22/03 US to announce more sanctions against Myanmar junta - State Department official

The United States will announce further sanctions against entities inside Myanmar in the coming days, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday.

17/03 At least 22 people killed in suspected massacre at Myanmar monastery

At least 22 people, including three Buddhist monks, were shot dead at close range in central Myanmar last week, according to a doctor's post-mortem report, in what opponents of military rule say was a massacre of civilians conducted by the army.

16/03 Singapore to work with Indonesia, ASEAN, UN to push Myanmar peace plan - PM

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday the city-state would work with Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries, as well as partners like the United Nations, to push Myanmar's military rulers to implement a stalled peace plan.

15/03 Myanmar team in Bangladesh camps for Rohingya repatriation pilot project

A Myanmar delegation is visiting Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh this week to verify a few hundred potential returnees for a pilot repatriation project, though a Bangladeshi official said it was unclear when they would be going home.

10/03 Smuggled note exposes violence against women in Myanmar jail - lawyers, activists

In early February, four members of an anti-junta group in the Myanmar city of Mandalay said they received a secret, one-page, handwritten note spirited out of a prison that details two days of clashes and beatings of female political prisoners.

03/03 Myanmar military has caused 'perpetual human rights crisis', UN report says

A report published by the United Nations on Friday accused Myanmar's military of creating "a perpetual human rights crisis" in the southeast Asian country and called for an immediate end to violence there.

03/03 Malaysia's Anwar says ASEAN must be tougher in bid to resolve Myanmar crisis

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said during a visit to the Philippines that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must prove it is "relevant" in helping to resolve the crisis in Myanmar.

28/02 India leads world in cutting internet access for 5th year in a row, watchdog says

India imposed by far the highest number of internet shutdowns in the world in 2022, internet advocacy watchdog Access Now said on Tuesday, as the country topped the list for the fifth successive year.

22/02 Indonesia appreciates China's support for Myanmar peace consensus - foreign minister

Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said on Wednesday she appreciates China's support for regional bloc ASEAN's five-point peace consensus agreed to bring about an end to hostilities in military-ruled Myanmar.

17/02 U.N. to cut food aid for Rohingya refugees, citing fund shortfall

The United Nations plans to slash food aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, blaming a funding shortfall for cuts that agencies warned on Friday would deepen food insecurity and malnutrition in the world’s largest refugee settlement.