Myanmar rejects ASEAN call to release Aung San Suu Kyi
Elan Castanares Myanmar’s government has firmly rejected renewed calls from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for the immediate…
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ASEAN chair demand release of Aung San Suu Kyi
The Philippines, holding the 2026 chairship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), has renewed its call…
IOM, KSrelief sign deal to improve Rohingya response in Bangladesh
Ren Azrack Escosio The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and Saudi Arabia's King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) agreed…
ASEAN holds historic ministerial talks with Myanmar in Bangkok
Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have convened for talks with a representative from…
Coup leader turns head of state: Min Aung Hlaing sworn in as Myanmar’s 11th president
Jacinth Banite Min Aung Hlaing officially ascended to the Myanmar presidency on April 10, following a contentious swearing-in ceremony in…
Myanmar elects ex-coup leader as its newest president
Eugene Nicklaus S. Laqui Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has sealed his grip as Myanmar's newest president on Friday after receiving landslide…
ROSCOSMOS announces fresh Myanmar deal aimed at producing nation’s first astronaut
The military government in Myanmar is plotting to produce the country's first-ever astronaut, as part of a broader…
Timor Leste becomes first ASEAN member state to probe Myanmar junta’s ‘crimes’
Five years since the Myanmar military seized power in the government, a fellow Southeast Asian nation opened an…
No change in sight: Myanmar junta rule reaches fifth year
Five years have passed since the Myanmar military seized power from an elected civilian government, igniting a brutal…
Philippines hosts Myanmar stakeholders’ meeting to revive ASEAN peace plan
The Philippines, as the 2026 chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), hosted a crucial “stakeholders’…
Myanmar heads to polls amid ongoing political crisis
Myanmar will conduct its nationwide elections on Sunday, almost five years since the country's military regime took over…
Finland, Denmark announce closure of embassies in Myanmar
Finland and Denmark have both announced the closure of their respective embassies in Myanmar by 2026, ending the…
Myanmar junta releases more prisoners ahead of proposed elections
Myanmar's military junta released more than 3,000 political prisoners this week as part of its pre-election amnesty.
UNICEF condemns deadly military airstrike on Myanmar boarding schools
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for the immediate cessation of violence against children in Myanmar,…
Myanmar begins excavation work on 16th-century city in Bago Region
Myanmar has started excavation works in Bago Region’s Toungoo Township aimed at the restoration of a 16th-century city.
Bangladesh hosts conference to solve Rohingya refugee crisis
Rosemarie Zamora Eight years after Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar for Bangladesh to escape brutal persecution by the military junta in…
Mistaken identity: Thailand-Cambodia conflict sparks violence against Myanmar migrants
Southeast Asian ethnicities are not easy to distinguish from one another at first glance.
Myanmar’s opposition to Timor-Leste’s ASEAN membership draws regional scrutiny
Myanmar’s formal objection to Timor-Leste’s planned accession to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has exposed deeper fractures…
Press freedom in Myanmar in dire state after 2021 coup, council warns
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2025, the Independent Press Council Myanmar (IPCM)…
Myanmar grapples with earthquake aftermath as civil war rages on
Myanmar continues to grapple with the aftermath of a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck its central areas on March…
A ticking time-bomb: The Philippines and the ‘Big One’
Angelica N. Hall Following the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand on March 28, talks surrounding the potential "Big…
Global community responds to deadly earthquake in Myanmar
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28 with a tremor so powerful that it caused extensive…
UN chief champions our common humanity as Ramadan begins
Muslims in many parts of the world marked the beginning of Ramadan on 28 February with traditional crescent…
International news: ‘Someone is watching’ – IIMM chief on Myanmar conflict
February 1, 2021 marks the day when Myanmar’s history took a major turn, as the Tatmadaw (the country’s…