East Asia Forum6h
Myanmar shows ASEAN centrality is weakening
Despite formulating a Five-Point Consensus in 2021, divisions within ASEAN continue to undermine its capacity to mount a ...
Human Rights Watch3d
Myanmar Junta’s Farcical Plans for Elections
Myanmar’s junta leader, Sr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, announced during a visit to Belarus that the country would hold national ...
They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are detained on the Myanmar border
An operation by Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities led to the release of more than 7,000 people from locked compounds in ...
Analysts warn of China advances in Myanmar, see Rubio as key to US response
Abuza noted Myanmar’s location at the South and Southeast Asia crossroads, which is critical for regional security and ...
Anadolu Agency1d
UN experts warn a third of Myanmar's population faces food insecurity
As junta continue to lose territory to armed resistance groups, it has retaliated by blockading aid, restricting humanitarian ...
Takeaways from the AP’s reporting into what people face in Myanmar after release from forced labor
Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world squat in rows, packed ...
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, ...
Myanmar's junta turns to Russia for support in civil war
Myanmar's embattled junta has boosted its ties with Russia, which has been a longtime military backer. Now that the junta's ...
East Asia Forum19h
Collaboration crucial to combatting scams in Southeast Asia
Conflict, corruption and weak governance undermine the efficacy of law enforcement and regional collaboration in combatting ...
Opinion
Raise alert on risk of Asian cross-border scams
Regional cooperation has been key to securing the release of 25 out of 28 Hongkongers detained in Southeast Asian fraud farms Regional cooperation is key to combating the rapid growth of phone fraud ...
AFP on MSN10h
Myanmar troops under armed attack flee across border: Thai military
BANGKOK: A group of Myanmar soldiers fled across the Thai border on Friday (Mar 14) after an assault by an ethnic armed group ousted them from their base, Thailand's military said. Myanmar has been ...