CEBU-Even if the energy crisis looks set to dominate discussions at 2026’s ASEAN Summit, one question, sometimes discussed in hushed tones, looms: whether, or even when, the regional grouping should ...

BEIJING - China’s top diplomat Wang Yi said Beijing will “firmly support” Myanmar in safeguarding its national sovereignty and security, in a meeting with junta chief-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing.

Rather than focusing on elite-level political maneuvering, foreign governments need to recognize the transformative potential of the country’s resistance movement. Duwa Lashi La, the acting president ...

Myanmar’s military is well versed in the art of obscuring language and manipulating narratives. More recently, it has moved to entrench its rule through the façade of a sham election to install a ...

Within days of swearing in as Myanmar’s President, Min Aung Hlaing first step was to release more than 4,000 prisoners including the former President Win Myint and reduce the term of Aung San Suu Kyi.

ASEAN foreign ministers agree to virtual meeting with Myanmar's foreign minister, secretary-general says Myanmar seeking to normalise ties but ASEAN demanding progress on de-escalation and aid access ...

The announcement comes as the country’s new quasi-civilian government pursues diplomatic normalization with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The European Union yesterday extended ...

BRUSSELS, April 27 (Reuters) - The European Union on Monday extended its sanctions against Myanmar until at least May 2027, in an effort to maintain pressure on the country's ‌military rulers more ...

China has pledged to help Myanmar’s new government to engage more with multilateral platforms and eradicate telecoms scam operations. Capping a five-day trip to Southeast Asia on the weekend, Chinese ...

The Council decided today to prolong the EU restrictive measures in view of the situation in Myanmar for a further twelve months, until 30 April 2027. The decision was taken on the basis of the annual ...

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YANGON: Rice harvesting in Myanmar, typically a crucial and busy period, is now fraught with uncertainty. Farmers are racing against time to bring in crops before the monsoon season that typically ...