Myanmar

East Timor finally looks set to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year. The country’s accession to the bloc has been a long time coming. More than …

Myanmar’s 2024 census was almost certainly the most contentious – and deadly – ever conducted. Enumerators and their heavily armed guards from Myanmar’s military were subject to repeated attacks from …

Attack on village of Kyauk Ni Maw, in Ramree island township, kills more than 40 people and destroys about 500 homes. Air attacks by Myanmar’s military in the western state …

Ninety-six Rohingya refugees, including seven children, are stranded on Sumatra island after escaping on a rickety boat. Six people have died as nearly 100 Rohingya landed by boat in Indonesia’s …

Freedom on the Net report says Kyrgyzstan showed sharpest downgrade, while Iceland had ‘freest online environment’. Global internet freedom has declined for the 14th year in a row, with Myanmar …

Surprise call comes with the generals, who seized power in 2021, under major pressure from their opponents. Myanmar’s military coup leaders have urged their opponents to put down their weapons …

Multiple states and regions affected in a country already plunged into crisis by the February 2021 coup. At least 236 people have been confirmed dead after Typhoon Yagi caused severe …

China has reported artillery shells injuring residents and damaging buildings in its territory amid fighting in Shan State. China’s military has stepped up army and police patrols along its western …

On June 25, an explosion shook the town of Mogok, in Myanmar’s central Mandalay region, sending Hla Su and her family rushing for shelter in a nearby trench. Over the …