Myanmar

Updated: 28/03/2025 – 16:39 GMT+1 A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar with aftershocks felt in Thailand and China, causing widespread devastation. Naypyidaw reported at least 144 fatalities, with many still …

Magnitude 7.7 and 6.4 earthquakes have struck Myanmar, killing at least three people in Thailand’s capital Bangkok and trapping dozens of others after an under construction building collapsed. The first …

Falam township, Chin State – In the mountains of western Myanmar, photographs of fallen fighters line a wall of a rebel headquarters – an honour roll of some 80 young …

New Delhi has repatriated over 500 citizens who were lured to work in scam centers under the pretext of well-paid jobs New Delhi has repatriated 549 Indian citizens who had …

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 …