Malaysia’s billionaire list shrinks
Ananda Krishnan: a solid second. Source: Flickr
The Malaysian rich list saw the number of billionaires shrink from 16 in 2015 to 12 this year,...
Suu Kyi tries to win over China
Myitsone dam site near Myitkyina, Kachin State. Source: Wikimedia
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi is in China for presumably her most challenging diplomatic...
Myanmar farmers protest at Chinese copper mine
Protests have been taking place at Letpadaung for years. Source: Flickr
Hundreds of villagers in Myanmar protested against the resumption of operations at a Chinese-backed...
Chinese frigates dock at Yangon
China’s Navy is hoping to extend its links with Myanmar. Source: Wikimedia
Two naval vessels from China have arrived in Yangon for a five-day visit...
Rebel armies plan federation
Nay Pyi Taw’s grip on ethnically distinct Kachin State is loose. Source: YouTube
Leaders from 17 rebel armies in Myanmar are meeting in Kachin State...
Wa rebels leave Panglong
Wa-Bang, northern Shan State. Source: Wikimedia
One of Myanmar's most powerful rebel armies has walked out of the so-called Panglong peace conference.
Representatives of the heavily...
Myanmar bans ‘Rohingya’ use
The Jama Masjid, which is closed-off and guarded, in Sittwe, capital of Rakhine State. Source: Flickr
Myanmar’s de facto prime minister, Aung San Suu Kyi,...
12 more die in Rakhine
Rakhine State is resource-rich but ravaged by poverty. Source: YouTube
Twelve people have allegedly died in the north of the troubled Rakhine State in western...
20,000 flee Myanmar’s civil war: China
A sign at Mandalay Palace stresses the military’s role in society.
More than 20,000 Burmese refugees have fled into China to avoid fighting, according to...
HRW: Rohingya men killed in village
Myanmar’s military killed numerous Rohingya civilians as they tried to escape government-organised violence near the Bangladesh border, witnesses have told Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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