Single Rohingya family returns
Myanmar says it has repatriated the first family of Rohingya of around 700,000 refugees who fled to Bangladesh since August 2017, despite UN warnings...
Malaysia business rating slips
Malaysia dropped five places to 24th in this year’s ranking of business competitiveness by the IMD World Competitiveness Centre, after falling to 19th in...
Rohingya refugees arrive on Malaysia shore
A total of 34 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have been found on a beach in Malaysia, the first such incident since April last year.
The...
Rohingya ‘genocide’ threatens EU-Myanmar trade
The European Union is investigating Myanmar’s alleged Rohingya genocide as it decides whether to remove trade preferences granted to impoverished nations.
The probe, and a...
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...
Japan eyes increased Myanmar role
Japanese investment is set to revolutionise Yangon’s creaking railway network. Source: Asean Economist
Japan is trying to reinforce its influence in Myanmar in an attempt to counterbalance...
Illegal migration rising: Thailand
Despite Myanmar’s much-heralded democratic reforms, people smuggling across its border with Thailand is on the rise, Thai immigration police in say.
Thailand and Myanmar have...
Suu Kyi should have resigned: UN chief
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi should have resigned over the authorities’ crackdown against the Rohingya, according to the UN’s outgoing human rights...
Asean takes on Suu Kyi over Rohingya
Thousands of Rohingya are forced to live in squalid camps. Source: Flickr
Malaysia's foreign secretary has confronted Myanmar Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi at emergency...
NLD chooses Suu Kyi’s ‘driver’ as president
Aung San Suu Kyi memorabilia at the NLD's Yangon headquarters. Suu Kyi, 70, will not be the next president but the constitution might be...
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Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) with existing job contracts in Hong Kong and Macau are now able to return to said territories amid the Philippine...
Thais urged to postpone visit to Israel
The government of Thailand is urging Thai nationals to postpone their visits to Israel amid the quarantine requirement imposed by the latter.
In an advisory...
Will Southeast Asia become a football superpower?
After decades of languishing in the footballing wilderness, Asia appears to be discovering a taste for the sport at last. In particular, the Association...