Asean group condemns Myanmar election
Charles Santiago
A group of Southeast Asian political leaders claims Myanmar’s government has ensured Sunday’s general election cannot be considered inclusive or credible.
The Asean Parliamentarians...
Pope calls for forgiveness
Pope Francis has demanded respect for all ethnic groups during a public Mass and meeting with Myanmar’s embattled State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi...
Falling FDI stunts Myanmar growth
Myanmar’s legal exports are still dominated by agricultural products. Source: Asean Economist
Myanmar's dramatic economic growth appears to be slowing after the boost provided by...
China hopes Suu Kyi will revive divisive dam project
NLD co-founder Tin Oo, 89, might be too frail for the presidency. Source: Wikimedia
China is hopeful that an abandoned dam project in Myanmar can be...
Gem bosses demand graft probe
Kachin State gem extraction is associated with deadly landslides and environmental degradation. Source: YouTube
Myanmar gem bosses have called for a probe into the disappearance...
Tourist jailed for unplugging speaker
Klaas Haytema is led away after sentencing. Source: YouTube
A Dutch tourist tearfully embraced his girlfriend as he was jailed for three months with hard...
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,...
Top UN court orders Myanmar to defend Rohingya from genocide
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Myanmar to prevent acts of genocide against the Rohingya Muslims and to stop the destruction of...
The junta lives on
Democratic reforms in Myanmar appear to have ground to a halt as the government of Aung San Suu Kyi continues to disappoint.
Myanmar's still-dominant military...
Buddhists rage at US ‘Rohingya’ condolence
The waters off Sittwe are often treacherous. Source: Wikimedia
Buddhist monks and several hundred other protesters have marched on the US Embassy in Yangon to...
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Thailand government urged to boost ties with China
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In a report...
Malaysia seeks reopening of border with Singapore anew
The Malaysian government was planning to reopen its shared border with Singapore as it sought to generate more revenues for the economy that was...