Disbandment of multibillion-dollar syndicate run by one of Kokang’s ‘Four Big Families’ marks a major strategic loss for the regime’s financial network.

The military ruler of Myanmar, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, is expected to seek a civilian post to add a veneer of legitimacy ...

The head of Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners, mostly political detainees, and activists being prosecuted or in hiding.

A force of over 1,000 junta troops is preparing to advance on Karenni State’s lucrative tin‑and‑tungsten mining hub, say frontline sources.

Netflix is preparing for a new month refresh, adding new titles throughout February, kicking off on February 1 with 30 new titles hitting the platform, including some Valentine's theme titles like ...

This was a bittersweet edition of Sundance, suffused with the sense that things were about to change. It was both the first fest without its founding father and spiritual figurehead Robert Redford, ...

CEBU, Philippines (AP) — A peace plan agreed on by Southeast Asian leaders five years ago has failed to end Myanmar’s civil war but it could still serve as a basis for working with the new government ...

As a pro vice-chancellor at the University of Tasmania, Nicholas Farrelly engages with a wide range of organisations and stakeholders on educational, cultural and political issues, including at the ...

On September 15, 2025, the location transmitter of an Iranian oil tanker called Reef pinged near Iraq’s offshore Basrah Oil Terminal. Reef was actually several hundred kilometers away at the Iranian ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Military-ruled Myanmar appears to have adopted the tactics of sanction-busting nations such as Russia, Iran and North Korea by using evasive sailing routes and dodgy ships to disguise ...

YANGON, Myanmar -- Voting was held Sunday in Myanmar in the final round of a three-stage general election, capping a nearly monthlong process that has already ensured the country's military rulers and ...