Myanmar

Locsin anticipates Asean action on MyanmarLocsin anticipates Asean action on Myanmar

Locsin anticipates Asean action on Myanmar

Myanmar - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said he would engage with other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)…

January 20, 2022
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi faces additional charges and a prison sentenceMyanmar’s Suu Kyi faces additional charges and a prison sentence

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi faces additional charges and a prison sentence

Myanmar - On Monday, a Myanmar military court found Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of three criminal offenses and sentenced…

January 10, 2022
Visit by Cambodian PM triggers protests in MyanmarVisit by Cambodian PM triggers protests in Myanmar

Visit by Cambodian PM triggers protests in Myanmar

Cambodia - On Friday, Cambodian PM Hun Sen was greeted with a red carpet and an honour guard in Myanmar,…

January 8, 2022
Reports of a massacre of civilians in Myanmar had the United Nations horrifiedReports of a massacre of civilians in Myanmar had the United Nations horrified

Reports of a massacre of civilians in Myanmar had the United Nations horrified

Myanmar - In response to convincing accusations that at least 35 people were murdered and their remains were burnt in…

December 27, 2021
Rescuers halt jade mine landslide operation in MyanmarRescuers halt jade mine landslide operation in Myanmar

Rescuers halt jade mine landslide operation in Myanmar

Malaysia - Rescuers in northern Myanmar claimed that the verified death toll from a landslide at an illegal jade mine…

December 25, 2021
Hundreds escape to Thailand as Myanmar’s army struggle with the rebelsHundreds escape to Thailand as Myanmar’s army struggle with the rebels

Hundreds escape to Thailand as Myanmar’s army struggle with the rebels

Thailand - Hundreds of people, many of them children, have escaped a flare-up in violence between the Myanmar army and…

December 18, 2021
Singapore calls on Myanmar’s military junta to free Aung San Suu KyiSingapore calls on Myanmar’s military junta to free Aung San Suu Kyi

Singapore calls on Myanmar’s military junta to free Aung San Suu Kyi

Singapore - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has urged for the release of Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu…

December 8, 2021
Myanmar’s junta head meets a stalwart of the Aung San Suu Kyi partyMyanmar’s junta head meets a stalwart of the Aung San Suu Kyi party

Myanmar’s junta head meets a stalwart of the Aung San Suu Kyi party

Myanmar - Myanmar's junta head met with a prominent leader of Aung San Suu Kyi's defunct party, the first major meeting…

December 6, 2021
Almost half of Myanmar’s population might become impoverished by 2022, UN saidAlmost half of Myanmar’s population might become impoverished by 2022, UN said

Almost half of Myanmar’s population might become impoverished by 2022, UN said

Myanmar - Myanmar's urban poverty is on track to quadruple next year, bringing almost half of the population below the…

December 2, 2021
ASEAN says Myanmar ‘part of the family’ASEAN says Myanmar ‘part of the family’

ASEAN says Myanmar ‘part of the family’

ASEAN - Myanmar is ‘part of the ASEAN family’, Brunei has said, after a summit of the Southeast Asian regional…

October 29, 2021