Myanmar junta set to lose restive state to ethnic armed group
The Arakan Army has made rapid advances across Rakhine state since November last year and is set to create the single largest area controlled by an ethnic armed group since the…
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Seven years of Rohingya crisis: Worry over fresh influx grows in Bangladesh
The decline in international aid and the birth of 30,000 babies a year at the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar is also putting to test Bangladesh's ability to manage the camps where…
China strongly supports Myanmar’s independence and sovereignty, says FM Wang Yi
Mr. Wang Yi delivered the statement during a meeting with the delegation he led yesterday, August 14, in the lobby of the State Planning and Administration Council Chairman's…
War crimes escalating in Myanmar: UN investigators
The United Nations’ Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar said that in the last six months, more than three million people are estimated to have been forced to flee…
Drone attack kills over 200 Rohingya in Myanmar
Three of the witnesses told Reuters on Friday that the Arakan Army was responsible, allegations the group denied. The militia and Myanmar’s military blamed each another.
PM Manet seeks quick resolution to Myanmar crisis
At the meeting between Cambodian PM Manet and U Ko Ko Hlaing, special envoy of Min Aung Hlaing, chairman of the State Administration Council and prime minister of Myanmar, a…
Myanmar armed group says it captured regional military command after weeks of clashes
Fighting has rocked Lashio, which sits on a major trade highway to China, since early July when Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army fighters renewed an offensive against the…
Typhoons in SE Asia to shift north, intensify faster, cause more damage amid warming climate
Typhoon modelling studies done by researchers at the Nanyang Technological University and two US institutes also found that coastal cities such as Bangkok, Yangon and Hai Phong in…
Mekong-ROK nations pledge stronger partnership for mutual prosperity
The ministers noted that the plan of action for 2021-2025 was effectively implemented, strengthening sub-regional connectivity, promoting competitiveness, narrowing the…
ASEAN meeting urges constructive dialogue for regional peace
The ARF comprises 27 members, including the 10 ASEAN states, 10 ASEAN Dialogue Partners (Australia, Canada, China, the EU, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Russia and the…