Boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya refugees arrives on beach in Indonesia
A rickety wooden boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya Muslims landed Wednesday in Indonesia as the northernmost province of Aceh continued to receive the refugees fleeing persecution and political ...
Sample the flavors of Myanmar at ‘Ni Burmese’ in Bay View
Kournikova, who stays mostly out of the spotlight, has been with singer Enrique Iglesias since 2001. Phyllis Fong, a 22-year ...
The Year of the Snake is underway with Lunar New Year festivities in Asia and around the world
Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield.
China detains suspect involved in kidnapping of Chinese actor trafficked to Myanmar
Wang Xing, a 31-year-old Chinese actor, travelled to Thailand early this month after receiving an unsolicited offer to join a ...
The Star20 天
6,000-plus held captive in Myanmar’s human trafficking networks, says international report
and Uzbekistan – submitted an open letter online to Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) asking for urgent intervention to rescue trafficking victims in Myanmar. Many victims ...
The Irrawaddy23 天
Chinese Actor Rescued from Scam Operation in Myanmar
They are run jointly by Chinese gangsters and the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF), a local militia also known as the Karen National Army that now controls Myawaddy and is affiliated with Myanmar’s ...
The Straits Times25 天
Concerns grow as gangs in Myanmar increase production and slash prices of synthetic drugs
SINGAPORE – Record seizures of synthetic drugs in East and South-east Asia have set off alarm bells, as reports emerge of heightened production in Myanmar amid the chaos of civil war.
India Today25 天
Opinion – Echoes of 1971: Arakan Army's campaign in Myanmar may redraw Asia's ...
The two other members of the Three Brotherhood Alliance, the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDDA), have also agreed to resume their political ...
The Thaiger26 天
Four Thai fishermen still held in Myanmar after mass prisoner release
Four Thai fishing vessel crew members remain detained in Myanmar, despite the release of 151 Thai prisoners. These individuals were apprehended in late November by Myanmar soldiers, accused of ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore26 天
Malaysia expels two boats ferrying about 300 Myanmar migrants
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said Saturday (Jan 4) that it expelled two boats ferrying about 300 undocumented migrants from Myanmar from the ... the boats out to the national maritime border to ...
Sky27 天
Myanmar frees more than 6,000 prisoners as country marks anniversary of independence from ...
More than 6,000 prisoners have been released in Myanmar as part of an amnesty to mark the 77th anniversary of the country's independence from Britain. The head of Myanmar's military government has ...
Associated Press27 天
Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Myanmar’s military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates ...