GENEVA — The United Nations warned Thursday that more than 500 people were feared dead following reports of two large shipwrecks off Myanmar since late June. The UN’s International Organization for Migration and its refu…
MANILA, Philippines — Asean Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) has raised concerns about Asean’s recent engagement with Myanmar’s military-appointed government, warning that the regional bloc’s move toward what the…
The Thai Cabinet has approved an extension of work permits for about 770,000 migrant workers from Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam in order to ensure an adequate workforce for the manufacturing and services sectors and sustain…
The ministry specified that during the training, the servicemen of the two countries used FPV drones and the Kurier ground robotic system
MANILA, Philippines–The Southeast Asian Volleyball Cup (SEA V Cup) opens Wednesday at the Candon City Arena in Ilocos Sur. Alas Pilipinas is looking to build on its strong showing at the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World…
Asean's re-engagement with Myanmar runs the risk of providing legitimacy to the military-led ‌government and undermining the regional group's own plan to end violence in the war-torn country, analysts said.
Myanmar’s gradual return from the diplomatic deep freeze continued over the weekend as Southeast Asian foreign ministers met their counterpart from the junta-run nation in Bangkok, a re-engagement that analysts warn lend…
Indonesia reaffirmed its commitment to help Myanmar achieve lasting peace through ASEAN's Five-Point Consensus, ...
Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing will make an official visit to Thailand in early August, Asean sources said on Monday, in what would be his second trip to an Asean member since the former junta chief took the presidenc…
Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing will make an official visit to Thailand in early August, Asean sources said Monday, in what would be his second trip to an Asean member since the former junta chief took the presidency i…
BANGKOK – Asean hopes to see demonstrable progress from Myanmar on the Five-Point Consensus (5PC) peace plan, such as the release of all political detainees including Aung San Suu Kyi, Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian B…
Top diplomats of the 11-member Southeast Asian bloc met with their Myanmar counterpart for the first time since the coup, in an effort to kick-start a peace initiative.
Myanmar Foreign Minister Tin Maung Swe told his counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at a meeting in Bangkok on Sunday that ousted pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is in good health and being…
Asean foreign ministers renewed pressure on Myanmar to advance the bloc's Five-Point Consensus (5PC), with the detention of political prisoners, including former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, remaining a concern during talks…
Suu Kyi is serving a 27-year sentence, recently commuted by one-third, on a multitude of criminal charges that her allies say were fabricated to keep her out of politics
The top diplomats of the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations met in person with their Myanmar counterpart on Sunday for the first time since the coup, in an effort to kick-start a five-year-old peace initiat…
Foreign ministers from Asean were told on Sunday by their Myanmar counterpart that detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is in good health and would be looked after, ASEAN’s special envoy to Myanmar said. Maria There…
The Southeast Asian bloc Asean was told on Sunday by Myanmar's foreign minister that detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was "a sister" who was in good health and would be looked after, Asean's special envoy to Myan…
“Fruit Gathering” won the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary Film Festival on Saturday. Directed by Aung Phyoe, it “begins as a lush and meditative portrait of work and friendship before morphing, unexpectedly and organically…