Climate and China loom over Asean talks in Australia
SOUTH-EAST Asian leaders gather for talks in Australia on Monday, with clean energy cooperation and Beijing’s aggressive stance in the South China...
Thousands seek to quit Myanmar after military service announcement
MORE than 1,000 people lined up at the Thai embassy in Yangon on Friday (Feb 16) as young people sought to leave...
Myanmar junta enforces mandatory military service for young people
MYANMAR’S junta has declared mandatory military service for all young men and women, state media said on Saturday (Feb 10), as it...
Yoma posts 36.4% rise in revenue for quarter ended December
YOMA Strategic Holdings on Thursday (Feb 8) said its revenue for the three months ended Dec 31, 2023, rose 36.4 per cent...
Myanmar's Suu Kyi in 'strong spirits', says son
OUSTED Myanmar democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi is in “strong spirits”, her son told AFP on Tuesday (Feb 6) after receiving...
US targets Myanmar with further sanctions ahead of coup anniversary
The United States on Wednesday (Jan 31) slapped further sanctions on Myanmar, marking the three year anniversary of the coup as Washington...
Three years on and still no solution in sight to resolve Myanmar crisis
IT HAS been nearly three years to the day since the Myanmar military, on the morning of Feb 1, 2021, launched a...
Asean foreign ministers back 'Myanmar-owned and led' solution to crisis
SOUTH-EAST Asian foreign ministers on Monday (Jan 29) pressed for an end to Myanmar’s bloody conflict and expressed unity in their backing...
Villa where Suu Kyi spent 15 years under house arrest worth at least US$90m: source
A COURT in military-run Myanmar has put up for auction the villa where ex-leader and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi spent...
India plans to fence off Myanmar frontier
INDIA plans to erect a fence along its vast and porous frontier with Myanmar and will scrap a free-movement border zone agreement...