Burmese names are often very confusing to foreign visitors because we do not necessarily hand down family surnames from generation to generation and Burmese wives seldom use the names of their ...

Myanmar’s military has been ramping up its use of drones, deploying a combination of retrofitted commercial drones and customized military munitions to carry out a torrent of deadly strikes ...

By Sui-Lee Wee For the first time in the three years since it staged a coup, the military in Myanmar has offered a major concession to the country’s opposition forces, calling on them to heal ...

BANGKOK, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Thailand has seen a surge in illegal drugs trafficked from neighbouring Myanmar and a sharp increase in methamphetamines and heroin seizures, as a civil war adds fuel to ...

Rebel groups have rejected a peace offer from Myanmar’s embattled junta, which is reeling from battlefield losses and defections in a civil war that has dragged on for more than three years.

A recent report by the U.S. Institute of Peace highlights the resurgence of scam hubs, particularly in Myanmar's Karen State, due to China's softened stance toward the country's military regime.

But a new report out Wednesday shows that internet freedoms in China’s neighbor Myanmar are now just as lacking. The report from Freedom House, a US government-funded NGO, found that global ...

Myanmar is locked in a civil war, with the junta fighting on multiple fronts against an armed resistance movement, the People's Defence Forces, which are loosely allied with several ethnic ...

BANGKOK (AP) — The Chinese Consulate in Myanmar’s second-largest city has been slightly damaged by an explosive device, but there were no casualties, the military, independent media and a city ...

The BBC visits the border with Myanmar, where a war is raging on China’s doorstep. The storm has killed more than 500 people in northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar. The storm is Asia's ...

What is the cheapest airline that flies to Myanmar from Yogyakarta? Looking at the year ahead, the cheapest airline flying to Myanmar from Yogyakarta is Garuda Indonesia. Explore flight ticket options ...

The Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) adopted a cautious approach in its dealings with Myanmar, in line with its principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of member States.