ASEAN does not recognize Myanmar elections
CEBU, Philippines (AP) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations does not recognize the recently held elections in…
Southeast Asia’s diplomats push peace plan to end Myanmar’s civil war
CEBU, Philippines (AP) — Southeast Asia’s top diplomats met Wednesday under growing pressure to push a peace plan…
Election underway in military-ruled Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar ’s first…
Venezuelan opposition leader MarÃa Corina Machado will miss Nobel Peace Prize ceremony
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader MarÃa Corina Machado will miss the ceremony to award her the…
Myanmar’s military says it has raided a second major scam center
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government extended its crackdown on online scam activities to a second major location,…
Myanmar military drops bombs from paragliders on protest killing 24
Oct. 8 (UPI) — At least 24 protesters in Myanmar were killed and 47 injured after they were…
Fears human rights activist Aung San Suu Kyi could ‘die’ in a ‘hellhole’ prison
The son of one of the world’s most recognised pro-democracy activists fears she could die in a “hellhole”…
Military airstrike on schools in western Myanmar kills at least 18 people, most of them students
BANGKOK (AP) — An airstrike by Myanmar’s military on two private schools in a village in Myanmar has…
Myanmar’s electoral commission sets Dec. 28 to hold long-awaited new elections
BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military-appointed electoral commission announced Monday that it will hold elections beginning Dec. 28, setting a date for…
Myint Swe, Myanmar’s former acting president, dies at 74
BANGKOK (AP) — Myint Swe, who became Myanmar’s acting president under controversial circumstances after the military seized power…
Myanmar ends state of emergency and its military leader switches roles to prepare for the vote
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government announced on Thursday that it was ending the state of emergency declared…