Massive 11,000-carat ruby unearthed by miners in Myanmar, officials say
Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest by weight…
Southeast Asia’s leaders confront fallout from Iran war at ASEAN summit | US-Israel war on Iran News
Southeast Asian leaders have gathered in the Philippines to coordinate a joint response to the fallout from the…
Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest in Myanmar
BANGKOK (AP) — Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest…
Toxic rare earth mining is poisoning the Mekong, threatening global food supplies
CHIANG SAEN, Thailand (AP) — Perched on the bow of his long-tail fishing boat, 75-year-old Sukjai Yana untangled…
Beijing strengthens Southeast Asia ties as Chinese diplomat meets Myanmar leader
BANGKOK (AP) — China’s top diplomat on Saturday visited Myanmar’s capital and met with the leader of its…
Myanmar pardons over 4,000 prisoners, including deposed president | Prison News
Myanmar pardons former leader Win Myint, while lawyer for Aung San Suu Kyi says her jail sentence has…
At least 250 people missing after boat sinks in Andaman Sea
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — At least 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, were missing after a…
Myanmar’s coup leader elected president by pro-military parliament | Politics News
Min Aung Hlaing receives enough votes to pass the majority threshold and become the country’s president. Published On…
Food assistance slashed for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees
SYDNEY (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees struggling to survive in Bangladesh’s overcrowded camps will see…
Exclusive | China rallies neighbours against Japan in rare meeting. Will it work?
In the days that followed Japanese leader Sanae Takaichi’s controversial remarks over Taiwan in November, Beijing convened a…
China executes four more Myanmar mafia members
China has executed four members of the Bai family mafia, one of the notorious dynasties that ran scam…
ASEAN does not recognize Myanmar elections
CEBU, Philippines (AP) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations does not recognize the recently held elections in…