Burma, or Myanmar, is a poor, agrarian country that shut itself away for decades under ... Yet Burma and Hong Kong are both strategic crossroads in Southeast Asia by dint of their history and ...

Southeast Asian top diplomats on Saturday condemned violence in Myanmar's ongoing civil war and urged for "practical" means to defuse rising tensions in the South China Sea during the last of the ...

U.S. Sees Burma as 'Test Case' in Southeast Asia. December 27, 2005. By Glenn Kessler. The Bush administration has mounted a diplomatic offensive against the military government of Burma, ...

Tai Chang and Jiaoke, notorious scam centres in Myanmar. The names of three other compounds are yet unknown.

An explosion in drug production in Shan State since the Myanmar coup has driven down the wholesale cost per kilogram to ...

Southeast Asia leaders struggle with Myanmar crisis at summit. ASEAN leaders blocked Myanmar’s military ruler, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, from attending the meeting in Cambodia.

Why the earthquake could help hasten the fall of Myanmar’s brutal dictator. Annabel Venning’s family lived in Myanmar for many years before it was ruled by a repressive military regime.Denied ...

Russian support for Myanmar junta 'destabilising' Southeast Asia – U.S envoy. By Poppy Mcpherson. March 24, 2023 3:14 AM UTC Updated March 24, 2023 Soldiers stand next to ...

Myanmar’s neighbors in Southeast Asia, which some argue hold the most power to influence the junta through political and economic pressure, have proven particularly disappointing.

Following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, here's how travel has been impacted in the region, ... Tremors were felt in cities, villages, and towns across hundreds of miles in Southeast Asia.