Brand-new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pressed all Trump’s buttons, from his Peace Nobel Prize fantasies to his commitment ...

As global leaders convene in Kuala Lumpur, ASEAN’s failure to confront Myanmar’s junta turns a rare diplomatic opportunity ...

Myanmar’s commercial capital, Yangon, is quietly sliding into crisis. Beneath its gleaming towers and sprawling suburbs, decades of unchecked groundwater extraction have eroded the very ground on ...

Amid war, poverty and fear, the regime is pressing on with a vote many at home and abroad have already dismissed as a sham.

The move follows nearly a year of closure as Beijing eases pressure on the KIA, but keeps its bans on fuel and electronics ...

Locals say scam operations on the Thai border continue under BGF protection as workers shift from KK Park to other compounds ...

Global leaders including the king of Bhutan, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and US President Donald Trump praised the ...

Myanmar junta-allied Karen Border Guard Force evacuates KK Park scam hub, leaving thousands—including foreign ...

Analysts say the back‑to‑back visits by Min Aung Hlaing and Nyo Saw amounted to coordinated campaigning for the USDP, which is expected to dominate the polls after the junta dissolved the 2020 ...

The decision deals a blow to the junta’s bid for regional and international legitimacy, diplomats said, adding that member states could send their own monitors.

The military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party already has at least 31 parliamentary seats in the bag ahead of the regime’s planned December election.

Also this week, the ‘raid’ that wasn’t a raid, the ‘invitation’ that wasn’t an invitation, and the coup leader drums up votes ...