Asean
Secretary-General of ASEAN meets with Division Director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Ms. Keiko Miwa, Division Director for Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste of...
Myanmar
Myanmar seeks death penalty for cyber scam offenses
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar on Thursday published a bill proposing the death sentence for those who detain or violently coerce victims into working in online...
Myanmar
Myanmar complains over pariah treatment in ASEAN bloc
YANGON - Myanmar claimed on Monday that "discriminatory measures" are shutting it out of the ASEAN bloc after a summit last week saw the organization...
Myanmar
Myanmar activists hit Trump ally Stone for lobbying role
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar campaigners on Tuesday denounced American lobbyist Roger Stone, a close confidante of United States President Donald Trump, for accepting $50,000 a...
Myanmar
Myanmar leader orders Suu Kyi’s move to house arrest
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s junta chief-turned-president on Thursday ordered deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved to house arrest, five years after...
Myanmar
Myanmar ex-leader Suu Kyi’s jail sentence cut further
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s coup chief-turned-president cut all prisoners’ sentences by one-sixth on Thursday, a blanket measure that a source close to deposed leader Aung...
Myanmar
China FM tells Myanmar leader Beijing will back its security, sovereignty
BEIJING — China’s top diplomat Wang Yi said Beijing will “firmly support” Myanmar in safeguarding its national sovereignty and security, in a meeting with junta...