The country’s cities have been spared the violence of a hard-fought civil war. But as the economy has hollowed out, many urbanites have become desperate. The downtown of Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city ...

China on Thursday executed 11 members of a family who ran scams in Myanmar, including "key members" involved in telecom scam compounds. The Ming family, led by Ming Xuechang, had a long-standing link ...

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Mon, February 2, 2026 Published on Jan. 31, 2026 Published on 2026-01-31T21:19:11+07:00 ive years after the military coup that dismantled democracy and triggered instability in Myanmar, ASEAN has yet ...

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military-backed party emerged the winner of an election, final official figures showed Wednesday, as the country’s army chief signed a law authorizing a new consultative body that ...

But the shows, which combine dance, drama and music, are also part of an effort by Myanmar’s military rulers to project a veneer of legitimacy. U Chit Myo Htike, known by his stage name Phoe Chit, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Myanmar police hand over five telecom and internet fraud suspects to Chinese ...

Just four months ago, Timor-Leste formally became a member of the Association of Southeast Asian States (ASEAN). This week, the tiny country took an unprecedented step: its judicial authorities ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party claimed Monday that it had won the country's first election since the army seized power in 2021, paving the way for a ...

China has executed 11 members of the notorious Ming family criminal gang, who ran mafia-like scam centers in Myanmar and killed workers who tried to escape, Chinese state media reported on Thursday.

A polling station in Yangon, Myanmar, on January 25, 2026. SAI AUNG MAIN / AFP Myanmar's dominant pro-military party has won junta-run elections, a party source told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on ...

Myanmar has intensified health screening and surveillance at Yangon International Airport to prevent the possible entry of the Nipah virus, the state-owned daily The Global New Light of Myanmar ...