The junta has strengthened its mandatory recruitment law, requiring those who meet the age and health criteria for military ...

BANGKOK/YANGON -- Travel has remained a popular pastime in Myanmar despite years of conflict there, with many journeying to getaways inside the country's borders. At Ngwesaung, a beach resort ...

Chinese authorities have detained a key suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks in Myanmar ...

Malaysia has appointed a new ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar to try and implement the regional bloc’s stalled peace plan for ...

The changes, announced on January 23, 2025, have sparked criticism from political groups and legal experts, who say the new rules will increase oppression in the country. The amendments include 59 new ...

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government raised travel alert for southeastern Myanmar to red on Friday (Jan 17) ...

collaboration is underway among the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, the Yangon Region Government, the Myanmar Tourism Federation, the Myanmar Hoteliers Association (Yangon Zone), and other ...

Russia’s ambassador traveled to Dawei, Tanintharyi Region to discuss a stalled port and Special Economic Zone project, and ...

The recent kidnapping of a Chinese actor on the Thailand-Myanmar border has turned the spotlight on the international criminal gangs responsible for luring Chinese citizens abroad and forcing them to ...

On Koh Pha Ngan, officers detained 12 foreign nationals, including five Russians, two Ukrainians, and five Myanmar nationals. Charges included operating an unauthorised private school, running an ...

The mostly Muslim Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar -- their predominantly Buddhist homeland -- and thousands risk their lives each year on long and dangerous sea journeys to reach Malaysia ...