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 ...

Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro (right) with ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute Director and CEO Choi Shing Kwok on February 6, 2026. Secretary Lazaro was invited to deliver the 25th ASEAN Lecture ...

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 — 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 ...

Yangon—Myanmar and Russia have signed a five-year military cooperation pact, Moscow said Tuesday, sealing an alliance analysts say has been crucial to the junta’s grip on power. Myanmar’s military ...

Myanmar and China have launched a new business association with the goal of luring about half a trillion US dollars in Chinese investment to Myanmar by the end of the decade under the supervision of ...

CEBU, Philippines (AP) — A peace plan agreed on by Southeast Asian leaders five years ago has failed to end Myanmar’s civil war but it could still serve as a basis for working with the new government ...

ASEAN diplomats gather for the extended informal consultation on the implementation of the Five-Point Consensus led by Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro in Cebu City on January 28, 2026.

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 ...

Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at their annual retreat in Cebu, Philippines, Jan. 28, 2026. Credit: Facebook/ASEAN 2026 PH Southeast Asia’s top diplomats met ...

(Tokyo) – Myanmar’s military junta has committed widespread repression and abuse in every facet of life in the country since seizing power on February 1, 2021, Amnesty International, Fortify Rights, ...

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, ...