(MENAFN) After months of intense fighting, insurgents took control of the town of Kyaukme, a critical location on the major trade route linking Myanmar to China. Situated along Asian Highway 14, famously known as the Burma Road during World War...
(MENAFN) The Myanmar military claims to have captured one of Southeast Asia’s most notorious online scam compounds, KK Park, located near the Thai border town of Myawaddy. The complex, long associated with large-scale cyber fraud, money...
(MENAFN) The United Nations has strongly condemned a military airstrike in Myanmar that killed at least 32 people during a festival, according to reports. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed that he was “alarmed” by accounts of the...
(MENAFN) On Tuesday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, issued a stark warning that elections conducted under the authority of Myanmar’s military regime will likely intensify the country’s ongoing turmoil. He emphasized that...
(MENAFN) At least 32 people lost their lives and more than 50 were wounded when Myanmar’s military junta bombed a Buddhist festival in the country’s northwestern region, according to a local news outlet on Tuesday. The assault, which occurred on...
(MENAFN) A deadly aerial attack on a Buddhist festival and protest in central Myanmar has killed at least 24 people and injured 47 others, according to statements from the exiled National Unity Government. The assault took place in Chaung U...
(MENAFN) The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, called on the international community on Tuesday to increase assistance for Rohingya Muslims and other minority groups from Myanmar, warning that gaps in funding are placing lives at...
(MENAFN) The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, cautioned on Tuesday that upcoming elections in Myanmar under military rule are likely to escalate violence, particularly as the situation for the Rohingya and other...
(MENAFN) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Tuesday appealed to the global community to intensify its assistance for the Rohingya Muslim population and other minority groups originating from Myanmar. He cautioned...
Before September 2025, Myanmar’s total electricity generation capacity has reached 6,357 megawatts, according to Union Minister for Electric Power U Nyan Tun. The country’s energy mix includes 51% hydropower, 40% natural gas, 4% solar energy, 2%...
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stated that the joint declaration issued by leaders of 11 countries at the third Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) meeting in Kuala Lumpur will significantly boost...
Cristina Chi - Philstar.com October 27, 2025 | 11:02am MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Japan have reached an agreement in principle on a new defense pact that will allow their armed forces to exchange supplies and services. President...
Amid the pomp and pageantry of ASEAN Summit 2025 in Malaysia, hidden from sight are 179,400 Myanmar refugees sheltering in Malaysia, according to UNHCR – with Rohingyas making up more than half the number. The 1 February 2021 military coup staged...
Satellite data show at least 27 new rare earth mines have opened across Laos since 2022, mostly in protected areas and many within the Mekong River Basin, raising transboundary pollution risks for Vietnam and the wider Mekong system. Though rare...
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 25 Perspective (MoeMaKa, October 26, 2025) Myanmar’s Social Media Abuzz with Election Controversy This morning, BBC Burmese reported on Facebook that Dr. Thet Thet Khine, chairperson of the People’s Pioneer Party...
The Raid on KK Park In a significant crackdown on Southeast Asia’s burgeoning cybercrime networks, Myanmar’s military has dismantled a notorious scam operation at KK Park, a sprawling complex near the Thai border. According to reports, the...
SpaceX has shut down more than 2,500 Starlink satellite internet terminals that were being used by cyber scam operations in Myanmar, according to a company statement released Wednesday. The move follows growing international alarm over how...
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines — The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) marked a defining milestone as it hosted the 73rd Governing Board Meeting (GBM) on 29–30 September 2025 at its headquarters at the...
