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Myanmar

Myanmar leader calls for ASEAN reset

Myanmar’s newly installed president Min Aung Hlaing has said his government faces significant challenges ahead while pledging to restore relations with Southeast Asia and strengthen ties with the regional bloc ASEAN.

10 Apr 2026-10:15
Myanmar leader faces genocide case in Indonesia

Myanmar’s newly installed president Min Aung Hlaing is facing a criminal genocide complaint filed in Indonesia, in a case brought by civil society groups and Rohingya representatives accusing him of atrocities against the Rohingya Muslim minority.

06 Apr 2026-11:49
Myanmar establishes new marine national park

Myanmar has officially designated a new marine national park in Ngaputaw Township, located in the Ayeyarwady Region, according to state media reports on Tuesday.

24 Mar 2026-13:37
5.5-magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Wednesday morning.

25 Feb 2026-09:32
Thailand pushes to reintegrate Myanmar into ASEAN

Thailand is pushing for Myanmar to be reintegrated into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), following controversial elections held years after the country’s military coup.

18 Feb 2026-16:42
Digital slavery of the 21st century: How scam centers in Myanmar operate

Just ten years ago, international online fraud was widely perceived as the activity of scattered hacker groups or small criminal networks. Today, it has evolved into a large-scale transnational industry built on human trafficking, forced labour, and highly organised schemes of digital deception. One of the key hubs of this industry has become Myanmar, where, amid internal conflict and weakened state control, hundreds of so-called scam centres have emerged.

06 Feb 2026-10:51
Myanmar hit by 6 magnitude earthquake

03 Feb 2026-21:38
China executes 11 over Myanmar-based scam operations

China has executed 11 members of a criminal group accused of running large-scale scam and illegal gambling operations based near Myanmar, authorities said.

03 Feb 2026-10:49
Myanmar crash kills 4, injures 26 in Yangon

At least four people were killed and 26 others injured after a traffic accident involving a truck and a minibus in Myanmar’s Yangon region.

03 Feb 2026-10:26
Nipah alert: Myanmar steps up airport surveillance

Myanmar has strengthened health screening and surveillance measures at Yangon International Airport to prevent the possible entry of the Nipah virus.

02 Feb 2026-11:20