An earthquake has been recorded off the southern coast of Myanmar with tremors also felt in Thailand, but there are no immediate reports of major damage
Timeline: Key Events in the Life of Myanmar’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
Ahead of the detained State Counselor’s 78th birthday, The Irrawaddy looks at the main events in her formative years and her turbulent political career.
Thailand’s caretaker government criticized for holding meeting to discuss military-ruled Myanmar
Thailand is hosting a meeting of regional nations to discuss the violent political deadlock in Myanmar, an initiative that has been criticized for potentially undermining regional peace efforts and …
Don’t hurt India’s integrity: Unity govt of Myanmar
AIZAWL: Myanmar’s government-in-exile, National Unity Government (NUG), recently asked refugees to refrain from acts prejudicial to India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. NUG was formed by a …
Exclusive: Thailand seeking to re-engage Myanmar junta with ASEAN meeting
Thailand’s caretaker government is proposing to “fully re-engage” Myanmar’s military rulers and has invited ASEAN foreign ministers to an informal meeting on Sunday to discuss a stalled peace plan, …
Ahead of Mizoram polls, Myanmar’s National Unity Govt tells refugees to stay away from local politics
Guwahati: In the build-up to the Mizoram assembly elections scheduled to be held later this year, Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) has asked an estimated over 30,000 refugees living in the state,
Foreign primary school students show Chinese language skills in Myanmar
The 3rd edition of “Chinese Bridge” language competition for foreign primary school students in Myanmar was held here on Sunday. A total of 20 students aged eight to 13, who are all from the Chinese schools in Yangon,
Inviting Myanmar junta to Bangkok was ‘in regional interest’: FM Don
Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said the caretaker government held a forum for representatives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to listen to delegates from the Myanmar junta for the sake of the regional interest was not acting on …
Key ASEAN members skip Thai-hosted Myanmar talks amid criticism
Thailand’s caretaker government was set to host the foreign minister of Myanmar’s ruling junta at informal regional peace talks on Sunday, but key Southeast Asian counterparts were staying away from the meeting that has drawn sharp criticism.
India raises Chinese surveillance facilities at Coco Islands with Myanmar
It was George Fernandes, Defence Minister in Vajpayee government, who first raised the PLA surveillance facilities in Myanmar’s Coco Islands in Bay of Bengal.