The Rohingya are a minority from largely Buddhist Myanmar, which brands them illegal immigrants although many say they can trace their ancestry there for generations. More than on …
Leading lawyers, scholars analyse Myanmar’s upcoming response to ICJ’s ruling
Center for Global Policy states that Myanmar will build a narrative of war crimes that differs from the accusation of genocide …
Reuters journalists released from Myanmar prison
Two Reuters reporters in Myanmar, who recently shared a Pulitzer Prize, are free after more than a year in jail. Crowds of supporters surrounded Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo when they were released.
I was walking the global trail of our ancestors. Then pandemic struck
While self-isolating in Myanmar, storyteller Paul Salopek reflects on past pandemics and ponders the implications of this newest global scourge.
Coronavirus: Myanmar, Thailand and Laos stay flexible as businesses reopen with conditions
Walk into a mall in Bangkok now and you will be asked to scan a QR code and key in personal details on a web platform for contact tracing. Enter a shop in the same mall and you will have to go through …
South Korea, Myanmar to inquire into crashed Korean Air flight
South Korea and Myanmar have agreed to investigate together wreckage found in the Andaman Sea, believed to be that of Korean Air Flight 858, which exploded midair in 1987.
Canadian preacher nabbed in Myanmar
Myanmar police arrested a Canadian pastor on Wednesday for allegedly holding a service in defiance of a coronavirus ban on mass gatherings — after which he and dozens of his followers and their …
Canadian preacher remanded in Myanmar on charges of defying restrictions on large gatherings
A Canadian preacher who said Christians were immune to the coronavirus and then contracted it himself has been remanded in a Myanmar court after facing charges over organizing services in defiance of …
Myanmar police arrest Canadian pastor for defying coronavirus ban
Dozens of confirmed cases traced back to service held by Myanmar-born David Lah …
Preacher who claimed Christians immune to virus appears in Myanmar court
A preacher who said Christians were immune to the coronavirus and then contracted it himself appeared in a Myanmar court on Wednesday to face charges over organising services in defiance of a ban on …