Jakarta—The Asean Foreign Ministers’ Retreat held Jan. 18 to 19 in Langkawi, Malaysia, presents a crucial opportunity for Asean to shift its approaches in addressing the ongoing crisis in ...

Thailand will suspend electricity supply to some border areas with Myanmar in an effort to curb scam centres, its government said on Tuesday, amid growing pressure on the illegal compounds that have ...

Beijing’s claims to prioritize sovereignty and noninterference mask its true strategic ambition: regional hegemony.

The case of CMEC and other Chinese business activities in Myanmar show how exposed China is to escalating conflict risks, and ...

This year, looking back four years ago to the coup in 2021, we can see that Myanmar has come a long way, a troubled path of ...

Myanmar’s military government on Friday announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for elections it has said will be held this year, as the country enters its ...

Myanmar’s scam operations are expanding ... of between $18 billion and $37 billion from scams across East and Southeast Asia in 2023 alone. The scam networks are mainly operated by Chinese ...

To mark Saturday’s fourth anniversary of the military coup, The Irrawaddy breaks down the devastating impacts of junta rule ...

It’s destabilizing,” he said in an interview during his trip to Southeast Asia. “And it’s not only a problem for Myanmar, it’s a problem for this region.” Myanmar has been in turmoil ...

Imran Shamsunahar is a freelance writer focusing on the Asia-Pacific ... specialising in Southeast Asian security challenges, currently based in Kuala Lumpur. As Myanmar's civil war enters ...

(Reuters) -- Myanmar's ruling military has extended a state of emergency for another six months, state media reported on Friday, a day ahead of the four-year anniversary of a coup that plunged the ...