MYEIK, MYANMAR — Overlooking the coastline where adolescents on boat decks swing baskets of fish, lobster, and oysters ashore, there is a statue that speaks to Myanmar’s guided national struggle.

The country’s cities have been spared the violence of a hard-fought civil war. But as the economy has hollowed out, many urbanites have become desperate. The downtown of Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city ...

Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro (right) with ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute Director and CEO Choi Shing Kwok on February 6, 2026. Secretary Lazaro was invited to deliver the 25th ASEAN Lecture ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup, presides at an army ...

Yangon—Myanmar and Russia have signed a five-year military cooperation pact, Moscow said Tuesday, sealing an alliance analysts say has been crucial to the junta’s grip on power. Myanmar’s military ...

Myanmar and China have launched a new business association with the goal of luring about half a trillion US dollars in Chinese investment to Myanmar by the end of the decade under the supervision of ...

Members of the Mon tribe's artist troupe perform a traditional dance during a ceremony to mark the 79th anniversary of Mon National Day at the National theater in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026 ...

A Mon tribe's artist performs a traditional dance during a ceremony to mark the 79th anniversary of Mon National Day at the National theater in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026.

The National Unity Government was formed as a pro-democracy alternative to the junta. But, critics say, it has failed to achieve most of its goals. By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from Yangon, Myanmar After ...

The Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China announced a group execution Thursday that brought a landmark cross-border crime case to a close. The eleven ringleaders from the northern ...