Myanmar’s growing isolation in Southeast Asia was underscored by a visit by its military ruler to Russia this week, with observers noting the move also marked a chance for Moscow to build its ...

YANGON: Myanmar’s military chief Min Aung Hlaing will meet President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday as the junta - shunned and sanctioned by the West - turns to a major international backer ...

By Shoon Naing (Reuters) -Scam centres that operated along the Thai-Myanmar border for years have drawn fresh attention after the high-profile abduction and release of a Chinese actor in Thailand.

LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - The Wa State, a semi-autonomous region of Myanmar, has finally broken its year-long silence on the fate of the Man Maw tin mine. The mine is the jewel in Myanmar's tin ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin was holding talks on Tuesday with the head of Myanmar’s military government, who is seeking to cement cooperation with Moscow as he faces ...

Russia is a key ally and arms supplier for Myanmar, an isolated state struggling to quell violent opposition to military rule. Russia and Myanmar have also held joint military drills and signed a ...

A protester holds up a sign during a demonstration against Myanmar’s military coup in Yangon, Myanmar on February 14, 2021. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/MgHla (aka) Htin Linn Aye Myanmar is ...

For the first time in its nearly 250 years of history, the US is set to have an official language: On March 1, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that designated English to be the ...

The others included citizens of Myanmar and Laos. The Thais admitted to entering Cambodia illegally to engage in online crimes, attracted by high wages, the statement said. They said they were not ...

BANGKOK-Hundreds of foreign nationals pulled out of scam compounds in Myanmar during a crackdown on centres run by criminal gangs have little food, scant healthcare and filthy toilets in the ...

HONG KONG: Khalil Fong Tai-tung, Hong Kong-based singer-songwriter, producer and composer, has died at the age of 41, after fighting illness for five years, according to his music label.

HONG KONG -- Li Tai's son was just 5 years old, but the father worried the boy was falling behind. At the time, official reference information showed he was shorter than 97% of Chinese boys his age.