The Irrawaddy4d
Myanmar Junta Boss Hails Beijing’s Tightening Embrace at Chinese New Year
Min Aung Hlaing praises China as an ‘eternal good neighbor’, vowing to safeguard its investments following Beijing’s ...
The Star21d
6,000-plus held captive in Myanmar’s human trafficking networks, says international report
Chinese transnational criminal syndicates reportedly exploit this area with support from local armed groups, including Myanmar’s Karen Border Guard Force (BGF), previously known as the ...
The Straits Times26d
Concerns grow as gangs in Myanmar increase production and slash prices of synthetic drugs
SINGAPORE – Record seizures of synthetic drugs in East and South-east Asia have set off alarm bells, as reports emerge of heightened production in Myanmar amid the chaos of civil war.
Channel NewsAsia Singapore28d
Malaysia expels two boats ferrying about 300 Myanmar migrants
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said Saturday (Jan 4) that it expelled two boats ferrying about 300 undocumented migrants from Myanmar from the country's waters. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency ...
Associated Press28d
Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Myanmar’s military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates ...
Al Jazeera English28d
Myanmar’s military regime to free nearly 6,000 prisoners in amnesty
Myanmar’s military rulers announced an amnesty for 5,864 prisoners to mark Independence Day, state media reports. Members of a Myanmar military honour guard take part in a ceremony to mark ...
Al Jazeera English28d
Q&A: Leader of Myanmar’s shadow government talks civil war strategy in 2025
Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) seeks to deal a decisive blow to the country’s military rulers in 2025. Myanmar's National Unity Government (NUG) Acting President Duwa Lashi La ...
Voice of America29d
Myanmar's new cybercrime law will suppress information, say analysts
Myanmar's military leaders have enacted a new cybersecurity law that analysts say will provide the junta with extensive control over access to information. The expansive law — which has 16 ...
Reuters29d
Malaysia doubles patrols to find Myanmar migrant boats after nearly 200 detained
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 - Malaysia's coastguard said on Friday it was doubling patrols in its waters to locate boats carrying undocumented Myanmar migrants, after almost 200 were detained on an island ...
The Straits Times1mon
Drugs, scams and sin: Myanmar’s war has made it the global crime capital
The beauty in this corner of Shan state, in north-eastern Myanmar, might seem to be a respite from the country’s brutal civil war. Instead, the blooms are a symptom: It is all opium poppy in ...
nationthailand1mon
Myanmar enforces cybersecurity law effective January 1
In addition, if an expatriate Myanmar citizen commits a crime punishable under the cyber law, it will be prosecuted under the cyber law. Also, it is said that the cyber law is being enacted to use ...
Voice of America1mon
China-backed election raises fears of 'negative peace' in Myanmar
As Myanmar’s military government prepares for elections in 2025, attention turns to neighboring China, which, critics say, is pressuring Southeast Asian nations to treat the vote as a solution ...