On September 15, 2025, the location transmitter of an Iranian oil tanker called Reef pinged near Iraq’s offshore Basrah Oil Terminal. Reef was actually several hundred kilometers away at the Iranian ...

The democracy movement in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar has for decades found powerful champions in the Republican Party. President George W. Bush introduced, then expanded, wide-ranging ...

Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is widely expected to take on the country's presidency after the highly controversial elections. Polling stations opened across Myanmar on Sunday for the final ...

MANILA – The Philippines, the current chair of ASEAN, this week hosted a meeting of “important political groups” from army-ruled Myanmar, officials said on Jan 22, in an effort to advance the regional ...

In addition to the airline, Aung Aung Zaw established 24 Petroleum Limited in 2021, which imports gasoline, diesel ...

As a pro vice-chancellor at the University of Tasmania, Nicholas Farrelly engages with a wide range of organisations and stakeholders on educational, cultural and political issues, including at the ...

CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- In a remote village ringed by Myanmar's protracted civil war, a medic jabs a crying baby with a needle and syringe. She is one of the lucky ones among some 1.2 million children ...

Myanmar Holds Its Last Election Round With the Army Already Certain to Keep Control Over Government YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Voting was held Sunday in Myanmar in the final round of a three-stage general ...

But the shows, which combine dance, drama and music, are also part of an effort by Myanmar’s military rulers to project a veneer of legitimacy. U Chit Myo Htike, known by his stage name Phoe Chit, ...

MANDALAY, Myanmar-Voting concluded in Myanmar’s month-long general election on Jan 25, with the dominant pro-military party on course to win by a landslide in a junta-run vote that critics say will ...

MANILA, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Current ASEAN chair the Philippines said it looked forward to further talks with opponents of Myanmar's ruling junta, and expected to engage more groups while staying open ...

Polls have opened in Myanmar for the third and final round of a controversial general election, with a military-backed party on course for a landslide win amid a raging civil war. Voting began in 60 ...