BANGKOK – Myanmar’s shadow government says it welcomes the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ appointment of a special envoy to help resolve the country’s post-coup crisis even as some rights groups reject the choice and regional lawmakers raise c…
More than half a year into the Biden administration, the future of a decades-old U.S. humanitarian program — and the fate of hundreds of thousands of immigrants who rely on it — remains murky, sowing confusion and anxiety for beneficiaries.Granted to n…
The United States said it was giving Myanmar more than US$50 million in aid as surging COVID-19 infections worsened a humanitarian crisis in the Southeast Asian country already reeling after generals overthrew a democratically elected government earlie…
Myanmar received funds from China for 21 projects under the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Special Fund, yesterday.An agreement on the transfer of the funds was signed by Myanmar’s Foreign Affairs Minister, U Wunna Maung Lwin and Chinese Ambassador …
Two pro-democracy activists died and three others were seriously injured in Myanmar when they jumped from a building in Yangon to avoid capture by junta authorities, witnesses said Wednesday, while the father of one of those killed said he was told his…
