Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro is the ASEAN special envoy for the crisis in war-torn Myanmar. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

By Karen Lema MANILA, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Current ASEAN chair the Philippines said it looked forward to further talks with ...

Jan 11 (Reuters) - Voters in war-torn Myanmar queued up on Sunday to cast their ballots in the second stage of a military-run ...

Despite predictions of their demise, Myanmar’s generals have survived for nearly five years due to substantial support from ...

In the 2010s, Myanmar (Burma) experienced a brief tenure of democracy that culminated with nationwide democratic elections in 2015. However, a military coup in 2021 ended democratic reforms and led to ...

Myanmar on Sunday held the second phase of a vote organised by a junta-appointed election commission, with the ballot missing ...

NEW YORK, June 6, 2024 — Two human rights experts and members of the Special Advisory Council for Myanmar, Yanghee Lee and Chris Sidoti, join Asia Society Executive Vice President and Asia Society ...

Observers said the second phase was marked by low voter turnout, resistance attacks, and reports of voters being intimidated ...

BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll in last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 2,000, state media said Monday, as accounts of some people’s last moments emerged: Two hundred Buddhist monks ...

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, resulting in mounting casualties and flattened skyscrapers from Myanmar to Thailand. The epicenter was in Mandalay, ...

Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra speaks during a press conference about policies to curb scam centers in Cambodia, in Bangkok Reuters Myanmar has become, by some estimates, the current ...