Nearly 1,50,000 Rohingya fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh in 18 months: United Nations refugee agency

Rohingya refugees wait at the World Food Programme distribution center to purchase grocery items at the refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladesh has, over the past 18 months, registered the biggest influx of...

Myanmar junta thanks Trump after recognition in tariff letter

YANGON: Myanmar's military leader lauded Donald Trump and asked him to lift sanctions, the junta said on Friday (Jul 11) after a tariff letter from the United States president believed to be Washington's first public recognition of its rule. Min...

Attack on monastery in Myanmar kills at least 23

Sagaing residents say junta airstrike targeted buildings sheltering 200 people displaced by fighting PUBLISHED : 11 Jul 2025 at 16:56 At least 23 people have been confirmed dead, including four children, after an attack on a monastery in a village...

Attack on monastery in Myanmar's Sagaing kills at least 23 

PUBLISHED : 11 Jul 2025 at 16:56 At least 23 people have been confirmed dead, including four children, after an attack on a monastery in a village in Myanmar's Sagaing region, witnesses said on Friday. The monastery in the village of Lintalu was...

Why Myanmar's military ruler has welcomed Trump's tariff warning letter

Yangon — Myanmar's military leader lauded President Trump and asked him to lift sanctions, the ruling junta said Friday, after a tariff letter from the U.S. president that it has taken as Washington's first public recognition of its rule. Min Aung...

Attack on monastery in Myanmar's Sagaing kills at least 23, witnesses say

ASEAN, dialogue partners prioritise Myanmar ceasefire over elections

KUALA LUMPUR: ASEAN and its dialogue partners have reiterated that elections in Myanmar are not a current priority, focusing instead on securing a lasting ceasefire and inclusive political dialogue to resolve the ongoing crisis. Foreign Minister...

Attack on monastery in Myanmar’s Sagaing kills at least 23, witnesses say

(Reuters) -At least 23 people have been confirmed dead, including four children, after an attack on a monastery in a village in Myanmar’s Sagaing region, witnesses said on Friday. The monastery in the village of Lintalu was hit in the early hours...

China prosecutes 21 key members for telecom fraud in northern Myanmar

In accordance with Chinese laws, China has indicted 21 key members of a telecom fraud crime group operating in northern Myanmar on various charges including fraud, operating casinos, intentional homicide, drug manufacturing, and other offenses...

General : Myanmar, Timor-Leste Move To Resolve Differences Ahead Of Accession -- ASEAN Sec-Gen

By Nurul Hanis Izmir KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) -- Myanmar and Timor-Leste have begun engaging in discussions to resolve their differences, paving the way for Timor-Leste’s planned accession to ASEAN in October this year, ASEAN...

Visual investigation: Myanmar's proliferating scam centers

Crime These borderland 'prisons' have three common features Scam centers are on the rise in eastern Myanmar despite a large-scale clampdown in February. Nikkei staff writers TOKYO/YANGON/BANGKOK -- The number of scam centers in eastern Myanmar is...

Nuns in Myanmar struggle to aid countless devastated by earthquakes and civil unrest

Catholic nuns engaged in rehabilitation efforts say Myanmar continues to struggle without food, shelter and medicines several months after a massive earthquake shook the Southeastern nation. Ongoing civil unrest has further complicated the...

‘Not a Witch Hunt’: Upholding Survivor-Centered Justice in Myanmar

Brave young women from Myanmar’s civil society and activist communities have started to speak out in recent months about sexual exploitation and harassment, much of it at the hands of reputable human rights defenders, revolutionary actors, experts...

General : ASEAN, Dialogue Partners Push Ceasefire, Talks In Myanmar, Say Elections Not A Priority

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) -- ASEAN and its dialogue partners have asserted that holding elections in Myanmar is not a current priority, emphasising instead the urgent need for a permanent ceasefire and inclusive dialogue to de-escalate the...

Myanmar exports 614,705 tons of rice, broken rice

YANGON, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar exported 614,705 tons of rice and broken rice in the first quarter of 2025-26 fiscal year, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation on Friday. The Southeast Asian country earned 214 million U.S. dollars from the...

Foreign minister: Asean consensus on Myanmar polls requires all-party participation

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — The consensus of the regional bloc Asean is that an election in army-ruled Myanmar was not a priority at the moment and that any poll must involve all parties, Malaysia’s foreign minister said on Friday. Myanmar, an Asean...

World Reuters ASEAN agrees Myanmar election is not a priority, Malaysia says

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN has agreed that an election in Myanmar was not a priority and is urging the country's ruling junta to adhere to its peace commitments instead, Malaysia's foreign minister said on Friday....

ASEAN agrees Myanmar election is not a priority, Malaysia says

Audio By Carbonatix KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN has agreed that an election in Myanmar was not a priority and is urging the country’s ruling junta to adhere to its peace commitments instead, Malaysia’s foreign minister...

Myanmar junta chief asks Trump for sharp reduction in 40% tariff rate

(Reuters) -Myanmar's ruling military general has asked U.S. President Donald Trump for a reduction in the 40% tariff rate on his country's exports to the U.S. and is ready to send a negotiation team to Washington if needed, state media reported on...

A Q&A on the sustainability of independent media in Myanmar

DVB Talk Show host Mon Mon Myat led a roundtable discussion in-studio with Aung Zaw, the founding editor-in-chief of The Irrawaddy online news magazine, as well as Sai Maung, the editor-in-chief of Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) – one of the...