The Central Bank of Myanmar’s move to curb dollar and gold speculation leaves customers facing delays and restrictions.

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

Myanmar’s military-backed party has won the recent election, according to final official figures. The Union Solidarity and ...

In Singapore, the large Myanmar diaspora is mostly pushed to the margins. Many newcomers are employed as maids and carers.

Myanmar’s military regime has tightened import restrictions, exacerbating the country’s economic crisis and sparking widespread hardship among the people.

China has executed four people found guilty of causing the deaths of six Chinese citizens and running scam and gambling operations out of Myanmar worth more than $4 billion.

Analysts attribute much of the junta's resurgence to China. China and Russia step in. Before and after the coup, Beijing ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Myanmar’s military completed phased elections guaranteeing parliamentary control after ousting elected leader Aung ...

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 ...

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