Philippines’ Lazaro Dismisses Criticisms Over ASEAN’s ‘Informal Meeting’ With Myanmar FM

The Philippines has dismissed a strong criticism from an expert advisory group that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s recent engagement with Myanmar’s foreign minister undermined the bloc’s peace efforts, stating that it continues to …

Bangkok breaks Myanmar deadlock

The two-day informal talks in Bangkok and Pattaya on July 12-13 marked a real turning point in efforts to resolve the Myanmar crisis, even if the outcomes were not earth-shattering. For the first time, all the parties concerned engaged in meaningful …

Bangladesh-Myanmar-China Economic Corridor: A New Equation in Indo-Pacific Geopolitics

By Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh has emerged at the center of growing geopolitical competition in the Bay of Bengal region. Intense diplomatic analysis is now underway across South Asia and the Indo-Pacific regarding the feasibility of a …

Let's face it, Myanmar is not ASEAN's problem anymore

ive years after generals in Naypyidaw tore up an election result and jailed the government the Myanmar people had chosen, ASEAN foreign ministers sat down again this month with the junta's representative in Bangkok and did what they have done at every …

Police nab Myanmar man for stealing taxi

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a man from Myanmar for stealing a taxi on Friday, PSP spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular press conference yesterday. Wong identified the suspect as a non-resident worker (NRW) in his thirties surnamed …

Myanmar Border: Barbed-wire fencing under consideration - Says home minister

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday said the government was considering constructing a barbed-wire fence along the Myanmar border, which he described as highly vulnerable because of armed conflict and the activities of different insurgent groups. “We …

Five killed, 29 injured in Myanmar military airstrikes on AA-held areas in Rakhine State

A Q&A with Myanmar youth activist Nan Lin on the 2026 Democracy Award

Following the announcement on July 8 that Myanmar activist and strike leader Nan Lin would accept the 2026 Democracy Award from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) on behalf of “pro-democracy community organizers of Burma’s Spring Revolution,” he …

‘Food brings people together’: a Myanmar refugee chef’s story

Originally published on Free Malaysia Today For Nang Kham, cooking is a way to preserve her Shan heritage while building connections in the country she now calls home. Cooking for a crowd can be a daunting task. But whenever she volunteers to prepare meals …

ASEAN ministers meet in Manila to discuss Myanmar and other regional conflicts

Top diplomats from member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will express alarm over renewed hostilities in the Middle East and call for the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz when they gather in the Philippine capital Manila …