Myanmar
Detained Myanmar leader met by Red Cross for first contact since ousting of gov't in coup
The Nobel Prize winner has been in detention since February 2021, when Myanmar's military ousted an elected civilian government led by her in a dawn coup.
More than 500 feared dead after boats carrying refugees sink off Myanmar coast, UN says
Myanmar detains US businessman who wrote about military coup, sources say
US official found dead in Myanmar, State Department confirms
War-torn Myanmar embraces solar to tackle power crisis
Myanmar's junta said earlier this year generation capacity had plunged by nearly half from pre-2021 levels.
Boat with Rohingya migrants sinks off Malaysia coast, hundreds missing
The status of the other two boats was unknown, and a search-and-rescue operation was ongoing, he said.
Attack on monastery in Myanmar's Sagaing kills at least 23, witnesses say
At least 23 confirmed dead, including four children, after a possible airstrike hit a monastary in the Sagaing region of Myanmar.
China-backed militia secures control of new rare earth mines in Myanmar
Beijing is heavily reliant on Myanmar for the rare earth metals and oxides needed to power critical goods like wind turbines, medical devices and electric vehicles.
Myanmar earthquake death toll reaches 2,719 as aid rushes in
In some areas near the epicenter, residents told Reuters that government assistance was scarce, leaving people to fend for themselves.
Chabad in Bangkok confirmed safe after devastating earthquake kills nine in Thai capital
While the occupants of the Chabad building were safe, nine people were killed in the Thai capital.
UN warns window to find Myanmar quake survivors closing, death toll climbs towards 3,000
The epicenter was about 17.2 km from the city of Mandalay, which has a population of about 1.2 million, according to USGS.
Thai soldiers tortured and killed Myanmar migrant, rights group says
Aung Ko Ko, 37, died after three soldiers and a Myanmar national brought him to an abandoned military bunker where they kicked and beat him with a bamboo stick, witnesses said.
'I am suffering deep down': Myanmar's poor travel to India to sell their organs
For a little over $3,000, Myanmar's poor are selling their organs.
A 99-million-year-old bug that lived in Myanmar discovered by Israeli researchers
Compared to the species already known to science, the new features of the bug include unique colors and shapes that the researchers believe were used as a deterrent against predators.
