Trump's funding block hits program for Burmese students, scholars
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trumps decision to block 45 million in US federal funding for over 400 Burmese students has ...
Why is China clamping down on scammers in Southeast Asia?
The fate of actor Wang Xing prompted outrage in China after he disappeared and had to be saved from a Myanmar scam center.
Artnet20h
As We Enter the Year of the Snake, Let’s Revisit the Serpent’s Starring Role in Art
From mythical guardians to symbols of transformation and terror, the snake has slithered its way into the annals of art ...
Cfr.org22h
China in the Indo-Pacific: November 2024
China's November engagement in the Indo-Pacific included ongoing territorial disputes in the South China Sea, uncertain ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
Ten Isolated, Gravity-Defying Monasteries You Can Visit Around the World
Monks have been seeking spiritual enlightenment at these sites on steep cliffs, inside caves and atop an extinct volcano for ...
UCA News1d
Four years on from the Myanmar coup d’etat
Although many might regard it as an irrelevant backwater, it’s an emergency that should command the world’s attention ...
The Diplomat1d
Boat Carrying More Than 70 Rohingya Lands in Indonesia’s Aceh Region
At least 76 Rohingya asylum seekers have come ashore in Indonesia’s Aceh province, local officials said yesterday, a reminder ...
Newly Discovered Monkey Species Is Already on the Verge of Extinction
Scientists have recently discovered a new primate species in Myanmar’s central forest. However, the Popa langur, named after ...
Wilson Center1d
Four Years After the Coup, Myanmar’s Fight for Democracy Endures
This year, looking back four years ago to the coup in 2021, we can see that Myanmar has come a long way, a troubled path of ...
The Diplomat2d
Amid Hope and Despair, Myanmar’s Civil War Enters Its Fifth Year
Myanmar marks four years of a bloody civil war on Saturday with anti-regime forces holding the upper hand on battlefields ...
The Irrawaddy2d
Life Without Power Spells Daily Misery for Yangon’s Residents
Lack of electricity affects every aspect of Yangon residents’ daily lives, from work to sleep, and now even hotter weather is ...
China, Thailand pledge joint action on Myanmar cyber scam centres, human trafficking
China and Thailand have pledged to jointly crack down on dozens of cyber scam gangs in Myanmar and related human trafficking, including setting up at least one coordination centre, according to Thai ...