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- Police described a freak accident at the mine in Kachin state on Monday night so big it created a huge ‘mud lake’ that buried miners and some 40 vehicles
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have spent more than 16 months in detention since they were arrested in December 2017.
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have spent more than 16 months in detention since they were arrested in December 2017.
Many fear Aung San Suu Kyi, previously an opponent of the US$3.6 billion project, has flip-flopped on the issue.
Many fear Aung San Suu Kyi, previously an opponent of the US$3.6 billion project, has flip-flopped on the issue.
Officials say Supreme Court will decide on Tuesday whether to uphold charges the men were a threat to national security.
Officials say Supreme Court will decide on Tuesday whether to uphold charges the men were a threat to national security.
President Win Myint said 9,353 prisoners, including 16 foreigners, had been pardoned.
President Win Myint said 9,353 prisoners, including 16 foreigners, had been pardoned.
Foreign media were extended a rare invite by UWSA leader Bao Youxiang to show off their military muscle.
Foreign media were extended a rare invite by UWSA leader Bao Youxiang to show off their military muscle.
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo found a mass grave filled with bones sticking out of the ground and went on to gather testimony from perpetrators, witnesses and families of victims
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo found a mass grave filled with bones sticking out of the ground and went on to gather testimony from perpetrators, witnesses and families of victims
Thangyat is a mix of comedy and slam poetry set to drums, and has sparked controversy with troupes in Yangon saying the first democratic government in 50 years forced them to submit lyrics to a censor panel
Thangyat is a mix of comedy and slam poetry set to drums, and has sparked controversy with troupes in Yangon saying the first democratic government in 50 years forced them to submit lyrics to a censor panel
Bangladesh said the deployment to St Martin’s island was routine, but a commanding officer said it was the first deployment since 1997. The move comes after maps printed in Myanmar show the island inside its territory.
Bangladesh said the deployment to St Martin’s island was routine, but a commanding officer said it was the first deployment since 1997. The move comes after maps printed in Myanmar show the island inside its territory.
Rise in China’s Purchasing Managers’ Index matched by the likes of Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan in March, but analysts remain cautious.
Rise in China’s Purchasing Managers’ Index matched by the likes of Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan in March, but analysts remain cautious.
Water fights, processions, traditional dishes, games and dancing – how you can join in the solar New Year partying in Southeast Asia. From April 14 to 16, people across the region head home to visit their families and take part in festivities.
Water fights, processions, traditional dishes, games and dancing – how you can join in the solar New Year partying in Southeast Asia. From April 14 to 16, people across the region head home to visit their families and take part in festivities.
The high-profile case of a worker from Myanmar, who was forced to eat her own vomit and barred from using the toilet, has again laid bare Asia’s toxic reliance on cheap labour. Is society ready to change?
The high-profile case of a worker from Myanmar, who was forced to eat her own vomit and barred from using the toilet, has again laid bare Asia’s toxic reliance on cheap labour. Is society ready to change?
Thousands of Myanmar elephants which found themselves out of a job after a government clampdown on the logging industry are being thrown a lifeline.
Thousands of Myanmar elephants which found themselves out of a job after a government clampdown on the logging industry are being thrown a lifeline.
After the anti-Chinese riots in the 1960s and years of discrimination, Chinese immigrants are now celebrating their identity and heritage through food. Chinatown’s food evolution illustrates the changing times of the country.
After the anti-Chinese riots in the 1960s and years of discrimination, Chinese immigrants are now celebrating their identity and heritage through food. Chinatown’s food evolution illustrates the changing times of the country.
The Yangon Stock Exchange is home to only five companies, updating prices just four times a day
The Yangon Stock Exchange is home to only five companies, updating prices just four times a day
The report also said the supply of methamphetamine and other designer drugs in the region has reached “unprecedented levels”.
The report also said the supply of methamphetamine and other designer drugs in the region has reached “unprecedented levels”.
Nine police have been killed in a militant attack in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, as tensions ratchet up in a state riven by ethnic and religious conflict.
Nine police have been killed in a militant attack in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, as tensions ratchet up in a state riven by ethnic and religious conflict.
The feminist play, which explores issues around sexual consent, body image and genital mutilation, is needed in the country where women are “mainly taught their body is like a disgusting object”, says its co-director.
The feminist play, which explores issues around sexual consent, body image and genital mutilation, is needed in the country where women are “mainly taught their body is like a disgusting object”, says its co-director.
About 740,000 Muslim Rohingya are living in camps in Bangladesh after they were driven out of Myanmar in 2017.
About 740,000 Muslim Rohingya are living in camps in Bangladesh after they were driven out of Myanmar in 2017.
More than 740,000 Rohingya Muslims fled across the border after a bloody army crackdown in August 2017.
More than 740,000 Rohingya Muslims fled across the border after a bloody army crackdown in August 2017.
Shan state is the epicentre of production in Myanmar, with a network of local armed groups linking up with transnational trafficking gangs.
Shan state is the epicentre of production in Myanmar, with a network of local armed groups linking up with transnational trafficking gangs.
The brazen murder of Ko Ni in 2017 shocked the country and came about eight months after Suu Kyi’s administration entered office.
The brazen murder of Ko Ni in 2017 shocked the country and came about eight months after Suu Kyi’s administration entered office.
The government is set to hold talks with those who protested a statue of independence hero General Aung San. The climbdown comes as Aung San Suu Kyi, the general’s daughter, faces dissatisfaction ahead of next year’s elections
The government is set to hold talks with those who protested a statue of independence hero General Aung San. The climbdown comes as Aung San Suu Kyi, the general’s daughter, faces dissatisfaction ahead of next year’s elections