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Naypyidaw
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Acting President Min Aung Hlaing
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Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing
The Philippines
‘Not very high’ bar: Philippines inherits Thailand-Cambodia border crisis
Given Asean’s policy of non-interference, the Philippines may be better off leaving peace negotiations to the US and China, experts say.
5 Jan 2026 - 5:20PM
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Thailand
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How uneven borders fuel Myanmar’s vast and resilient scam economy
4 Jan 2026 - 1:00PM
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Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s junta proxy party takes decisive lead in first phase of voting
4 Jan 2026 - 2:49PM
Bangladesh
Asian Angle
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Bangladesh needs ‘structural’ change, but how will it get there?
As Bangladesh heads into elections next year, it must tread the challenge of political transition with more care and thoughtfulness.
3 Jan 2026 - 4:00PM
War and conflict
Myanmar military-backed party leads in election’s first phase by wide margin
The Union Solidarity and Development Party, led by retired generals, won 38 of 40 seats in the lower house.
3 Jan 2026 - 11:56AM
Malaysia
Malaysian forced to scam Hongkongers recalls nightmare in Myanmar
Chew said he would be ‘beaten, electrocuted or starved for more than a week’ if he ‘failed’ in his task.
31 Dec 2025 - 2:35PM
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War and conflict
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Why China is Myanmar’s only real hope
A general election won’t end the country’s brutal civil war, but regional coordination by key neighbouring countries without Western interference might.
31 Dec 2025 - 9:30AM
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Malaysia
Malaysia’s Anwar says Asean to assess Myanmar after ‘premature’ polls
As Asean chair, Malaysia’s PM Anwar Ibrahim says the bloc will assess Myanmar’s election cautiously to avoid legitimising military rule.
30 Dec 2025 - 8:02PM
Human rights
‘They always lie’: pro-military party claims big lead in Myanmar’s disputed vote
The overwhelming lead claimed by the USDP in the first poll phase is met with condemnation from rights groups warning of a rigged process.
29 Dec 2025 - 8:40PM
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War and conflict
Why Myanmar’s junta election cannot hide a collapsing economy
Analysts warn that conflict, power shortages and resource extraction under military rule are pushing Myanmar’s economy further into reverse.
29 Dec 2025 - 5:20PM
Asia elections
‘Military has destroyed our lives’: Myanmar votes in election amid civil war
The multiphase election, which the junta insists is ‘free and fair’, comes nearly four years after it took power in a coup.
29 Dec 2025 - 8:53AM
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Human rights
‘Lost my future’: Myanmar’s ‘charade’ election dims hopes of diaspora
The junta’s phased election starting on Sunday has been slammed as a ploy for its generals to stay in power.
27 Dec 2025 - 12:50PM
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Rohingya Muslims
Stay or go? Rohingya see no way out of predicament as Myanmar heads to poll
Myanmar’s phased election, set to start on Sunday, is likely to be steered by the same leaders responsible for driving the Rohingya out.
26 Dec 2025 - 5:05PM
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War and conflict
UN says Myanmar junta using ‘brutal violence’ to force people to vote
Many have also been imprisoned for disagreeing, including three youths sentenced to over 40 years each for hanging anti-election posters.
24 Dec 2025 - 4:18PM
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Extreme weather
Asia’s year in extreme weather and natural disasters, from earthquakes to floods
From the deadly earthquake in Myanmar to tropical cyclones in the Philippines, Asia went through its share of natural disasters in 2025.
23 Dec 2025 - 3:00PM
Malaysia
31 Malaysians repatriated from Myanmar job scam syndicate
The job scam victims rescued from a Myawaddy job syndicate return home safely after intensive diplomatic negotiations and a 26-hour land journey.
20 Dec 2025 - 10:55PM
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War and conflict
Are Myanmar hospital air strikes a bid to ‘intimidate’ voters ahead of poll?
The junta has been emboldened to strike as China, Russia and the US are looking the other way to serve their own interests, analysts say.
19 Dec 2025 - 5:31PM
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United Nations
Aid cuts causing millions of refugees ‘unnecessary pain’: UN
‘The sudden, drastic, irresponsible and short-sighted collapse of foreign assistance’ has inflicted ‘so much unnecessary pain in its wake’.
15 Dec 2025 - 11:58PM
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Scams and swindles
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China extradites scam suspects from Myanmar
The extraditions follow Myanmar’s raids on multiple scam compounds since October 2025.
10 Dec 2025 - 4:12PM
War and conflict
RSF says Israel killed highest number of journalists again this year
Reporters without Borders says the number of journalists killed reached 67 globally.
10 Dec 2025 - 10:28AM
National Unity Government (Myanmar)
Starving Myanmar fighters join enemies for money as ‘dirty reality’ bites
‘We don’t have any other options,’ a pro-democracy fighter says as many rebels switch sides for survival.
9 Dec 2025 - 12:24PM
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Singapore
Myanmar teen to be first foreigner deported under Singapore’s new Kpod law
As of September 1, foreigners with Kpods or testing positive for etomidate may be deported and banned from re-entering Singapore.
8 Dec 2025 - 9:34PM
United Nations
UN hits out at global ‘apathy’ as it slashes aid appeal for 2026
UN unveils streamlined plan to raise at least US$23 billion to help 87 million people in the world’s most dangerous places.
8 Dec 2025 - 2:27PM
Thailand
‘Everyone gets a cut’: why Southeast Asia’s scam industry refuses to die
Authorities are seizing assets and raiding compounds, but analysts warn the clumsy crackdown is merely scattering syndicates to new hideouts.
8 Dec 2025 - 9:51AM
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Sri Lanka
627 dead in Sri Lanka landslides as rains batter South, Southeast Asia
At least 1,812 people have been killed in the natural disasters rolling across Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
7 Dec 2025 - 7:45PM
War and conflict
Air strike in central Myanmar kills at least 18
Two bombs were dropped on Tabayin township in Sagaing region on Friday evening, with one hitting a busy teashop, local officials said.
12 Dec 2025 - 4:48PM
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Asean
Myanmar’s criticism of Takaichi signals ‘loyalty’ to China ahead of election
A junta spokesman slammed the Japanese prime minister’s comments on Taiwan, saying Tokyo had not shown remorse for its ‘crimes’ in Asia.
5 Dec 2025 - 6:44PM
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Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s opium poppy growing at 10-year high amid civil war, turmoil
Myanmar has overtaken Afghanistan as the world’s main known source of illicit opium.
3 Dec 2025 - 4:59PM
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