MANILA, April 24 (Reuters) - The Philippines, chair of the regional bloc ASEAN, on Friday encouraged more prisoner releases in Myanmar, including ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and said a ...

ASEAN Chair Urges Myanmar to Free More Prisoners Including Aung San Suu Kyi MANILA, April 24 (Reuters) - The Philippines, chair of ⁠the ⁠regional bloc ASEAN, on Friday ⁠encouraged more prisoner ...

Independent testing of the Salween River began in September 2025 after researchers found alarming levels of toxic contaminants in the nearby Kok, Sai and Ruak rivers in Thailand, much of it linked to ...

The Philippines, chair of the regional bloc Asean, today encouraged more prisoner releases in Myanmar, including ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and said a recent amnesty was a positive step ...

Myanmar's leader commuted all death sentences in a blanket order on Friday, one of his first official acts since the 2021 coup leader was installed as the country's civilian president. The military ...

Staff stand at the gate of Insein Prison as relatives wait for the release of prisoners to mark the Myanmar New Year in Yangon on April 17, 2026. - AFP YANGON: Myanmar's new President Min Aung Hlaing ...

Activists say clamp down on period products to target insurgents is gender-based violence and violates rights Myanmar’s military regime is expanding its ban on the distribution of period products, ...

'We reaffirm our commitment to assisting Myanmar, as an integral part of ASEAN, to achieve a peaceful and durable solution to the political crisis in the country,' the Philippines says in a statement ...

April 21 (Reuters) - Myanmar's new military-backed government wants to hold peace talks with opposition armed groups by the end of July, the country’s junta leader-turned-president said, but two key ...

A recent analysis by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, “War by Other Means: the Tatmadaw’s Transition Test,” attempts to make sense of Myanmar’s latest junta‑run “elections” by ...