YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Massive plumes of black smoke filled the sky outside Myanmar’s largest city on Friday as officials publicly torched more than 50 tons of illicit drugs. The destroyed narcotics—which included heroin, opium, methamphetamine, crystal…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Men’s National Football Team (PMNFT) will take on Guam and Myanmar in a ‘Tri-Nations’ friendly tournament scheduled from June 3 to 9 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. The pocket-friendly tournament forms…
A protester holds a poster with an image of detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a candlelight vigil to honor those who have died during demonstrations against the military coup in Yangon on March 13,…
Only two years ago, reports about Myanmar were rife with speculation that the Tatmadaw, the Burmese term for the military, might be on its last legs.…
CEBU, Philippines (AP) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations does not recognize the recently held elections in Myanmar, the first since the army seized power in 2021, the Philippine foreign secretary said Thursday. ASEAN’s non-recognition of the elections in…
The International Court of Justice in The Hague began hearings on Monday in a landmark case accusing Myanmar of genocide against the country’s ethnic minority Rohingya, more than six years after the case was filed. …
The second phase of Myanmar’s polls opened on Sunday, AFP journalists saw, continuing elections that democracy watchdogs say is letting the military prolong its rule in a civilian guise. …
Voting began Sunday in Myanmar’s heavily restricted polls, with the ruling junta touting the exercise as a return to democracy five years after it ousted the last elected government, triggering civil war.…
YANGON, Myanmar — A Myanmar military strike on a festival event and protest killed 40 people, including children, an attendee and a local committee member told AFP on Tuesday. Myanmar has been reeling from civil war since…
MANILA – Filipino jobseekers are reminded not to accept suspicious job offers in Myanmar, as a deployment ban is currently in place in the Southeast Asian state. The Philippine Embassy in Myanmar made the reiteration on Friday…
BANGKOK, Thailand — The United Nations called for the world to rally behind quake-hit Myanmar on Saturday as the death toll rose to 3,354. In addition to those killed by the March 28 earthquake, 4,850 people were…
The death toll from a major earthquake in Myanmar has risen above 3,300, state media said Saturday, as the United Nations aid chief made a renewed call for the world to help the disaster-struck nation. The March 28 quake…
