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Troops with the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) raise their flag after the capture of Lashio in July 2024. A year later, China pressured the MNDAA to withdraw and cede control of ...

Singapore-based fintech company 8B has announced its full-scale expansion into the Kazakhstan market following the successful ...

The National Unity Government was formed as a pro-democracy alternative to the junta. But, critics say, it has failed to achieve most of its goals. By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from Yangon, Myanmar After ...

The country’s cities have been spared the violence of a hard-fought civil war. But as the economy has hollowed out, many urbanites have become desperate. The downtown of Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city ...

YANGON, Myanmar — Few complaints can be aired openly in Yangon. Myanmar’s military generals administer the city watchfully. Informants lurk in tea shops and on tuk-tuks. Chinese-made surveillance ...

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta will form a new entity to oversee both the military and civilian administration, a move experts say will allow paramount ruler Min Aung Hlaing to become president ...

A human rights group representing the Chin ethnic minority last month submitted a legal complaint in Dili accusing the military of a litany of abuses. Legal authorities in Timor-Leste have initiated ...

Jan. 29 (UPI) --China on Thursday executed 11 members of the Ming-family crime syndicate in connection with the running of online scam centers in civil war-torn Myanmar, according to state-run media.

China has executed 11 members of the notorious Ming family criminal gang, who ran mafia-like scam centers in Myanmar and killed workers who tried to escape, Chinese state media reported on Thursday.

USDP wins majority in both legislative chambers Critics denounce election as a sham, military retains control Turnout lower due to fighting, voting cancelled in some areas Jan 30 (Reuters) - Myanmar's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Myanmar police hand over five telecom and internet fraud suspects to Chinese ...