Myanmar

Opium Farming Takes Root In Myanmar’s War-Torn Landscape

Pekon: Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar’s remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as his only prospect ...

Explainer: What Are Southeast Asia’s Scam Centres And Why Are They Being Dismantled?

Scam centres that operated along the Thai-Myanmar border for years have drawn fresh attention after the high-profile abduction and release of a Chinese actor ...

Argentina court issues international arrest warrant for Myanmar military leader

washington —  A court in Argentina has issued an international arrest warrant for Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the commander in chief of Myanmar’s ...

Thai lawyers’ council to investigate alleged killing by soldiers

Bangkok —  An influential lawyers’ association in Thailand said Thursday it is launching an investigation into the alleged killing of a Myanmar man by ...

261 trafficking victims rescued from Myanmar scam center

WASHINGTON —  More than 260 foreign nationals have been rescued from online scam operations in Myanmar and handed over to authorities in Thailand. The ...

White House order halts Myanmar refugee resettlement deal with Thailand

BANGKOK —  The head of a Thai parliamentary committee that oversees border affairs and refugee camp officials told VOA the suspension by the United ...

Earthquake Of Magnitude 4.8 Hits Myanmar

Naypyidaw: An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter Scale jolted Myanmar in the early hours of Friday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) ...