China on Friday said it had arrested a U.S. citizen who researched Myanmar politics and accused him of espionage. In a separate incident, on Thursday, authorities in Myanmar detained an American ...
The military junta has detained thousands of political prisoners since the 2021 coup, and a pattern of gender-based abuses is becoming clear In August 2021, news spread across a Myanmar protesters’ ...
New Delhi: Few foods are as closely tied to Bangladesh as hilsa or ilish, the prized silver fish that enjoys a revered place in Bengali cuisine and culture and is now widely popular as fine regional ...
The four young men in the rebel camp hidden deep in jungle-covered mountains never wanted a part in Myanmar's civil war. They didn't choose to be soldiers for the military either. One had been a chef ...
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BANGKOK — A Myanmar rights group is urging FIFA to reverse its decision to grant exclusive World Cup broadcast rights to a U.S.-sanctioned company linked to the country’s military government that ...
To get its act going in Myanmar, India would need very dynamic diplomacy and not the lazy all-eggs-in-one-basket approach, points out Subir Bhaumik. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Myanmar ...
CHIANG RAI, Thailand: Thongkham Inprom has been farming for more than six decades, growing jasmine rice and sticky rice in Chiang Rai. The 71-year-old harvests about 60 tonnes each year and keeps 1 ...
The arrest of U Min Zin, who did graduate studies at U.C. Berkeley and directs a research group on Myanmar, took place soon after President Trump met with Xi Jinping in China. By Edward Wong Edward ...
BANGKOK, June 12 (Reuters) - An American businessman who wrote a book about living through a military coup in ‌Myanmar was detained on his return to the Southeast Asian nation ‌on Thursday, according ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...