BANGKOK, March 28 (Reuters) - When armed rebels seized northern Myanmar's rare-earths mining belt in October, they dealt a blow to the country's embattled military junta - and wrested control of a ...

Shaking was felt as far away as Bangkok in neighboring Thailand. By John Yoon A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, damaging ...

At least 144 people have been killed and 730 others injured in Myanmar following a powerful earthquake, according to the head of the country's military government. "The death toll and injuries are ...

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military chief used a speech at the annual Armed Forces Day celebration Thursday to reaffirm plans to hold a general election by year's end and call on opposition groups ...

By most definitions, Myanmar is a failed state. The military has lost control of its borders, it has absolute control over just 15 percent of the country and can not ensure supplies of food and ...

The junta conducted a census last year as part of preparations to create a voter list, for which it said a full on-ground survey was compiled in only 145 of Myanmar's 330 townships. It says 53 ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs repatriated 176 Filipinos from illegal scam centers in Myanmar on Wednesday, March 26 — part of a larger rescue operation that has so ...

The Ava Bridge was previously blown up by the British in 1939 as Japan invaded, having been built under Empire rule in 1934. Read the full story ...