In April, the UN appointed former Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop as its envoy on Myanmar, replacing Noeleen Heyzer, who resigned in 2023. Bishop has opened an office in Bangkok, but the ...

Critics argue that the information gathered could be used to monitor and target opponents of the junta, as well as bolster ...

Ko Thike Tun Oo, a leader of the Political Prisoners Network-Myanmar, an advocacy group ... and denial of healthcare. A ...

BANGKOK (AP) — A nationwide census was launched Tuesday by Myanmar’s military government, which says it will be used to ...

Myanmar’s military government on Tuesday began conducting a national census to prepare for a general election it hopes to ...

Pope Francis’ call for the release of Myanmar’s jailed democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and his offer of the Vatican as a ...

Australia can take legal action against people accused of atrocity crimes, even if the person isn’t Australian and the ...

Myanmar's military government carried out fresh airstrikes on an opposition-held town on Friday, hours after extending an ...

Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 but1, but was unable to accept it until 2012 due to her detention by Myanmar’s oppressive military regime. Her advocacy for democracy and ...

Myanmar's junta carried out fresh air strikes on an opposition-held town on Sept. 27, hours after issuing an unprecedented ...

Political shifts across Asia show the struggles of democratic movements - and why backing despots is not always a safe bet ...

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism ...