Jade fever grips city along China, Myanmar border
EFE_EPACategory: NewsRegionalA close-up view of a man inspecting the quality of a Jade stone at the Jade market in Mandalay, Myanmar, 06 April 2015. Photo: Pyae Sone Aung/EPAHundreds of people armed...
View ArticleMyanmar trade organization calls for protection of migrant workers
Global Times/XinhuaCategory: NewsRegionalMigrant workers on a fishing boat in Mae Klong district, Samut Songkhram province, Thailand, 07 May 2015. Photo: EPAThe Confederation of Trade Unions Myanmar...
View ArticleMyanmar refugees in Mae Hong Son could face repatriation
MizzimaCategory: NewsRegionalElderly women and a mother and her child leaving a session on family focus groups at a refugee camps in Mae Hong Son province of Thailand. Photo: Nick Jones/Jesuit Refugee...
View ArticleUS-Philippines military alliance ‘ironclad’: Pentagon chief
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalFilipino marines on maneuvers during a mock 'beach assault' scenario as part of the US-Philippines joint military exercises in the town of Ternate, Cavite province, south of...
View ArticlePhilippines’ Duterte draws Hitler parallel
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a press conference prior to his departure for Vietnam at the Manila International Airport in Pasay City, south of Manila,...
View ArticleBeijing needs to recalibrate Myanmar policy
Zhou FangyeGlobal TimesCategory: NewsRegionalRethinking policy? - Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) during a state visit to Beijing 19 August 2016....
View ArticleWorld Bank secretly finances Asian ‘coal boom,’ group says
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalTIGYIT is the first coal-fired station in Myanmar with the installed capacity of 2X60MW. Photo: China National Heavy Machinery CorporationThe World Bank is indirectly financing...
View ArticlePhilippines, US hold war games after Duterte tirades
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalUS Marines are seen here following the firing of High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARs) during joint military exercises at Crow Valley in the town of Capas, Tarlac...
View ArticleMyanmar migrants captured on camera at Bangkok exhibition
MizzimaCategory: NewsRegionalMekong Migration Network (MMN) and SEA Junction are presenting Beyond “Tolerance”: Living Together with Migrants, a photo exhibition and documentary video, in collaboration...
View ArticleMyanmar monks join the 5th Buddhist Conclave in India
MizzimaCategory: NewsRegionalMyanmar monks have joined an important international Buddhist gathering in India.Organized by the Indian Ministry of Tourism, the International Buddhist Conclave held in...
View ArticleHong Kong activist Joshua Wong ‘held in Thailand’
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalStudent activist Joshua Wong, seen here in Hong Kong. Photo: EPAHong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong has been detained on arrival in junta-run Thailand, his party and...
View ArticleIndonesia holds military drill at South China Sea islands
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalIndonesian Airforce jet fighters fly over during celebrations marking the 71th anniversary of Indonesia's Independence Day at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, 17...
View ArticleRaid on six Tak locations with suspected link to human trafficking
Bangkok PostCategory: NewsRegionalA woman standing in front of Tak immigration checkpoint in Mae Sot, Tak province in northern Thailand. Photo: EPAA foreign national was charged with providing shelter...
View ArticleJailed Philippine communists eyeing amnesty
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalRepresentative of the Philippine government, (L) Jesus Dureza (GPH), Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs Boerge Brende (C) and representative of the communist movement the...
View ArticleSingapore shuts down second bank linked to 1MDB
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalAn exterior view of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in Singapore. Photo: EPASingapore's central bank on Tuesday shut down a second Swiss bank under investigation for...
View ArticleThai police sting nets alleged Golden Triangle drug kingpin
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalCrystal meth 'Super crystals'. Photo: EPAA controversial and colourful former guerilla fighter long accused of playing a key role in the Golden Triangle drugs trade was...
View ArticleCambodia embraces China’s President Xi on state visit
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalChinese President Xi Jinping (C) arrives at the International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 13 October 2016. Photo: Mak Remissa/EPAChina's President Xi Jinping arrived in...
View ArticleThailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalA file picture dated 5 December 2010 shows Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej waving to well-wishers as he sits in a wheelchair after returning from the royal ceremony marking his...
View ArticleBangladesh strengthens vigilance in border areas
Siddique Islam, DhakaCategory: NewsRegionalKutupalong camp. Photo: wbokdam/PanoramioBangladesh authorities have been keeping Rohingyas in the country under strict surveillance following the recent...
View ArticlePakistan links to Rohingya militants ‘deep-rooted’
Mizzima ExclusiveCategory: NewsDomesticRegionalHafiz Mohammed Syed (LeT, Pakistan) sharing the dais with Abdul Qudus Burmi (HuJI, Arakan) and other Rohingya leadersMyanmar President Htin Kyaw's...
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