Jan 31 (Reuters) - Shwe Theingi was instantly drawn to Wutt Yee Aung when they met at the start of their second year at ...

Among the executed were members of the "Ming family criminal group", whose activities had contributed to the deaths of 14 Chinese citizens and injuries to "many others".

The National Unity Government was formed as a pro-democracy alternative to the junta. But, critics say, it has failed to ...

Myanmar’s military junta has billed the election as a return to democracy. International observers, however, have widely ...

Myanmar's top general Min Aung Hlaing was months from retirement five years ago when he made an about-face, deposed the ...

Vast crime networks persist along the Thai–Myanmar border, centred in KK Park and Shwe Kokko. Despite Thai–Chinese crackdowns earlier in 2025, underlying corruption and complicity in both states ...

In 1989, Panama’s Manuel Noriega was toppled by US forces in what Washington dubbed Operation Just Cause. US President George H.W. Bush justified the operation as protecting American lives, defending ...

Zaw Win Myint and Myo Moe Aung have been dispatched as envoys to Russia and China as punishment for military popularity and scam ties, respectively, say analysts ...

In February 2025, Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing reshuffled key military positions, mirroring the succession strategy of former military leader Than Shwe. By promoting younger officers and ...

For a short stint of about two months, Ko Wai Aung, 30, worked as a “tycoon” — a slang term used for employees in notorious online scam centers in Shwe Kokko, a town in Myawaddy Township in Kayin ...