Pope Francis offers Vatican refuge to Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi

Pope Francis has called for the liberation of Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, offering Vatican territory as a refuge for ...

Super Typhoon Yagi continues deadly path across Asia as it hits Thailand

Thailand deployed military special forces to Chiang Rai province after severe flooding, caused by Typhoon Yagi, left thousands stranded. The...

Thailand leads ASEAN in push for joint visa allowing easier travel

Thailand is leading a groundbreaking initiative to establish a joint-visa program among six ASEAN countries, aiming to boost tourism and eco...

13-year-old refugee from Myanmar killed by police in New York

Nyah Mway was fatally shot by a police officer in Utica, New York, following a foot chase on Friday night. Police reportedly stopped Mway an...

1 dead, 71 injured as Singapore Airlines flight hits severe turbulence

A Singapore Airlines passenger has died and 71 others were injured after the plane encountered extreme turbulence during a flight from Londo...

Schools across South and Southeast Asia close due to record-breaking temps

Extreme heat has forced school closures across South Asia and Southeast Asia, impacting millions of students in both regions.  Key points: ...

Video of Mexican American toddler crying because she’s not Chinese goes viral

A video of a Mexican American girl crying and upset because she is not Chinese has gone viral. About the video: The video, uploaded to TikTo...

Myanmar’s junta enforces mandatory military service amid turmoil

Myanmar’s military junta has activated a dormant mandatory military service law that forces participation of all young men and women f...

Myanmar’s military junta responds to ASEAN’s call to end violence

The ASEAN urged the Myanmar junta to “de-escalate violence and stop targeted attacks on civilians, houses, and public facilities, such...

These 14 Asian countries are among the 25 countries with the world’s shortest people

Fourteen Asian nations are among a recent ranking of the 25 shortest countries in the world.    Insider’s ranking is based on a 2020 m...

Top 20 must-visit landmarks in Asia

Asia, the world’s largest continent, is home to diverse cultures, delicious food and stunning landscapes.  Since one of the best ways to exp...

Japanese filmmaker sentenced to 7 years in jail by Myanmar junta

A Myanmar court has sentenced Toru Kubota, a 26-year-old freelance filmmaker from Japan, to three years in jail for sedition and seven year...

‘A lost generation’: UN expert issues urgent call for help to stop Myanmar junta’s war on children

Thomas Andrews, the UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, revealed the Myanmar military junta’s attacks on children. In a Ju...

Video shows Thai soldiers destroying cross-border bridge used by fleeing Myanmar refugees

Fortify Rights, a human rights nonprofit, posted a video showing Thai soldiers destroying a footbridge used by Burmese refugees to flee fro...

US formally recognizes Myanmar military violence against Rohingya as genocide

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken officially declared that Myanmar’s military junta has committed genocide and crimes against humanity...

Myanmar families publicly disown their dissident children in newspaper notices due to Junta fear

Burmese families are posting notices in local papers to announce they are cutting ties with their relatives who are against the ruling mili...

Myanmar military reportedly kills dozens of fleeing civilians in Christmas Eve massacre

U.K.-based aid group Save the Children has condemned the recent attack of the Myanmar military on Christmas Eve, which left 38 people dead a...

Karen people flee to Thailand as Myanmar’s junta carry on with attacks

Civilians continue to get caught in the crossfire between the Myanmar military and ethnic Karen forces as fighting rages on.  Temporary have...

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to two years in prison

Myanmar’s military junta reduced former civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence by half only hours after the initial verdict on Monday. ...

Myanmar’s military-appointed election body charges Suu Kyi with electoral fraud

Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged for alleged fraud in the country’s national election last year. Junta’s allegatio...

18-year-old California high school student starts foundation to aid Rohingya refugees

Aaron Lee, an 18-year-old Malaysian American high school senior, founded his own refugee aid organization for Rohingya people after meeting ...

Meet Tun Lin Naing, the 13-year-old volunteer collecting COVID-19 corpses in Myanmar

As COVID-19 continues to overwhelm certain parts of the world, the task of dealing with those who succumb to the disease falls on brave indi...

Myanmar swimmer withdraws from Tokyo Games as protest to ongoing coup

Win Htet Oo, one of Myanmar’s top swimmers, withdrew from consideration to compete in the Tokyo Olympics as a protest against the ongoing co...

Cat Makes History After Repatriation to the Philippines Amid Myanmar Political Turmoil

A cat owned by a Filipino migrant worker in Myanmar became the first pet to be repatriated to the Philippines when it joined the fifth gover...

Why Miss Myanmar 2020 Can’t Return Home to Her Country Yet

Miss Myanmar 2020 Thuzar Wint Lwin is unable to return to her country after reportedly earning the ire of the military junta that replaced h...

Miss Singapore, Myanmar Use National Costumes to Highlight Racial Violence and Political Turmoil

Miss Singapore and Miss Myanmar highlighted important social issues during the national costume segment of the 69th Miss Universe competitio...

Hot ‘Monk’ Model Arrested by Myanmar Military in Protest Crackdown

A Burmese actor and model was recently arrested by Myanmar military forces as part of a crackdown on celebrities that support their oppositi...

7-Year-Old Girl Shot and Killed by Myanmar Forces While Running to Her Father

A 7-year-old girl was killed in her home by Myanmar’s military forces on Tuesday, becoming the youngest casualty of the country’s military c...

Professor Rejects Exam Delay for Student Living in Myanmar During Coup

A mathematics and statistics professor at York University in Canada drew major criticism online for refusing to give a remote student caught...

Myanmar Sees Deadliest Day as at Least 38 People Killed Protesting Against Military Coup

A day after a rally dispersal that resulted in 38 people losing their lives in Myanmar on Wednesday, citizens returned to the city streets t...

Dance Instructor Accidentally Films Military Moving in During Coup in Myanmar

A physical education instructor from the Ministry of Education in Myanmar accidentally filmed the military moving in during a coup in the ba...

Aung San Suu Kyi Taken at Gunpoint in Early Morning in Military Coup in Myanmar

Myanmar’s de facto civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior government officials were detained in military raids on Sunday, accordi...

Grandmother, 100, Beats COVID-19 and Says WW2 Was ‘So Much Worse’

A 100-year-old grandmother from Myanmar said she was more worried about her grandchildren than herself after she and her family of 10 tested...

Politician Makes History as the First Openly Gay Candidate in Myanmar

A gay man will run for public office in Myanmar in November, marking a first in the Southeast Asian country’s history. Myo Min Tun, 39...

Adorable Corgi Brother and Sister Are a Wholesome Watch for Quarantine Blues

Cooper and Baby are two Pembroke Welsh corgis in Myanmar who have both captivated social media with their adorable images.   ...

Why MMA Champ Aung La ‘The Burmese Python’ Nsang Says He’s Just A ‘Regular Guy’

If you visit the Kachin National Manau Park in Myitkyina, Myanmar you’ll find a statue of a man holding two championship belts. The pe...