He discussed reports that China is preparing a “joint security company” with the military to protect its 771km oil and gas pipeline that runs from Myanmar’s west coast across Rakhine state and into ...

China has much at stake. Its 771-kilometer oil and gas pipeline dissects Rakhine from its capital Sittwe through to Myanmar’s northern states and its security is behind speculation Beijing was ...

MYANMAR’S military government extended a four-year emergency rule, further delaying plans for long-promised general elections as a civil war rages on. Read more at The Business Times.

As a harbinger of US foreign policy directions, President Trump's sudden suspension of US$45 million (4.9 billion baht) for ...

After decades of centralised military control, the AA has shifted Rakhine’s power dynamics, emerging as the de facto ...

The Budget’s allocation to the Ministry of External Affairs not only reflects the government’s foreign policy priorities but ...

In an interview, Daw Zin Mar Aung discusses the challenges that lie ahead and the achievements of the anti-junta resistance ...

(Photo: China National Petroleum Corporation) The Arakan Army (AA) has taken control of the China-Myanmar oil and gas pipeline station in Ann Township, Rakhine State, this week, leaving Kyaukphyu as ...

A trade official from the Philippines has expressed openness to more cooperation with China even as the two countries appear perpetually at odds over a number of tense geopolitical issues - not least ...

A Chinese New Year celebration held in the eastern Estonian town of Kohtla-Järve represented a cultural initiative aimed at ...

particularly referencing China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the BCIM Economic Corridor. Besides, he pointed out that projects like the Sino-Myanmar Oil and Gas Pipeline underscore Rakhine’s ...