STRONGER economic ties and defense cooperation were discussed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a meeting in Washington, D.C., on Monday. "On the ...

UNITED NATIONS – Myanmar is on “a path to self-destruction” if violence in the conflict-wracked Southeast Asian nation doesn’t end, the U.N. envoy warned on Tuesday. Julie Bishop told the ...

This article by Zung Ring was originally published on May 27, 2025, on The Irrawaddy, an independent news website in Myanmar that has been exiled in Thailand since the military coup in 2021.An edited ...

The United States' Secretary of State Marco Rubio on met with Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Monday (June 9) to tackle economic, trade issues, and security issues; hammering ...

Rare earth mining, long concentrated in Myanmar’s Kachin state to the north, now appears to be spreading south, bringing with it extensive deforestation and water pollution.

Myanmar junta’s election body says voting will be held in 267 townships, assuming security can be guaranteed, in December or January. However, it may vary depending on the security situation at the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said on Saturday that he will meet United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio on June 9 “to discuss matters of mutual ...

China shares a 2,100-kilometre (1,300-mile) border with Myanmar and has long been a lucrative market for the country's natural resources, including jade, gemstones, teak logs and metal ores.

In recent years, people in Myanmar have endured a military coup, civil war, enforced conscription, aerial bombardment and a devastating earthquake.A new hardship landed Thursday morning, as ...

Myanmar’s military government has awarded its first offshore production sharing contract since seizing power in February 2021. State-owned Myanma Oil & Gas Enterprise (MOGE) under the nation’s ...