Myanmar

Myanmar lobbies US to invest in its rare earths sector, dominated by China

Rare earth mine located beside the Kok River in Shan State, Myanmar, November 16, 2025. 2025 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS

Myanmar announces by-elections, expanding Parliament writ

The move indicates the military’s increasing confidence in its ability to control territory in the South-east Asian nation.

Myanmar plans April by-election, including in conflict areas

Stop demanding a total ceasefire first in Myanmar

ASEAN should acknowledge that progress towards peace will be through stepped engagement with the country’s realities, says the writer.

ASEAN peace plan for Myanmar lacks ‘clear-cut strategy’ for implementation: Thai foreign minister

Thailand's Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow speaks at the 41st ASEAN Rountable organised by ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore on November 5, 2026. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)

Top UN court to rule on Myanmar/Rohingya genocide case on Nov 19

Judges at the International Court of Justice have for seven years been weighing accusations by Gambia that Myanmar’s brutal repression of the Rohingya breached the 1948 UN Genocide Convention.

US strategy links Myanmar peace talks to rare-earth access

The US maintains financial sanctions on coup leader-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing.

Newborn among 15 killed as Myanmar military strikes maternity clinic and school, say sources

Vehicles passing an injured person following a Myanmar military air strike in September in Kyauktaw, Rakhine state.

Japan pushes to remove Myanmar from global financial watchdog's blacklist

FILE PHOTO: Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing inspects an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony ahead of his meeting with Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. Azneal Ishak/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

ASEAN envoy meets Myanmar minister, discusses civil war and aid access

FILE PHOTO: Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro holds a bilateral meeting with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (not pictured) on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila on July 22, 2026. TED ALJIBE/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

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