Across Southeast Asia, households are taking on debt just to cover basic needs. Analysts warn that the region's growing dependence on borrowing risks triggering wider financial stress and long term ...

Myanmar's parliament is set to convene Monday for the first time since a military coup five years ago, packed with pro-junta lawmakers elected in a poll orchestrated by the top ...

A new restaurant specializing in Burmese dishes like tea leaf salad and garlic noodles will join the food vendors at Swan's Market, adding to Oakland's reputation as one of the nation's top food ...

Cambodia claims to be finally dismantling the cyber-scam compounds that have made the country a global fraud hub. Analysts warn there is little proof that top figures in the scam industry will face ...

Hundreds of thousands of people in northern Thailand have become collateral damage from the civil war in neighbouring Myanmar, turning to drugs as supply through the area rockets on the ...

The Republic of Singapore Air Force will deploy an A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft to assist the departure of Singaporean citizens from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 10, 2026, according to ...

Kathmandu, Feb. 23 -- In the month before Nepal's parliamentary elections, popular Facebook pages with a combined six million followers posted about one political party far more than all others ...

US-Myanmar relations have long been defined by acrimony. Recent developments in American energy and mineral policy provide an alternative path forward. The new minerals race compels Washington to seek ...

Myanmar and China have launched a new business association with the goal of luring about half a trillion US dollars in Chinese investment to Myanmar by the end of the decade under the supervision of ...

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