National Fire in Rohingya Camp Leaves 1,700 Homeless in Western Myanmar A fire in an internally displaced persons camp in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state destroyed more than 400 huts on 3 May and left
Politics and Security China joins ASEAN led military exercise China has sent a missile destroyer to join the fourth military drills for the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (or ADMM-Plus). The maritime security and anti-terrorism
National Eight killed as ‘golf ball’ hailstones, storms lash Myanmar Violent storms which saw hailstones the size of golf balls rain down across Myanmar have killed at least eight people and destroyed at least
23 April, 2016 As appeared in TheStar.com.my THE debate in Britain on whether the country should get out or remain in the European Union (EU) is fascinating on a number of scores. The statistics
Politics and Security China’s Xi Jinping takes commander in chief military title China’s President Xi Jinping is now commander in chief of the military’s Joint Operations Command Centre, in his latest move to exert
National New Clashes in Western Myanmar Leave Army Commander, 20 Soldiers Dead Army commander Myo Min Tun and 20 soldiers from the government army were killed during fresh fighting with an armed ethnic army
Politics and Security Panama papers: how China’s great firewall is protecting its leaders While several of China’s most powerful politicians have been linked to the “Panama Papers” leaks, blanket Internet censorship has prevented the
National An earthquake of a magnitude 6.9 hit northern Myanmar on 13 April at a depth of 135km, nearly 400km north of Myanmar’s capital, Naypyidaw. The quake was also felt in parts of eastern
9 April, 2016 As appeared in TheStar.com.my CHINA is now the second largest economy in the world by size of gross domestic product (GDP). The deceleration in its economic growth rate affects all other
Politics Myanmar’s parliament has passed a bill to create the post of “state counsellor”, which gives Aung San Suu Kyi a role similar to that of prime minister. The bill now requires only presidential