The Latest Breaking News from Myanmar

Northern river pollution prompts diplomatic push

The opposition People's Party (PP) on Wednesday urged the government to lead efforts to tackle river pollution in northern Thailand, saying evidence suggests contamination may be linked to mining operations in Myanmar.

Bangkok Post · Jul 15

NSA Ajit Doval meets top brass of Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar ahead of BIMSTEC National Security Chiefs' meeting

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Wednesday held a series of bilateral discussions with key leaders from Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bangladesh and Myanmar ahead of the BIMSTEC Security Summit in the national capital on Thursday.

The Economic Times · Jul 15

Thailand holds out hope for Suu Kyi meeting

Asean envoy will attempt to see deposed leader on upcoming Myanmar visit

Bangkok Post · Jul 15

Asean outreach may give Myanmar leaders legitimacy without results

Asean's re-engagement with Myanmar runs the risk of providing legitimacy to the military-led ‌government and undermining the regional group's own plan to end violence in the war-torn country, analysts said.

Bangkok Post · Jul 14

Sihasak pushes Myanmar talks

Thailand is ready to act as a facilitator between the Myanmar government and ethnic armed groups to achieve internal peace in Myanmar, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow.

Bangkok Post · Jul 13

Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing to visit Thailand in August

Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing will make an official visit to Thailand in early August, Asean sources said on Monday, in what would be his second trip to an Asean member since the former junta chief took the presidency in April.

Bangkok Post · Jul 13

Bloc eyes Myanmar impasse

Asean foreign ministers renewed pressure on Myanmar to advance the bloc's Five-Point Consensus (5PC), with the detention of political prisoners, including former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, remaining a concern during talks in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post · Jul 12

Myanmar tells ASEAN 'sister' Aung San Suu Kyi will be looked after, envoy says

Top diplomats of the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations met in person with their Myanmar counterpart on Sunday for the first time since the coup, in an effort to kick-start a peace initiative that has failed to halt a civil war that has killed an estimated 100,000 people.

The Economic Times · Jul 12

Myanmar minister tells Asean ministers Suu Kyi in 'good health'

⁠The Southeast Asian bloc Asean was told on Sunday by Myanmar's foreign minister that detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was "a sister" who was in good health and would be looked after, Asean's special envoy to Myanmar said.

Bangkok Post · Jul 12

'I can't eat Tihar jail food': Foreign national arrested after allegedly entering India through the Mizoram border wants pasta, olive oil instead; asks court to let him cook

American national Matthew Aaron VanDyke, arrested by the NIA in the Myanmar terror training case and lodged in Tihar Jail, has moved a Delhi court seeking permission to prepare his own meals. He claims to have been unable to eat prison food since May 6, describing it as too spicy,…

The Economic Times · Jul 11