Myanmar
Acting president of the National Unity Government (NUG), Duwa Lashi La, called for revolt in “every corner of the country” against the regime.
Ethnic Rakhine rebels took more than 40 police officers and soldiers hostage in a brazen raid on a ferry on Saturday, Myanmar's military said, the latest flare-up in the restive western region.
These babies are great news for one of Myanmar's most endangered species.
Local authorities on Wednesday found the bodies of two wild elephants that had been killed and skinned in Ayeyarwady region.
Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has bemoaned the lack of global scrutiny on extremism and "terrorists" inside Rakhine state, where her country's army stands accused of committing genocide against Rohingya Muslims.
An Italian missionary who was gunned down in a Karen village 66 years ago is a step closer to sainthood.
A Myanma Railways worker was killed when a train engine derailed in Mandalay region yesterday (October 20), reported state media.
Fishermen have found more than half a tonne of suspected crystal meth floating in the sea near the Ayeyarwady delta in sacks labelled for fish food.
Competitive surfing was barely known in Myanmar a few years ago but one local beach town is riding a wave of enthusiasm to the Southeast Asia Games for the first time ever.