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Myanmar
Latest news, updates and opinion on Myanmar, covering politics, economy, society and the country’s relationships with China and India, and other countries in Southeast Asia.
Capital
Naypyidaw
Head of State
Acting President Min Aung Hlaing
Head of Government
Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing
last updated:
29 November, 2024
Rohingya refugees stand on their capsized boat as rescuers throw a rope to them off Indonesia in March. The Sri Lankan navy says it picked up 102 people thought to be Rohingya refugees on Thursday. Photo: AP
Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka rescues 102 refugees adrift on fishing boat

Fishermen spotted the group, believed to be Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and including 25 children, off Sri Lanka’s northern coast.

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Asean

Anwar’s pick of Thaksin as adviser raises fears of ex-PM favouring Myanmar junta

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India

‘Inhumane’: inside India’s detention camps for Rohingya refugees

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Myanmar’s changing ties with China

‘A long way to go’: India struggles to match China’s Myanmar outreach

China’s bigger role as a peace mediator has sparked concerns about the impact on India’s infrastructure projects in Myanmar.

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Members of Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) receiving military equipment in a secret jungle near Namhkam, Myanmar’s northern Shan State. Photo: AFP
Asean

Asian Angle | Why Asean’s neutrality is our greatest asset in a divided world

As Malaysia prepares to assume the 2025 Asean chair, its trade minister argues for a unified approach to navigate the US-China rivalry.

Singapore

Singapore saw 9,000 phishing takedowns, Meta says in scam centre alert

The company, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, said scammers in Southeast Asia were using sophisticated tactics to lure victims.

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Asean

Opinion | Why cybersecurity could be Malaysia’s key to effective Asean leadership

Even modest success under Malaysia’s leadership could bolster the grouping’s unity and credibility, but failure will only deepen fractures in the bloc.

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Asean leaders and top ministers pose with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, sixth from the left, at the Asean-UN Summit in Vientiane, Laos, on October 11. Photo: Reuters
Rohingya Muslims

Will Myanmar’s junta chief face justice for crimes against Rohingya?

The International Criminal Court’s actions could serve to isolate Min Aung Hlaing, but analysts question whether he will be arrested.

Thailand

Myanmar navy opens fire on Thai fishing vessels

Thailand is seeking the return of four of its citizens  

Thailand

Thailand protests after Myanmar navy fires on fishermen, detains 4

One Thai fisherman drowned in the incident and a vessel was reportedly seized by Myanmar’s navy.

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An injured Thai fisherman is carried on a stretcher at a port in Ranong, near the border with Myanmar, on Saturday. Photo: Thailand’s Third Naval Area Command/EPA-EFE
Indonesia

Rohingya refugees rescued off Indonesian coast: UN

More than 100 of the Rohingya refugees were rescued after their boat sunk of the northeastern coast of Sumatra island.

Rohingya refugee children wait to disembark a truck after being forcibly relocated from South Aceh to the capital city of Aceh province in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on November 7. Photo: EPA-EFE

Myanmar junta chief charged with crimes against humanity

Myanmar’s changing ties with China

Chinese security firms in Myanmar spark fears of escalating civil war

Analysts warn that Chinese personnel could be caught in the conflict, while the move further complicates efforts to secure control of key economic areas.

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Rohingya Muslims

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief

This is the first application for an arrest warrant against a high-level Myanmar government official, and ‘more will follow’.

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The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor is seeking an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing for alleged crimes against humanity committed against the Rohingya Muslims. Photo: AP
Singapore

Singapore jails helper who hung up dog in balcony and beat it to death

The woman, acting on her boss’ instructions, repeatedly hit the poodle with a rod-like object and hung it from a balcony railing.

Prosecutors said the pet poodle died as a result of the repeated beatings received from the helper. Photo: Shutterstock
Thailand

Malaysian among 39 foreigners to flee Myanmar scam centre, seek refuge in Thailand

The foreigners include citizens of Sri Lanka, Nepal, Malaysia, and Russia. The incident highlights the growing problem of online scams in the region.

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SCMP Highlights

Recap | Donald Trump tariff tantrums, Japan’s first-kiss crisis: 5 latest reads on Asia

Explore the impact of potential Trump tariffs on Southeast Asia, economic challenges in Malaysia, and more.

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Malaysia

‘Don’t have a choice’: Rohingya child brides trapped in Malaysia’s refugee crisis

Rohingya girls as young as 12 are being forced into marriage in Malaysia, escaping dire conditions in Bangladesh refugee camp.

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Nor Anis Syazwani collects preliminary health data upon patients’ arrival at an MSF mobile clinic in Penang, Malaysia. Photo: Steven Ooi/MSF
United Nations

Beheadings, rapes, torture: Myanmar’s junta unleashes violence on rebel areas

A UN expert said the situation was most ‘desperate and dangerous’ in Rakhine where thousands of people were threatened by starvation.

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Asean

Singapore warns Myanmar not to use Asean for ‘politics of retaliation’

Singapore’s Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said Myanmar’s actions could foster a “politics of retaliation” and urged the junta not to exploit Asean for its own interests.

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China-Asean relations

China says Myanmar rebel chief in Yunnan for medical care, contrary to reports

Beijing says rebel leader Peng Deren is getting treatment in southwest China border province where he was reported to be under house arrest.

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Peng Deren has served as commander of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army since 2009. Photo: MNDAA
War and conflict

Asian Angle | Is Myanmar’s Arakan Army capable of governing Rakhine state?

The Arakan Army has made military gains in Rakhine but it’s likely to face challenges in addressing residents’ socio-economic needs.

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A woman cooks next to destroyed houses and burned trees in western Rakhine State following fighting between Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army. Photo: AFP
South Korea

Rohingya smugglers deported from South Korea to Thailand after 5-year manhunt

The arrests expose the human trafficking crisis in Thailand, and the need for better protections for Rohingya refugees.

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Myanmar’s changing ties with China

China’s Li backs Myanmar’s ‘political transformation’ in talks with junta chief

Premier Li Qiang and visiting military leader Min Aung Hlaing also discussed the breakdown of a ceasefire brokered by Beijing earlier this year.

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China trade

Rare earths in spotlight amid US-China tensions, Myanmar turmoil

Armed rebels have taken control of a mining centre, and the US election outcome could be anyone’s guess.

A molten rare earth is poured into a mould at a smelting workshop in China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Photo: Reuters
Diplomacy

Opinion | Combined China and US pressure could get warring sides to talk peace

The US may be leading peace efforts but it’s not delivering, while China is failing without leading.

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Indonesia

6 dead as dozens of Rohingya refugees ‘stranded’ in Indonesia by traffickers

The Incident underscores the ongoing crisis faced by the Rohingya, who are fleeing persecution in Myanmar.

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Human rights

Myanmar ‘risks becoming a forgotten crisis’, UN envoy warns

Criminal networks operating from Myanmar have spiralled ‘out of control’ with 3.4 million people displaced by fighting, special envoy says.

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