Myanmar

Tin Oo, one of Aung San Suu Kyi's closest collaborators and co-founder of her National League for Democracy party, has died

The escalation of violence in conflict-torn Rakhine State has forced another 45.000 Rohingya to flee, the UN has warned, amid allegations of beheadings, killings and burning of property

Severe water shortages due to prolonged drought, record heat and water-borne diseases have left at least 83 people dead and hundreds sick in some 50 villages in western Myanmar

Thailand is piloting a biometric data collection programme for Myanmar citizens and stateless persons, mainly aimed at simplifying the provision of health services, particularly vaccinations

Myanmar's detained former leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, a spokesperson for the military government told to media

From the end of April, compulsory conscription will be introduced for all Myanmar men between the ages of 18 and 35, a total of 6 million people

Guerrillas from Karen ethnic minority said they are close to taking control of a major trading town on the Thai border, while soldiers and civilian officials loyal to the military government appeared to be preparing to abandon their positions

The Myanmar delegation led by Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture Daw Nu Mra Zan is attending the 31st meeting of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council in Laos on 23-26 March

Citizens around the world are called to sign a petition against conscription in Myanmar, upon initiative of the he National Unity Advisory Council, an advisory body to the National Unity Government, and the National League for Democracy

The production of veterinary vaccines can be conducted systematically thanks to the establishment of dedicated experimental animal units, financed by the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation, said the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation

For the first time, the presence of Skywalker hoolock gibbons has been confirmed in the forests of north-eastern Myanmar, discovered by researchers who used acoustic monitoring and DNA analysis to identify 44 groups of these endangered primates

Five identity certificate issuing stations and three mobile units will be opened in the last week of February for Myanmar citizens arriving in Thailand without passports; many Myanmar citizens are leaving the country to evade military conscription

More Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar or Bangladesh died or went missing in 2023 than in the last ten years, according to statements by UNHCR