As Myanmar’s rebel group Arakan Army took control over most of Rakhine state, including all townships bordering Bangladesh, anticipation of a famine threatening civilians trapped in this ongoing ...

Like many islands across Indonesia, Bali is rich with traditions, one of the most fascinating being Ngaben, the island’s elaborate cremation ceremony. Unlike typical funeral rites, Ngaben transforms ...

More importantly, some rebel groups are close to taking over entire provinces -- like the Arakan Army fighting for independence has captured 14 of the 17 townships in the southwestern coastal ...

Bangladesh has reiterated its call for urgent international action to resolve the prolonged Rohingya crisis, as the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution addressing the situation in Myanmar ...

On April 7, 2025, Myanmar resistance forces raised their flags over two towns, Falam in Chin state and Indaw in Sagaing region. These were the latest in a string of hard-fought victories over a ...

Terming the country’s human rights situation in the first half of 2025 “disappointing”, rights group Human Rights Support Society said the interim government has largely failed to meet the ...

The CNF leader also mentioned Bangladesh’s growing contact with the Arakan Army (AA), a member of the Three Brotherhood Alliance that, after significant territorial gains over the past 18 months ...

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Davao Occidental early Saturday morning, but no tsunami threat is expected, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

Duwa Lashi La, the acting president of Myanmar’s opposition National Unity Government, inspects a People’s Defense Force emplacement at an undisclosed location in Myanmar, May 19, 2022 ...

According to an article (datelined June 4, 2025) by Banyar Aung, carried in The Irrawaddy, the ethnic Arakan Army (AA) has notched up major gains since launching its Rakhine offensive in November ...