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With the US reopening talks with Myanmar's military-backed government, and several Southeast Asian countries restarting diplomatic contacts, the EU is facing uncomfortable questions about its own boycott of the junta.

Simultaneous raids across Assam, Mizoram and Manipur have led to the arrest of 18 people and the freezing of 1,424 bank accounts, exposing hawala transactions worth Rs 100 crore and rupturing the finances of a narcotics cartel led by a Myanmar-based drug…

The lengths taken to disguise the trade suggest U.S. sanctions are biting, but Iranian jet fuel has continued to flow.

Kim Aris tells the Guardian chance to speak with detained Nobel laureate was ‘public relations’ move from military leaders

In the legal system, art created by refugees and incarcerated people can serve both as a form of therapy and as evidence of mass atrocities.

UK government criticised for handing ‘propaganda opportunity’ to Myanmar’s military junta

Kim Aris tells NPR his mother sounds strong but is in pain. He says she is held at a residence in the capital.

INLE LAKE, Myanmar (AP) — A few days after the monsoon rains subside, Inle Lake, nestled among picturesque mountains, becomes the setting for one of Myanmar’s most important Buddhist festivals as sacred golden images glide across the water. The 18-day...

Kim Aris says ‘hearing her voice again means more than words can express’ amid loosening of detention restrictions

This is the story of Aung San Suu Kyi. Mother to two sons, fate and history conspired to bring her to the forefront of Myanmar's push for democratic freedom, the world rushing to build her up as an icon of democracy.…

Kim Aris spoke to his 81-year-old mother for 20 minutes on the phone, the first time they have had any contact for five years, and said she ‘sounded strong’

Critics said images of detained former leader were a stunt by the military to end country’s diplomatic isolation

Kim Aris, who has spent the last five years campaigning for his mother to be freed from her latest jail term, demanded greater transparency about the conditions she is being held under

The Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, known as the site where Siddhartha Gautama (Gautama Buddha) attained enlightenment, is one of the holiest pilgrimage sites in Buddhism. Hlaing is in Bodh Gaya for the weekend.

The five-day trip underscores the gradual return of regional re-engagement for Myanmar, five years after being shunned by many of its neighbors.

Myanmar’s state media says the leader of Myanmar’s military-backed government has embarked on an official visit to India, one of the country’s key regional partners.

President U Min Aung Hlaing will also visit Bodh Gaya in Bihar, and hold business and industry interactions in Mumbai

The 11-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations has shunned Myanmar from summits since its military launched a coup in 2021.

Myanmar relies heavily on gemstones as a major source of revenue, and produces as much as 90% of the world’s rubies, primarily from the Mogok region.

A delegation of ruling party legislators led by Manipur Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam visited the three affected villages to assess the situation.