With the US under Biden looking for allies in its stand against China, strategic clarity is needed in Bangkok if Thailand is not to become a pawn in the new great game.

In a tense exchange with reporters, the military’s spokesman recalled the 1988 coup and defended the Tatmadaw’s intervention in November’s polls.

Around 750,000 people, including medics and political figures, have been selected to receive the Indian coronavirus vaccine from Wednesday.

Costing more than $370 million, the project in Sagaing Region would be the country’s first textile-based industrial cluster.

White House spokesman says new strategy required to deal with Chinese assertiveness, authoritarianism.

Pagodas in Bagan have been prepared to make them coronavirus-safe, according to employers who are facing bankruptcy.

Some 760 migrant workers, mostly from Myanmar, are among more than 900 new COVID-19 cases in Samut Sakhon, Thai health authorities said.

Foul odors, chemical dust plague two villages in Twante Township, leaving crops and water supply damaged, residents say.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says Thailand remains committed to developing the SEZ, despite Naypyitaw’s termination of an agreement with the Thai contractor.

Studies on the way on possible environmental and social impacts by Kyaukphyu port project that will give China access to the Indian Ocean.

The ruling party has yet to identify its candidates for the presidency and the leadership positions in the state and regional governments.

In Myanmar, Joe Biden’s rapid steps to move the US on from the turbulent Trump era only serve to remind us of how deeply entrenched the legacy of military rule remains.

Development Media Group in Sittwe has been targeted by the military before for reporting on the conflict with the Arakan Army.

Sergey Shoigu’s visit to Naypyitaw sends a signal that Moscow’s role in modernizing Myanmar’s military is set to deepen.

The National League for Democracy is set to use its powers under the military-drafted Constitution to enforce its chief ministers on states and regions.

After 70 years of lobbying, the British colonial authorities in 1929 finally moved the bodies from a cemetery within the sacred Shwedagon Pagoda compound.

Myanmar should be a player, not a playground as it negotiates disputes and cooperation between China and the US.

Health workers and key government figures are first in the queue for two doses of the coronavirus jab.

Hotel development considered ‘one of the greatest threats’ to the stupas, pagodas and temples within the Bagan property zone.

Meddling from overseas, as foreign powers look to further their interests, will only increase Myanmar’s instability, argues analyst Joe Kumbun.

The military says it wants to be convinced the general election was free from voter fraud before the new parliament convenes.

Leaders across Asia from South Korea to India congratulated new U.S. President Joe Biden.

It is the second time this month Rohingya migrants from Rakhine have been caught entering the region.

Six years on, there has been no justice for two young Kachin teachers who were raped and murdered in Shan State.

After years of disagreements over compensation and violence against peaceful protests, a deal has reportedly been agreed with Wanbao to relocate Sagaing villagers.

The authorities are trying to provide Yangon with a reliable power supply to sustain economic growth.

The Tatmadaw and the USDP have been banging this drum since before voters went to the polls, ignoring their landslide loss to the National League for Democracy.

Observers are wary of the potential for debt-enslavement that comes with getting into bed with China.

Japan Myanmar Association plays a private institutional role to promote private sector investment between the two countries.

More than 12,000 displaced Rakhine villagers say they are ready to return to their homes but are demanding protection and troop withdrawals.

The government began the process of naming Mrauk-U as a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2019 only for the historic capital to be damaged in fighting with the Arakan Army.

Yoma Central strikers say they are not being paid their wages or social-security allowances.

Meitei rebels in the People’s Liberation Army of Manipur also face charges of violating immigration laws.

The Northern Command says a report sent to the President on illegal mines wrongly accused the Tatmadaw of accepting bribes.

Unclear laws and arbitrary language have allowed the government to suppress dissent, moving the march for human rights backwards.