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Compliant parties that have registered for the planned elections worry about the safety of their candidates, who are bound to be unpopular, and have called for a law to safeguard them.

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday warned that the resurgence of illegal offshore gaming sites showed that the country ...

An interview with Kong Hee, who was convicted of fraud years ago, sparked controversy among Chinese Christians.

Discussion of cyberfraud tends to focus on people who are cheated out of their money by scammers. But this vastly lucrative industry also relies on the forced labor of those who have been trafficked ...

Officials in Myanmar have destroyed nearly $300 million worth of illegal drugs to mark the International Day Against Drug ...

BANGKOK — The death toll from a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen sharply to over 1,000, with fears it could climb much higher, state-run MRTV reported Saturday, as rescuers ...

In this image provided by the Royal Thai Police, Chinese actor Wang Xing, right, talks with Thai police officers in Mae Sot district, in Thai-Myanmar border, Tak province Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday said it was attempting to locate a Taiwanese traveler to Thailand reportedly being held for ransom by a criminal gang in Myanmar. Taoyuan police said that the ...

Criminal suspects, including Bai Suocheng and Liu Zhengxiang, are escorted by Chinese police on a charter flight to China, Jan. 30, 2024, after Myanmar police handed over key leaders of Kokang ...

The police and military have arbitrarily detained more than 15,700 people and killed at least 2,300, according to the nongovernmental Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.

More than 300 bombs have exploded in police stations, state-owned banks and government offices in Myanmar’s cities since February, according to Radio Free Asia, an American-government-funded ...