Myanmar

Myanmar has emerged as a major global opium supplier following Afghanistan’s production drop, with effects visible along India’s eastern borders, according to a new report.

June 16, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

Chinese President Xi Jinping met Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing in Beijing on Tuesday and the two sides signed 18 cooperation documents.

American Matthew Aaron VanDyke, arrested by India's NIA last week alongside six Ukrainians for allegedly training Myanmar ethnic militias after illegal border crossing from Mizoram, is a veteran of multiple conflicts. Founder of Sons of Liberty International (SOLI), he has supported fighters in Libya, Iraq, Ukraine, and elsewhere, often aiding Christian communities against perceived oppressors.

March 19, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

A 56-year-old nearly blind Rohingya refugee from Myanmar died in Buffalo, New York, after U.S. Border Patrol agents released him into freezing nighttime conditions without notifying his family. Nurul Amin Shah Alam had arrived in the U.S. as a legally admitted refugee in December 2024. His death has prompted calls for investigation from local and state officials.

Nakipagkita si Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro sa Senior General Min Aung Hlaing ng Myanmar sa Nay Pyi Taw noong Enero 6 upang talakayin ang pulitikal na sitwasyon, mga kontrobersyal na halalan, at natigil na plano sa kapayapaan ng rehiyon. Ito ang unang opisyal na bisita niya bilang chair ng ASEAN, habang nagpapatuloy ang karahasan sa Myanmar. Ang pagbisita na ito ay bahagi ng pagsisikap ng Pilipinas na ipatupad ang Five-Point Consensus.

December 16, 2025 Iniulat ng AI

Nagtipon ang kinatawan mula sa anim na newsroom ng ASEAN sa Manila noong Nobyembre para talakayin ang mga karaniwang hamon sa media landscape at kalagayan ng demokrasya sa rehiyon. Pinamunuan ng Rappler ang pagpupulong na nagbigay-diin sa mga alalahanin sa gitna ng darating na eleksyon sa Myanmar. Ang mga ambag mula sa Myanmar at Malaysia ay naglalahad ng mga hirap ng kabataan sa ilalim ng awtoritaryong presyur.