Residents wade through flooding at a broken bridge in Myanmar's capital, Naypyitaw, on Sept. 17.
Natural disasters

Myanmar victims push Southeast Asian death toll from Typhoon Yagi past 500

Flooding affects an estimated 631,000 people across the country

17 September 2024
Local residents wade through water with their cattle in Naypyitaw on Sept. 14.
Natural disasters

Myanmar's flooding death toll rises to 113, government says

Five dams, four pagodas and 65,000-plus houses destroyed, state media report

16 September 2024
Sales of Yoma Strategic Holdings' StarCity condos have been robust. (Photo by Nikkei)
Myanmar Crisis

Yangon home prices surge as Myanmar war drives flight to safety

Yoma and other big companies benefit; real estate draws investors fearing currency drop

15 September 2024
Rohingya refugees gather in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Aug. 25 to mark the seventh anniversary of their fleeing from neighboring Myanmar.
International relations

Bangladesh calls for faster resettlement process for Rohingya

About 8,000 members of Muslim ethnic minority group have fled Myanmar

9 September 2024
Armed groups in Myanmar have been making headway in their offensive against the government.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar arms civilians as rebels draw closer to Mandalay

Government eyes complement to military and police, bracing for urban fighting

3 September 2024
Migrant workers from Myanmar employed at a babywear and accessories factory in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand, shop at a nearby street market. (Photograph by Htet Phyoe)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar reins in employment agencies to harvest remittances

Regime wants overseas workers to send more money via official channels

29 August 2024
Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar shout slogans to mark the seventh anniversary of their fleeing to Bangladesh from neighboring Myanmar to escape a military crackdown in 2017.
Bangladesh turmoil

Stateless Rohingya put faith in Bangladesh leader Yunus

Refugees hope head of caretaker government resolves stalled repatriation efforts

27 August 2024
Myanmar's embassy in Beijing. China has said the conflict between the Myanmar regime and rebel forces is having a negative effect on stability and social order on the nations' shared border.
Myanmar Crisis

China's military says it conducted armed patrols near Myanmar border

Beijing wary of escalating conflict between Naypyitaw regime and rebel forces

26 August 2024
Rohingya refugees gather in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Aug. 25 to mark the seventh anniversary of their fleeing from neighboring Myanmar to escape a military crackdown in 2017.
Myanmar Crisis

Rohingya demand end to violence on 7th anniversary of flight from Myanmar

1m-plus in squalid Bangladesh camps have little prospect of returning home

25 August 2024
An aerial view shows trees and houses in the aftermath of floods, in Phrae Province, Thailand, Aug. 24. (Thailand's Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation/Handout via Reuters)
Natural disasters

Mudslide in Thailand's Phuket kills 9 migrant workers from Myanmar

Disaster near tourist destination Big Buddha also kills 2 Russians and 2 Thais

25 August 2024
Frequent disasters encourage Southeast Asians to prepare. A man drives a motorbike in a flooded street after heavy rains in Hanoi, Vietnam, in September 2023.
Natural disasters

Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia top global disaster-readiness poll

Alerts, household planning build resilience as volatility rises, Gallup says

25 August 2024
YKKO has opened its first Thai location in a Bangkok shopping mall. (Photo by Nikkei)
Food & Beverage

Myanmar's Yoma expands noodle shops to Thailand in restaurant push

YKKO and KFC operator keeps up store openings despite inflation and instability

24 August 2024
The friendship bridge spanning the Tiau River serves as an important commercial lifeline between the northeastern Indian state of Mizoram and western Myanmar's Chin state. 
Tea Leaves

Thai border town offers geopolitical lesson for India

Bangkok's discreet yet pragmatic stance on Myanmar refugees works better than India's hostility

21 August 2024
Myanmar consumers are struggling to access daily necessities like rice and palm oil. (Photo by Nikkei)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's growing price controls deepen economic woes

Response to inflation and weakening kyat backfires as private sector pulls back

20 August 2024
Monks collect alms from a fighter in the anti-regime People's Defense Force in Tagu, a town in southern Myanmar's Tanintharyi Region. (All photos by Valeria Mongelli)
Life

Life in Myanmar's resistance-held areas

Snapshot of Tanintharyi shows how the fragile parallel administration is taking control in strongholds

18 August 2024
Supporters of the Myanmar military take part in January 2021 demonstration in Yangon. The military has been in control of the government since February 2021.
Myanmar Crisis

U.S. meets Myanmar opposition, pledges expanded support

Virtual talks come after China urges ASEAN countries to help with peace process

17 August 2024
Myanmar's military leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, right, talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Aug. 14. (Myanmar Military Information Team via AP)
Opinion

What does China really want from Myanmar?

The fall of Lashio marks a turning point for Beijing's pro-regime strategy

16 August 2024
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, meets with Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyitaw on Aug. 14.
Myanmar Crisis

China's Wang Yi urges war-torn Myanmar to seek 'political reconciliation'

Top envoy meets regime leader Min Aung Hlaing, calls for 'resuming democratic transition'

15 August 2024
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is expected to hold talks with Myanmar's military regime officials on Wednesday. 
International relations

China's top envoy to meet military regime officials in Myanmar

Wang Yi's trip to region comes as wary Beijing pushes Naypyitaw to restore stability

14 August 2024
The employee of Japanese retail chain Aeon was released immediately after sentencing. (Nikkei)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's release of Aeon exec signals struggle to retain investment

Military government wants to appear tough on inflation while propping up economy

14 August 2024
A shopper walks down an aisle at an Aeon Orange supermarket in Yangon.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar releases detained Japanese executive after sentencing

Military neither explains decision nor gives Hiroshi Kasamatsu's whereabouts

13 August 2024
An Aug. 5 speech by Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar's military ruler, was released with Chinese subtitles. (Screenshot of video by Myanmar's military)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's ethnic armed groups widen grip, threatening stability

Ethnic Chinese forces capture key base as persecution of Rohingya continues

13 August 2024
Hiroshi Kasamatsu was in charge of price setting at local venture Aeon Orange before he was detained. (Photo by Sadachika Watanabe)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar sentences Aeon executive to 1 year in prison: source

Tokyo seeks release of Japan retailer employee charged with rice pricing violation

12 August 2024
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who was recommended by Bangladeshi student leaders as the head of the interim government, speaks during a press briefing as he arrives at the Hazarat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Aug. 8.
Opinion

After Hasina, Bangladesh needs a foreign policy reset

Interim government under Yunus is off to a promising start but must tackle entrenched interests

12 August 2024