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Myanmar military claims recapture of Thai border town
Myanmar military claims recapture of Thai border town
Wednesday 20 May 2026 02:31 PM
YANGON: Myanmar’s military claimed today (May 20) to have recaptured a town on the Thai border, expanding the frontier trade crossings it claims to control in the grinding civil war.
Myanmar mass prison sentence cut trims Suu Kyi’s sentence
Myanmar mass prison sentence cut trims Suu Kyi’s sentence
Friday 1 May 2026 11:30 AM
YANGON: Myanmar’s coup-chief turned president cut all prisoners’ sentences by one-sixth yesterday (Apr 30), a blanket measure a source close to deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi said would further shorten her detention.
China’s foreign minister to tour Southeast Asia
China’s foreign minister to tour Southeast Asia
Wednesday 22 April 2026 11:30 AM
BEIJING: China’s top diplomat Wang Yi will embark on a three-country visit to Southeast Asia this week, seeking to strengthen ties in the face of “risks”, Beijing said yesterday (Apr 21).
Myanmar leader commutes all death sentences
Myanmar leader commutes all death sentences
Friday 17 April 2026 02:05 PM
YANGON: Myanmar’s leader commuted all death sentences in a blanket order today (Apr 17), one of his first official acts since the 2021 coup leader was installed as the country’s civilian president.
Myanmar junta chief sworn in as president
Myanmar junta chief sworn in as president
Saturday 11 April 2026 08:30 AM
NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was sworn in as president yesterday (Apr 10), continuing his rule from a civilian post five years after snatching power in a military coup.
Myanmar junta leader’s family buys B100mn Bangkok home
Myanmar junta leader’s family buys B100mn Bangkok home
Wednesday 1 April 2026 11:00 AM
BANGKOK: The family of Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing purchased a luxury home worth nearly B100 million in Bangkok, bypassing Thai laws prohibiting foreigners from owning land or houses in the country, according to a human rights group.
Myanmar paves way for junta chief to become civilian president
Myanmar paves way for junta chief to become civilian president
Monday 30 March 2026 12:52 PM
NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was nominated as a vice-presidential candidate and replaced as military commander today (Mar 30), paving the way for the coup leader to become president and continue his rule in civilian garb.
Two killed riding prefab house under Phuket pedestrian bridge
Two killed riding prefab house under Phuket pedestrian bridge
Wednesday 11 March 2026 02:39 PM
PHUKET: Two Myanmar nationals were killed after a truck transporting a prefabricated house passed under a pedestrian overpass in Thalang this morning (Mar 11), causing the men riding on top of the structure to be fatally injured.
Thai FM Sihasak meets Than Shwe in Phuket
Thai FM Sihasak meets Than Shwe in Phuket
Thursday 19 February 2026 10:27 AM
PHUKET: Thailand’s Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkaew held a more than two-hour informal meeting with his Myanmar counterpart Than Shwe in Phuket yesterday (Feb 18), describing Myanmar’s recent general election as “incomplete” but potentially a starting point for renewed dialogue and de-escalation.
Thai foreign minister hopes Myanmar polls ‘start of transition’ to peace
Thai foreign minister hopes Myanmar polls ‘start of transition’ to peace
Friday 30 January 2026 09:00 AM
CEBU: Thailand’s foreign minister said yesterday (Jan 29) that he hoped Myanmar’s recent election would be the “start of a transition” that could lead to sustainable peace in the civil war-torn country.
China executes 11 linked to Myanmar scam compounds
China executes 11 linked to Myanmar scam compounds
Thursday 29 January 2026 03:01 PM
BEIJING: China executed 11 people linked to Myanmar criminal gangs, including “key members” of telecom scam operations, state media reported today (Jan 29), as Beijing toughens its response to the sprawling, transnational industry.
Myanmar poll branded a sham
Myanmar poll branded a sham
Wednesday 21 January 2026 01:47 PM
YANGON: Four years after Myanmar’s 2021 military coup, the junta’s long-promised general election has arrived not as a democratic renewal but as a source of anger, fear and rejection among many citizens, including those living abroad.
Thailand repatriates 300 Chinese scam suspects
Thailand repatriates 300 Chinese scam suspects
Wednesday 21 January 2026 09:00 AM
MAE SOT: More than 300 Chinese nationals linked to scam syndicates based in Myanmar were extradited to their home country from Mae Sot airport in Tak province yesterday (Jan 20).
Myanmar junta stages election after five years of civil war
Myanmar junta stages election after five years of civil war
Monday 29 December 2025 10:23 AM
YANGON: Voters trickled to Myanmar’s heavily restricted polls yesterday (Dec 28), with the ruling junta touting the exercise as a return to democracy five years after it ousted the last elected government and triggered a civil war.
Myanmar worker found hanged at construction camp
Myanmar worker found hanged at construction camp
Tuesday 16 December 2025 10:00 AM
PHUKET: A 46-year-old Myanmar national was found dead by hanging inside a workers’ accommodation in Srisoonthorn on Sunday night (Dec 14), Thalang Police have confirmed.
Stray shells prompt stern warning
Stray shells prompt stern warning
Sunday 7 December 2025 10:27 AM
BANGKOK: The Chief of Defence Forces has warned of stern measures after shells from Myanmar injured civilians in Tak province.
Drivers caught smuggling migrant workers into Phuket
Drivers caught smuggling migrant workers into Phuket
Tuesday 18 November 2025 10:30 AM
PHUKET: Two men from Chiang Rai were arrested yesterday morning (Nov 17) after officers at the Phuket Checkpoint at Tha Chatchai intercepted two pickup trucks carrying 20 illegal migrant workers into Phuket.
Teen rescued days after migrant shipwreck
Teen rescued days after migrant shipwreck
Wednesday 12 November 2025 11:00 AM
LANGKAWI: Rescued after days stranded on a Malaysian island, weak and shaken Iman Shorif recounted yesterday (Nov 11) how he watched a child drown when their boat carrying migrants from Myanmar capsized.
Migrant shipwreck off Malaysia-Thailand border kills at least seven
Migrant shipwreck off Malaysia-Thailand border kills at least seven
Monday 10 November 2025 12:15 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities have recovered at least seven bodies after a boat carrying migrants capsized near the Thai border, a maritime agency official said yesterday (Nov 9).
ASEAN not sending monitors to Myanmar polls
ASEAN not sending monitors to Myanmar polls
Tuesday 28 October 2025 09:54 AM
KUALA LUMPUR: Southeast Asia’s ASEAN bloc will not send observers to Myanmar’s elections in December, diplomatic sources said yesterday (Oct 27) - a setback to the junta’s push for international legitimacy.

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