Can ASEAN’s Re Engagement With Myanmar Revive Peace or Legitimize Military Rule?

Thailand has called for a more flexible approach to engaging with Myanmar, signalling a potential shift in ASEAN’s strategy toward one of its most persistent regional crises. Speaking at ASEAN headquarters in Jakarta, Thai Prime Minister Anutin …

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Granted Meeting with Head of the ICRC Myanmar Office

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – Scenes from August 3 (MoeMaKa), August 4, 2026 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Granted Meeting with Head of the ICRC Myanmar Office Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Chair of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and Myanmar’s former State Counsellor …

Some Ethnic Armed Groups Allegedly Transported Online Scam Suspects to Myanmar–Thailand Border for a Fee

Individuals involved in online scam and illegal gambling operations in the Kyaukhat area of Myawady Township in Kayin State were allegedly transported by some ethnic armed groups to the Myanmar–Thailand border in exchange for payment, according to reports …

Suu Kyi proof-of-life photo is proof of nothing in Myanmar

Two things happened in Myanmar over the past week that belong side by side. On July 28, two Mandalay courts sentenced nine peaceful protesters to prison terms of up to 37 years under the junta’s “election protection” law and a counter-terrorism statute. …

Program launched by parishioners raises $100,000 for Myanmar

Students at Campion Institute in Myanmar share their gratitude to supporters in Australia (Jesuit Mission Australia) A Jesuit Mission Australia fundraising program that began in an Adelaide parish has reached two major milestones – welcoming its 100th  …

Myanmar President to Make Official Visit to Thailand

Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing will make an official visit to Thailand in the coming days at the invitation of Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, according to a statement issued by Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the visit, …

Thai PM advocates calibrated re-engagement for Myanmar crisis

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Tuesday that Thailand is advocating a calibrated re-engagement approach to address the Myanmar crisis while keeping dialogue open. Anutin made the remarks during a speech at the ASEAN …

Myanmar Women Building Local Courts, Governance Systems Amid Crisis, Rights Groups Say

Speaking at the event focused on the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda on Aug. 3, Naw K’nyaw Paw, chairwoman of the Karen Women’s Organisation (KWO), emphasized that women have become the primary architects of local administration and humanitarian …

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi meets westerner for first time in five years

Over 6,000 century-old heritage buildings preserved in Myanmar

YANGON, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- A total of 6,105 buildings over 100 years old are now under conservation as heritage buildings nationwide in Myanmar, including 153 in the Yangon Region, the state-owned daily The Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Tuesday. …