The Mekong is a vast river system, winding from the roof of Asia through thick jungle and into one of the most fertile rice deltas in the world. A vital artery, the river has long stood at the ...

A hearing at the International Court of Justice has begun into an alleged genocide against the Rohingya people in Myanmar. The case is being brought by The Gambia and focuses on a crackdown in 2017.

A group of lawmakers in the Philippines have urged their government to take a firmer stance on the crisis in Myanmar, filing a resolution that calls for stronger support for the country’s ...

Young Indonesians applying for tech jobs via Facebook and Telegram are trafficked to scam farms. Scammers use deepfakes, voice clones, and other technologies to dupe victims around the world.

Myanmar’s Ministry of Immigration and Population has suspended all visas for foreign tourists starting from April 3 as the country’s earthquake death toll continues to rise. The announcement came ...

BANGKOK: Aid groups in Myanmar on Tuesday (Apr 1) described scenes of devastation and desperation after an earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people, stressing an urgent need for food, water and ...

The BBC has revealed its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2024. Among them are stranded astronaut Sunita Williams, rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot, actress Sharon ...

Our Bright Ideas in Travel list, first launched in 2022, recognizes the players, places, and projects that are approaching travel’s most pressing issues with thoughtfulness and zeal. In our third ...

BANGKOK -- Myanmar's cash-strapped military regime has intensified its scrutiny of the nation's 580 labor agencies in a bid to make more money from overseas workers' remittances to address its foreign ...