Tin exports from top producer Myanmar are expected to rise in the coming months, easing supply worries, after local authorities approved the resumption of mining in the conflict-riven region, according to traders familiar with the situation.
Japanese teenagers searching for gaming friends and overseas jobs online found themselves trapped in a criminal underworld along the Myanmar-Thailand border. Back in February, Thai police rescued a Japanese teen from a fraud operation base in Mae Sot ...
A drastic increase in unregulated production of rare earth minerals in Myanmar is causing serious environmental concerns downriver in Thailand, as China's influence in the sector looms large.
An airstrike on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar's central Sagaing region has killed at least 23 people who were taking shelter in the compound, sources said.
Escalating conflict and targeted violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state have forced some 150,000 Rohingya refugees to flee to Bangladesh over the past 18 months - the largest exodus to the neighbouring country in years.
The U.S. has sanctioned Myanmar's military junta and refused to acknowledge its rule, so Mr. Trump's personal letter to its leader was welcomed, despite the subject.
Unregulated heavy rare earth mining in war-torn Myanmar is poisoning the Kok River in Thailand. Hannah Beech, a New York Times reporter based in Bangkok, spoke to locals about the negative effects.
Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing praised Donald Trump in a rare letter and compared his military's coup to the US president's baseless claims of election fraud, suggesting both leaders were victims of rigged votes.