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Capital
Naypyidaw
Head of State
Acting President Min Aung Hlaing
Head of Government
Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing
Cambodia
Cambodia’s Hun Manet admits scam hubs aided property but denies state profit
Scam centres are giving Cambodia a bad reputation, the prime minister says, vowing to wipe them out.
26 Feb 2026 - 3:39PM
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United States
Near-blind Rohingya refugee found dead after US officers release him out in cold
26 Feb 2026 - 12:38PM
Scams and swindles
Water prisons, torture: UN urges crackdown on brutal Southeast Asia scam centres
20 Feb 2026 - 7:29PM
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Human rights
Myanmar rebel leader Bo Nagar surrenders to junta amid resistance infighting
The Burma National Revolutionary Army leader’s surrender is a dramatic reminder of fractures within the armed resistance movement.
19 Feb 2026 - 11:34PM
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China Railway
China on track to complete world’s ‘most difficult’ railway project before 2030
330km Dali-Ruili Railway is expected to transform transport in Yunnan’s mountainous west, and better link China to South and Southeast Asia.
19 Feb 2026 - 9:11AM
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Thailand
Thailand wants to act as ‘bridge’ for Myanmar’s return to Asean fold
Myanmar’s junta leaders have been excluded from Asean summits since the 2021 military coup that toppled a democratic administration.
18 Feb 2026 - 10:15PM
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China-Asean relations
Chinese missions in Vietnam, Singapore warn citizens to stay away from gambling
Consulate and embassy issue statements after two separate incidents in which Chinese men fell to their deaths, allegedly after gambling.
18 Feb 2026 - 3:21PM
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Asean
East Timor triggers Asean first, accuses Myanmar of war crimes
East Timor’s laws allow its domestic courts to investigate and potentially prosecute serious international crimes regardless of where they were committed.
16 Feb 2026 - 6:46PM
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United Nations
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More than funding, the UN needs restructuring
The UN’s financial strain is a chance to rethink its structure, cut inefficiencies and empower local work that delivers more impact.
15 Feb 2026 - 5:30AM
Asean
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How Asean can resolve its Myanmar dilemma post-election
Asean should not discard the Five-Point Consensus, but translate it into a politically astute strategy of conditional engagement.
14 Feb 2026 - 12:30PM
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Malaysia
Malaysia smashes high-end sex syndicate charging US$900 a session
The suspected ringleader and salesmen are Chinese nationals while a Singaporean and Malaysian have been asked to assist in investigations.
14 Feb 2026 - 11:37AM
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Scams and swindles
More Southeast Asian human trafficking gangs use crypto to move illegal funds
The transactions are linked to activities such as forced labour recruited by scammers and international escort services, a report says.
16 Feb 2026 - 4:48PM
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Scams and swindles
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Scam centre members apologise in broadcast confession
Core members of the Myanmar-based telecoms fraud syndicate Ming Zhenzhen and Bai Yingcang apologised for causing harm to Chinese citizens.
9 Feb 2026 - 2:49PM
China-Asean relations
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Inside China’s rare meeting to lobby Southeast Asia against Japan
Beijing summons Southeast Asian envoys and invokes Japan’s WWII history, but campaign to isolate Tokyo gains little traction.
6 Feb 2026 - 10:19AM
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Malaysia
Malaysian waters see return of oil transfer by ‘dark fleet’ of tankers
A crackdown against two vessels off Penang was the first disruption of such a ship-to-ship oil transfer in the state for over 10 years.
4 Feb 2026 - 7:48PM
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Mainland China
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4 more telecoms fraud gang members executed in China
Members of the Bai family syndicate were convicted of telecoms fraud, murder and drug trafficking.
3 Feb 2026 - 2:41PM
Crime in China
China moves to boost cybercrime penalties by adding exit ban after sentences
Amid cross-border crackdown, draft Cybercrime Prevention and Control Law bill lists exit bans among tools to punish cybercriminals.
2 Feb 2026 - 10:24PM
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Myanmar junta pledges to remove former civil servants from blacklists
After the military snatched power in a 2021 coup, tens of thousands of public workers left their posts in a surge of civil disobedience.
1 Feb 2026 - 4:54PM
Crime
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China executes 11 members of telecoms syndicate
Members of the Ming family crime syndicate found guilty of murder, illegal detention, running casinos and other offences.
30 Jan 2026 - 12:30PM
China-Asean relations
China executes 11 core members of Myanmar-based telecoms fraud ring
They include members of the Ming family crime syndicate found guilty of murder, illegal detention, running casinos and other offences.
29 Jan 2026 - 8:00PM
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Asean
How far can Asean engage Myanmar without legitimising military rule?
The bloc’s foreign ministers meet in Cebu amid concerns that diplomacy could slide into tacit acceptance of military rule.
29 Jan 2026 - 5:58PM
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Malaysia
Malaysian man arrested after secret trip to see second wife in Indonesia
The 46-year-old told officers that he could not travel by air as his passport was held by the first wife.
28 Jan 2026 - 10:34AM
Aung San Suu Kyi
‘What was the point?’: Myanmar’s loaded election brings win for junta allies
Disenfranchised citizens and migrants dismiss the election as a meaningless exercise designed solely to validate the military’s iron grip.
26 Jan 2026 - 8:37PM
Myanmar's democratic transition
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Can Myanmar’s elections bring an end to its civil war?
International observers and bodies have slammed the elections as a sham that is neither free nor fair.
25 Jan 2026 - 9:00AM
Malaysia
Rohingya refugees at risk of removal as Malaysia begins biometric documentation
Rohingya are often undocumented as Myanmar’s authorities refuse to recognise them as a legitimate community.
22 Jan 2026 - 4:52PM
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Indonesia
440 Indonesians freed from Cambodia cyberscam hubs in criminal crackdown
Workers seek repatriation after scam operators, fearing police raids and new government measures, abruptly release hundreds of staff.
22 Jan 2026 - 5:35PM
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Asean
Visa suspension tests US priorities in Southeast Asia
The move reflects an ‘America first’ policy approach and treats certain allies in the region as ‘strategically insignificant’, analysts say.
17 Jan 2026 - 2:00PM
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India
Why India is losing ground over Bangladesh and Myanmar to regional rivals
Pakistan and China have been drawing closer to Bangladesh and Myanmar in areas such as defence and trade at India’s expense, analysts say.
16 Jan 2026 - 6:35PM
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