Journalists hiding from Myanmar's new junta in Thailand say they are living in constant fear of arrest and the thought of being sent back
Spike in global glove orders driven by pandemic is piling pressure on migrant workers to put in extreme hours and go months without a day off, new research finds
Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing’s choice of Russia for his first trip outside the region since leading a coup highlights his rocky relations with Beijing, analysts say
Officials and developers hope shots will be ready in time to give booster shots tailored to the virus’s variants by next year
Peaceful protests against the junta are giving way to scattered firefights, targeted killings and a spate of bombings, raising fears of a sweeping civil war
Experts say more people are likely to turn to illegal poppy farming as pandemic and coup drag legal economy down
Rights groups say police investigations into journalists, protesters and opposition lawmakers have picked up since the country entered a state of emergency in January
Government says law will rein in wayward nonprofits; rights groups say it would give authorities unchecked powers to stifle critics
Analysts say Myanmar’s military regime will exploit the plan's lack of detail to set the terms and stick to its own agenda
One of oldest and largest ethnic armed groups, Karen National Union, says protesters coming from lowlands of central Myanmar have been trekking to rebels’ hilly jungle redouts for training since late March
Civil disobedience movement aimed at disrupting junta has forced hospitals to close and testing rates to plummet
Moves by World Bank and Asian Development Bank to freeze funds to post-coup Myanmar could make many vulnerable communities worse off even as lenders look for ways to keep some projects going without government, analysts and experts say
Close relatives of the virus causing the pandemic have cropped up in Thailand and Cambodia, raising the odds of an origin outside of China
Malaysians convicted of spreading fake news about the pandemic or the country’s state of emergency could face jail for up to six years
The UN and rights groups say refugees and asylum-seekers may be among those being held in Malaysia
'The rail is definitely going to bring economic benefits. It’s basically economic benefits for … greater political influence,' says an analyst
Malaysia does not officially recognize refugees from any country, but authorities have typically allowed UN to issue them cards meant to grant them some protection from being arbitrarily deported
Some activists say foreign firms operating and investing in the country’s multibillion dollar gas fields will be propping up a junta unless they pull out
Firms from Japan and Singapore say they’re cutting ties; experts expect more to follow
Generals could draw country closer to China and Russia, some analysts believe
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