A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor country poorer. Now its military rulers are seeking a veneer of legitimacy ...

Myanmar will hold the first phase of a general election on Sunday, its first vote in five years and an election framed by the ruling military as a return to multi-party democracy.

China’s looming shadow over Burma’s shoulder is a concern for both Southeast Asia and here at home. At the doorstep of the Indo-Pacific, Burma’s war against its own people signals the expansion of ...

People traded as commodities, iron cages used for punishment, severed fingers and even human sacrifice. These grisly details were revealed during interrogations of some of Asia’s most notorious ...

The 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday. A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, resulting in mounting casualties and flattened ...

Voters in Myanmar have voted in the first phase of the country’s general election, the first since the 2021 military coup.

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is on the verge of full federal recognition after the Senate on Dec. 17 approved a $900 billion defense policy bill, titled the National Defense Authorization Act.

When an exodus of Rohingya fled to Bangladesh a decade ago, the United Nations recorded many of their birthdays as Jan. 1. The date serves as a reminder of a lost identity.

At least 31 people have been killed after the Myanmar military bombed a hospital in Rakhine state. The strike killed women and children, aid workers said. The army has increased air strikes ...

After decades of political maneuvering through Congress and government agencies, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina may finally achieve federal recognition through the National Defense Authorization ...

With all serious opposition politicians in jail or exile, a widespread boycott, and the process heavily rigged in the junta’s favor, the USDP ratchets up a widely expected win.

North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe is the closest it has ever been to receiving full federal recognition now that a bill — which President Donald Trump has promised to sign — is on the verge of passing ...