Myanmar

Bagan - Department of Archaeology and National Museum

Where Archaeology Meets Culture and Nature: Malaysia, Myanmar, and the Philippines’ Prestige at the World Heritage Celebration

Every tourist destination aspires to achieve an eternal commemoration as a “World Heritage” destination. The momentous designation by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has been administered since 1978. For the past 54 years, it has been… Read More »Where Archaeology Meets Culture and Nature: Malaysia, Myanmar, and the Philippines’ Prestige at the World Heritage Celebration

Myanmar: The Revolution Funded Through a Mobile Game

Ko Toot, a Myanmar-based IT professional, along with two Burmese developers, created a popular mobile game based on Myanmar’s “real events” while earning money for the anti-military movement. The Anti-Military Resistance Movement in Myanmar, which has been in the news… Read More »Myanmar: The Revolution Funded Through a Mobile Game

Scientists Find New Treatment System That Can Potentially Overcome ASEAN Smog and Water Drought Problems

Most of the countries in ASEAN have tropical weather and are exposed to scorching sunlight for the whole year. This weather pattern makes some areas experience drought, especially during the dry season. As a result, water availability can be a… Read More »Scientists Find New Treatment System That Can Potentially Overcome ASEAN Smog and Water Drought Problems

HANITA Atsushi as GK Coach for the Brunei Darussalam National Team (jfa.jp)

Atsushi Hanita leads Brunei under-23 in their quest for Paris 2024

The 2023 ASEAN Football Federation U-23 Championship (AFF U-23 Championship) has brought back Atsushi Hanita as the head coach of Brunei Darussalam. Previously, Atsushi Hanita served as the head coach of the senior national football team of Brunei from September… Read More »Atsushi Hanita leads Brunei under-23 in their quest for Paris 2024

The Nobel laureate has been under arrest since last year's military coup [File: EPA - aljazeera.com]

Myanmar’s Unrelenting Crisis: Aung San Suu Kyi’s Imprisonment, Atrocities, and the Plight of Refugees

by: Jyro Godwin Batibot – August 17, 2022 When National League for Democracy’s (NLD) leader—Aung San Suu Kyi, first got arrested in 1989, a whole barrage of charges kept coming her way as an aftermath of her protracted battles to… Read More »Myanmar’s Unrelenting Crisis: Aung San Suu Kyi’s Imprisonment, Atrocities, and the Plight of Refugees

Indonesian President Joko Widodo with President of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste Jose Ramos-Horta last year at the Bogor Palace (Antara)

Fix it or Leave it: Timor-Leste’s New Bargaining Chip

DILI, Timor-Leste – Timor-Leste’s accession into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regional bloc gathered much interest in diplomatic circles since November last year when regional leaders agreed to admit the country as the 11th member during the 40th… Read More »Fix it or Leave it: Timor-Leste’s New Bargaining Chip

Growing Frustration on Myanmar Fuels Regional Split in ASEAN

Bangkok, Thailand – In an effort to address the conflict in Myanmar, Thailand hosted an informal regional peace talk with Myanmar’s military junta on June 19. Representatives of Laos, Cambodia, Brunei, Vietnam, India, and China gathered at the conference to… Read More »Growing Frustration on Myanmar Fuels Regional Split in ASEAN