Critics say the visit may be viewed as the bloc’s new chair endorsing a controversial junta-led election in Myanmar.

Observers said the second phase was marked by low voter turnout, resistance attacks, and reports of voters being intimidated ...

The Philippines' top diplomat has met Myanmar's military ruler to discuss the country's "political situation" and ...

From inside a military base last week, Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing announced who he wanted voters to pick in Sunday ...

Myanmar’s junta-led election is not free or fair. Yet despite banned opposition, mass displacement, and severe repression, ...

After the elections, China will further expand its influence in Myanmar, which could affect India’s influence and regional ...

THE Philippines kickstarted its Asean chairship for 2026 with Foreign Affairs Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro meeting ...

The military-ruled Myanmar (earlier known as Burma and Brahmadesh) staged the first phase of the general election on 28 December 2025 amid a civil ...

Five years after the military toppled a democratically elected government and imprisoned its leaders, the country is preparing to hold national elections beginning on December 28.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday that leaders from the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN will consider developments in Myanmar following the first phase of its election over the weekend ...

THE government of Myanmar has granted amnesty to a Filipino who was convicted of a crime involving “moral turpitude,” the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has reported. The amnesty for the ...

Observers say the vote, accompanied by a renewed crackdown on dissent, is meant to entrench the junta's power.