Some 30 patients at Tan Tock Seng Hospital will be involved in the trial starting in June. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Beijing seems reluctant to advertise its support for the new pseudo-civilian government in Naipyitaw—but extracts its pound of flesh from President Min Aung Hlaing just the same.

Myanmar’s generals have brutalized the country for decades. But they have come to dread garlands as a sign of resistance.

The trawler "reportedly sank due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowding", the United Nations said.

A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday. The extent of death, injury and destruction in ...