Junta troops torch homes after fighting erupts at a village strategically located halfway between Sagaing town and the pilgrimage site of Mingun on the Irrawaddy River.

Gangs running illegal scams have trapped hundreds of thousands of people in locked compounds in Myanmar, Cambodia and other places in Southeast Asia. People who have managed to leave say they were ...

Thailand is working with embassies to coordinate the release and handover of people, but said it can only handle up to 300 people per day. A dramatic and highly publicised operation by the Thai ...