YANGON: Dec 5 is International Volunteer Day, a day dedicated to honouring those whose quiet acts of service hold communities ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross will reduce its 2026 budget by nearly a fifth to 1.8 billion Swiss francs ($2.2 billion) and cut 2,900 jobs, it said in a statement on Friday, as its top ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross said Friday it was cutting its 2026 budget by 17 percent amid declining donor contributions, and would slash thousands of jobs. The ICRC said "a ...

Over the past five years, China has overhauled its foreign-related legislation, enacting key statutes such as the Foreign Relations Law, Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law and a revised Anti-Money Laundering ...

Myanmar's military said Wednesday (November 19, 2025) it raided an internet scam hub on the Thai border, arresting nearly 350 people, part of a highly publicised crackdown against the booming black ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Rescuers in Malaysia recovered the bodies of seven migrants from Myanmar and found 13 alive from a boat that capsized with dozens aboard, officials said Sunday. The ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A boat carrying about 300 migrants from Myanmar capsized last week in the Indian Ocean close to the maritime border between Thailand and Malaysia, with at least one body ...

In conflict-affected regions of Myanmar, landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) continue to cause life changing ...