Myanmar authorities torched over half a billion dollars worth of narcotics across the country yesterday, sending opium, heroin and methamphetamine up in smoke as experts warn smugglers have adapted to ...
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Officials in Myanmar's major cities destroyed about $300 million worth of confiscated illegal drugs Thursday. The destroyed drugs included opium, heroin, methamphetamine, ...
Observers say closed channel over terrorist threat 'illogical' and a setback to long-standing relations with affected countries US President Donald Trump's travel ban on 12 countries and partial ...
More than 1,000 prisoners will benefit from the government’s decision to reduce jail sentences and early release in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Lao National Day on December 2. The ...
China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand carried out their 160th joint patrol and law enforcement operation along the Mekong River ...
According to the Washington-based Stimson Center, the past decade has seem a spike in unregulated mining activity in Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia. The Salween River in Thailand’s Mae Hong Son province, ...
Voter turnout hits record lows in the first round of Myanmar's military-backed election, with the USDP claiming a predicted ...
Selina Ho discusses the Chinese government’s efforts to combat criminal operations that are harming its image and reputation in the Mekong region. A sign in Sop Ruak, Thailand, marking the point where ...
People traded as commodities, iron cages used for punishment, severed fingers and even human sacrifice. These grisly details were revealed during interrogations of some of Asia’s most notorious ...