Myanmar

Myanmar announced Thursday it will resume issuing visas for visitors in an effort to help its moribund tourism industry

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to talk with his Thai counterpart Prayuth Chan-ocha about economic matters, upheaval in Myanmar.

Another corruption charge alleging that she accepted a bribe has not yet gone to trial.

Myanmar officials sought Thursday to reassure foreign investors over currency controls that foreign governments and businesses say would make doing business in the military-ruled country nearly impossible.

Scores of foreign businesses have opted to leave since the military seized power last year.

An order by Myanmar’s central bank that all foreign currency in bank accounts must be converted into the local currency has many worried.

A report by the World Wildlife Fund shows illegal purchases of wildlife online are growing in Myanmar a threat both to public health and to endangered species.

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi did not attend recent court hearings in which she is a defendant because she has been quarantined.

Myanmar’s leader vowed Sunday to intensify action against homegrown militia groups fighting the military-run government, saying the armed forces would “annihilate” them.

A new report has found that Facebook failed to detect blatant hate speech and calls to violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority.