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They escaped south-east Asia’s scam compounds. Then they realised they were still trapped
Published: August 20, 2026 05:00
The cyber-fraud industry has flourished in Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar, with thousands of people trafficked into the industry. But even those who have managed to find a way out often cannot return homeArtillery fire thundered. Windows shattered. Roofs…
Ex-Myanmar ambassador to UK on trial for trespassing in diplomatic residence
Published: August 12, 2026 18:01
Kyaw Zwar Minn was ousted for declaring loyalty to Aung San Suu Kyi after 2021 coup but refused to leave his homeMyanmar’s ousted ambassador to the UK has gone on trial on trespassing charges for refusing to leave a diplomatic residence after being…
Red Cross visits Aung San Suu Kyi after Myanmar military pushed to prove she is alive
Published: August 3, 2026 11:00
Meeting follows years of questions over wellbeing of detained former leader, who was ousted by coup in 2021Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the aid…
Family of missing footballer fear he is among 500 believed dead in Myanmar shipwrecks
Published: July 25, 2026 09:00
Siraz Ullah is one of hundreds of Rohingya refugees to take perilous sea journey to Malaysia to escape violence and persecutionThe fear was audible as he spoke, recording a message to his family, asking for their prayers. After pressing send, 24-year-old…
‘We feel like we are failing’: Myanmar doctor speaks out as health system teeters on ‘brink of collapse’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/24/myanmar-healthcare-system-health-doctors
Published: July 24, 2026 02:24
Elle’s story is one of personal sacrifice, deciding to help people despite the risk of attack by the military. Her story reflects that of a healthcare system in perilWhen Myanmar’s junta seized power in a 2021 coup, Elle* and a fellow doctor fled to the…
More than 500 feared dead after reports of two shipwrecks off Myanmar, UN says
Published: July 16, 2026 07:22
Vessels believed to have departed from Myanmar in late June, with mostly Muslim Rohingya minority onboardThe United Nations has said more than 500 people are feared dead after reports of two large shipwrecks off Myanmar since late June.The UN’s…
‘Compound shock effect’: why the Middle East crisis and El Niño could spell disaster in south-east Asia
Published: June 23, 2026 04:39
Millions of tonnes of the world’s food could be lost amid the uncertainties surrounding the strait of Hormuz and the dangers of a ‘Godzilla-strength’ El Niño When the US and Israel launched the war on Iran, south-east Asian nations were amongst the first…
How paragliding soldiers carrying bombs rain destruction on Myanmar’s villages
Published: June 22, 2026 10:00
Military evades sanctions by using hobbyists’ motorised aircraft to bomb civilians in opposition-held territoryThey appear after midnight, slowly crossing Myanmar’s skies. The motorised paragliders are improvised aircraft, suspending small metal frames…
Attacks on education, pupils and staff around the world up by 40%, says study
Published: June 15, 2026 04:00
Cases reported in 83 countries, with at least 10,600 students and staff killed, injured, abducted or arrested, GCPEA saysAttacks on education globally have surged by 40% with more than 8,556 recorded incidents and 10,600 students and staff killed, injured,…
The Guardian view on literature in wartime: words do not stop when the bombing begins | Editorial
Published: June 12, 2026 17:07
Writers do not only document the horror of conflict; they speak to a future that must exist beyond itLast week, thousands of readers gathered for a literary festival in Kyiv, risking air raids to hear from writers. Four brutal years of war have not…