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Inside Myanmar's fight to overthrow the military junta | ABC News

Myanmar's rebel groups have banded together to overthrow the military junta which seized control of  ...View More

Refugees In Indonesia Face Increasing Resentment From Local Communities | CNA Correspondent

Described as one of the world's most marginalised and persecuted minorities, the Rohingyas have emba ...View More

What is clear-air turbulence and how was SQ321 affected?

Multiple analysts CNA spoke to believe Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 was hit by clear-air turbulen ...View More

Thailand braces for surge of fleeing Myanmar civilians as conflict intensifies

Thailand is bracing for a surge of Myanmar citizens crossing the border if clashes in neighbouring M ...View More

An exclusive look inside the fight against the junta in Myanmar | People & Power Documentary

Myanmar's military government is facing its biggest challenge since it seized power in a coup more t ...View More

Myanmar Civil War: What Will Be Left When The War Is Over? | Insight | Full Episode

For months, the junta has been losing ground in Myanmar, as ethnic rebel forces capture town after t ...View More

Myanmar's army plans recruitment of civilian soldiers

The Myanmar army will start recruiting its first batch of 5000 civilian soldiers in the coming month ...View More

Thailand steps up efforts to resolve Myanmar crisis

Thailand's Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara has visited Tak province, near the border with  ...View More

Myanmar junta’s ‘days are numbered’ as rebel groups gain momentum, says observer

Observers believe pressure on multiple fronts in recent months could lead to the eventual collapse o ...View More

Myanmar's military government extends state of emergency

Myanmar's military government has extended a state of emergency in the country for another six month ...View More

Artillery shells from restive Myanmar region hit Chinese town

China has sent warnings to Myanmar's warring parties after cross-border shelling wounded five people ...View More

Operation 1027: What you need to know about Myanmar's latest wave of armed violence | CNA Explains

Myanmar's junta is facing its biggest threat in decades, with the armed opposition gaining ground in ...View More

Rebel alliance in Myanmar has reportedly overrun more than 150 military positions

Clashes across Myanmar have entered a fourth week, as anti-coup fighters battle the military for con ...View More

Myanmar ethnic armed group seeking control of border with India

Myanmar ethnic armed group Chin National Front has declared that it plans to consolidate control on  ...View More

Myanmar in crisis: Intensifying clashes in northern Shan spark concerns in China

China's foreign ministry has called on its citizens to stay clear of conflict areas in Myanmar and t ...View More

High Human Cost Of Feeding The World's Growing Appetite For Rare Earths - Part 2/3 | Power Scramble

Without superpowers a superhero is nothing. It's much the same with rare earths - a powerful group o ...View More

No School, No Work: What Is The Fate Of Myanmar's Disrupted Youth? | Insight | Full Episode

In Myanmar, 80% of high school students did not sit for their exams, while 70% of teachers have quit ...View More

Hope For Myanmar Refugees As US Resumes Resettlement Programme | CNA Correspondent

Myanmar refugees now have a shot at a new life, as the US resumes a resettlement programme to take t ...View More

Myanmar - How the Chin are fighting the Junta | DW Documentary

After the military coup in Myanmar in 2021, the Chin ethnic minority took up arms. The Chin people a ...View More

As Killings Continue In Myanmar, What Can Be Done To Stop The Conflict? | CNA Correspondent

Violence continues to ravage Myanmar more than two years after its military coup. Air strikes decima ...View More

Key issues other than Myanmar crisis on the cards at ASEAN Summit

As Indonesia hosts the first of two ASEAN Summits this year in Labuan Bajo on Tuesday, key issues on ...View More

Inside China’s People’s Liberation Army | Preparing For Dangerous Storms - Part 1 | CNA Documentary

China's People's Liberation Army celebrates its centenary in 2027, what are its goals for this date? ...View More

China’s Quest For Self-Sufficiency | Preparing For Dangerous Storms - Part 2/3 | CNA Documentary

President Xi has asked China to “prepare for Dangerous Storms”, and so the country is working toward ...View More

New footage shows last moments of slain Japanese journalist in Myanmar

The missing camera of a slain Japanese journalist has resurfaced after 15 years, showing the final m ...View More

No Safe Haven for Myanmar Refugees (2 February 2023)

CNA Insider | It has been two years since the coup in Myanmar returned the military junta to power.  ...View More

How A Job Scam Turned Me Into A Scammer. I'm Still Seeking Justice

Malaysian Bilce Tan was in a car on the way to what he thought was a business development role in Si ...View More

‘Absolutely horrific’: UN Special Rapporteur condemns Myanmar air strikes

Dozens of people in Myanmar's central region were killed in air strikes on Tuesday (Apr 11). Speakin ...View More

Thailand's Deadly Drug War On Meth: A New Epidemic | Insight | Full Episode

22:13 The Golden Triangle, notorious for opium production, has a new drug of choice - methamphetamin ...View More

The Dark Side Of The Philippines' Online Casinos | CNA Correspondent

The Philippines' online casinos rely on thousands of workers, many from nearby countries like Vietna ...View More

Asia's Falling Rice Yields: What Threatens Our Rice Bowl? | Insight | Full Episode

The world is facing a food crisis. The U.N. World Food Programme warned that "a record 345 million a ...View More

International Community Seeks A Way Forward For Myanmar, 2 Years After Coup | CNA Correspondent

The military rule in Myanmar has entered its third year. Sanctions and diplomacy have done little to ...View More

Myanmar People Struggle In Yangon & Beyond, 2 Years After Coup | CNA Correspondent

On February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military seized power and it has held onto it since. The political  ...View More

Why Are Myanmar Refugees In Malaysia Being Deported, Even At The Risk Of Death? | Insight

It has been two years since the coup in Myanmar returned the military junta to power. Persecution of ...View More

Myanmar community in Singapore copes with fear, worries two years after military coup back home

Myanmar nationals Kate Mo yearns to go home and pay her respects to her late grandmothers, who both  ...View More

Time For ASEAN To Take Action For Myanmar Coup: Former Indonesian Foreign Minister | In Conversation

Two years after the military coup, Myanmar remains in civil war. Little progress has been made on AS ...View More

EXCLUSIVE: A special report from inside Myanmar (၂ဝ၂၃ ဇန်နဝါရီ ၂၄ ရက်)

Sky News has been give rare access to film inside Myanmar, two years after a military coup ended dem ...View More

How Will Japan's Indo-Pacific Strategy Impact Southeast Asia? | Japan’s Indo-Pacific Plan - Part 2

Japan is investing in infrastructure to alleviate the economic bottlenecks in ASEAN countries. In In ...View More

Military-ruled Myanmar celebrates Independence Day

Myanmar has vowed to work with its nearest neighbours to ensure border stability as it celebrates 75 ...View More

The Year Ahead 2023: Shifting Stances | Global Politics | Part 1/2

After more than a two-decade wait, Anwar Ibrahim finally takes the reins as Malaysia's prime ministe ...View More

What's It Like To Be A Foreign Worker in Japan? | CNA Correspondent

The abuse of a Vietnamese worker in the western Japanese city of Okayama sparked outrage in Japan in ...View More

Catching Singapore’s Very Own 'Tinder Swindler' | Catching A Scammer | Full Episode

Jerald Low is not your typical scammer. He doesn't hide behind screens, nor try to lure you in with  ...View More

How We Busted A Taiwan Phone Scam Syndicate | Catching A Scammer | Full Episode

What does it take to catch a scammer? The first episode takes us to Taiwan - home to the some of the ...View More

I Was Scammed Of $77k - Here’s What You Need To Learn From My Story

Han Ni fell for a love scam or pig butchering scam - a mash-up of romance and investment schemes run ...View More

On the Frontline of Myanmar's Forgotten Civil War | Foreign Correspondent

In the remote corner of jungle of north western Myanmar, a civil war you've never heard of is underw ...View More

Is Timor-Leste On Track To Join ASEAN As Member? | Insight | Southeast Asia

11 years since Timor-Leste applied to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, it is still w ...View More

India's Thriving Scam Industry: Before You Call Tech Support | Undercover Asia | CNA Documentary

We go deep into the vast world of India's scam call centers, meeting those behind the deception and  ...View More

How To Tell if You're Being Scammed: Love Scammers' Tactics Exposed | Talking Point Extra

With the help of anti-scam organisations, #TalkingPoint producer Cheryl Tan got hold of scripts used ...View More

Myanmar Peace Talks Can't Exclude Aung San Suu Kyi: ASEAN Envoy, Prak Sokhonn | In Conversation

18 months after the shocking military coup, Myanmar is still in a state of violence and disarray. In ...View More

Asia's Tinder Swindlers: Exposing Love Scam Rings In Cambodia | Talking Point | Full Episode

In 2021, Singaporeans lost over 10 million to “pig-butchering scams”, an emerging hybrid of romance  ...View More

Sri Lanka's Extremist Monks: When Buddhism Spreads Hate | In Bad Faith - Part 3 | CNA Documentary

We investigate how the scars of Buddhist strongholds like Afghanistan, Pakistan and Indonesia into M ...View More

Hinduism, Weaponised: A Secular India Under Threat | In Bad Faith - Part 1 | CNA Documentary

We investigate the reasons behind the weaponisation of Hinduism by the Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh (R ...View More

China In A Post-Pandemic World: Green Silk Road | Silk Road 2.0 - Part 3/3 | CNA Documentary

China's signature Belt and Road Initiative is evolving in the pandemic. In this episode, China has p ...View More

I’m A Myanmar Civilian Turned Jungle Guerilla Fighter

Thousands of anti-regime activists in Myanmar have flocked from urban areas to the jungles to seek r ...View More

Myanmar Spiralling Into Violence | In Conversation | Noeleen Heyzer UN Special Envoy To Myanmar

Since the shocking military takeover one year ago, Myanmar has spiralled into terrible violence. Pov ...View More

Will The Current Conflict Plunge Myanmar Into Its Darkest Era? | Insight | Full Episode

A year after the February coup, Myanmar remains mired in chaos and turmoil. At least 1400 people hav ...View More

How Tough Is Singapore Prison Life? | Inside Maximum Security - Part 1/4 | CNA Documentary

For the first time ever, six inmates, incarcerated multiple times and at least once at maximum secur ...View More

A look at Myanmar one year after military coup

On Feb 1 in 2021, a power grab sent Myanmar into a spiral. Armed forces seized control of the govern ...View More

Thousands of civilians train to fight back against Myanmar's military

Around 700 people are said to have fled from Myanmar to a Thai border town, after a flare-up in figh ...View More

Inside Taiwan’s Phone Scam Rings | CNA Correspondent

Taiwan's phone scammers have gained global notoriety. By some underground estimates, there are more  ...View More

Myanmar In Crisis: Can The International Community Do More? | Insight | Full Episode

More than 6 months have passed since the February military coup ended Myanmar's experiment with demo ...View More

The Long, Hard Road Of Drug Rehabilitation - Singapore, Malaysia & US | CNA Correspondent

Battling drug addiction is a long and rocky road. As the drug scourge grows, countries are trying to ...View More

Inside The Gem Trade: Pigeon’s Blood Ruby | In Search Of Precious Stones | Ep 2/4 | CNA Documentary

Juggling assignments, gemstone dealer and jeweller Shahzeem Pasha toggle among deals. What's top of  ...View More

Hunting Down A Royal Blue Sapphire: Inside The Gem Trade | In Search Of Precious Stones | Ep 3/4

Singaporean gemstone dealer Shahzeem Pasha is thinking about Sapphires, the stones with which he beg ...View More

Beyond Borders: Myanmar Refugees Seek Chance At Better Life | CNA Correspondent

Three months since the coup in Myanmar, neighbouring Thailand is bracing for a potential humanitaria ...View More

First 100 Days Of Joe Biden's Presidency: An Asian Perspective | Insight | CNA Documentary

On January 20, 2021, Democrat leader, Joseph Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United  ...View More

The Deadly World Of Philippines' Offshore Gambling Syndicates | Undercover Asia | CNA Documentary

In the Philippines, we uncover the inner workings of human trafficking syndicates who con Chinese na ...View More

Defending Myanmar's Democracy: The Protestors, The Peaceful & The Fallen | CNA Correspondent

The voices of defiance, heartbreak and caution over the crisis in Myanmar. Our correspondents speak  ...View More

Military In Politics: Myanmar | Insight | Full Episode

In the early hours of February 1st, 2021, the Myanmar military known as the Tatmadaw seized power of ...View More

Military In Politics: Thailand | Insight | Full Episode

Since the 1932 revolution which ended 150 years of absolute monarchy in Thailand, the kingdom has ha ...View More

Bangladesh's Battle With Water: Can It Save Its Climate Refugees? | Once Upon A River

Bangladesh is battling to stay above water. By 2050, one in every seven people in the country will b ...View More

Myanmar Coup: The End Of Myanmar's Fragile Democracy? | Insight

After a 10-year experiment with democracy, an unexpected event occurred in Myanmar. On February 1, 2 ...View More

Myanmar's Chin National Army seeks asylum in India amid military coup - Know all about CNA #UPSC

Enrol to StudyIQ's Flagship UPSC IAS (Pre + Mains) LIVE Foundation Batch 9. Admissions closing on 10 ...View More

Myanmar Coup: What's The Impact On Foreign Investments | Money Mind | Business Uncertainty

Myanmar's military seizes power - will it be business as usual and what does it mean for ASEAN? For  ...View More

Myanmar Election 2020: A Look Back At Aung San Suu Kyi's Leadership | CNA Correspondent

Myanmar heads to the polls on November 8th, amidst one of Southeast Asia's worst COVID-19 outbreaks, ...View More

Myanmar Election: Will Aung San Suu Kyi Regain Power With Another Landslide Victory? | Insight

Myanmar's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi is an iconic figure who dedicated her life to bringing democracy, ...View More

Thailand Takes To The Streets As Myanmar Prepares For The Polls | CNA Correspondent

Myanmar, a country just starting to open up to the world, is now gearing up for its second free elec ...View More

Cambodia's Temple Kingdom | The Mark Of Empire | Angkor

A thousand years ago, the Angkor Empire conquered large swathes of Southeast Asia to become one of t ...View More

Thailand's Ancient Modern Kingdom | The Mark Of Empire | Ayutthaya

The city of Ayutthaya was the capital of a mighty empire that once controlled large parts of Myanmar ...View More

Myanmar's Unifying Kingdom | The Mark Of Empire | Bagan

The Bagan Empire was first to unify the territory of present-day Myanmar under Burmese language and  ...View More

What are domestic helpers really doing on their phones? | Talking Point | Episode 36

According to the International Labour Organization, 53% of maids in Singapore do not enjoy mobile ph ...View More

Myanmar embassy in Thailand under siege | The Negotiators | Full Episode

In 1999, armed rebels seized 89 people in the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok. Thai negotiators must stop ...View More

Myanmar's Lethwei - the most brutal combat sport in the world?

Lethwei is known as the Art of the Nine Limbs - it's an ancient, violent and bloody full-contact com ...View More

Scam Town, The Chinese Village Where Nearly Everyone's A Phone Scammer

BMWs, Porsches and mansions dot Chang Keng village in Anxi, where just a few years ago, farmers in o ...View More

Turning Myanmar Street Kids Into Chefs | Champions For Change | CNA Insider

Many of Myanmar's children end up on the streets from domestic abuse and poverty. But in Yangon, Khi ...View More

Spying On Maids With CCTV Cameras: Safeguard Or Too Much? | Talking Point | CNA Insider

1 in 5 domestic workers in Singapore lived with surveillance cameras in their place of work, accordi ...View More

How will China's New Silk Road shape Myanmar's economy? | The New Silk Road | Full Episode

For decades, China was the main economic outlet for a Myanmar squeezed by Western sanctions, making  ...View More

One Village, Two Countries, No Border | The New Silk Road | CNA Insider

At the China-Myanmar border, there is village that is half-Chinese and half-Myanmar. The side on Chi ...View More

Blood Jades: The Dark Side Of Myanmar's Jade Trade With China | The New Silk Road | CNA Insider

The jade trade between Myanmar and China is worth an estimated US$30 billion a year - about half of  ...View More

Becoming Mr Ban's Friend | Across ASEAN | CNA Insider

At first, Sofia was just a tourist from Singapore, and Mr Ban a tuk-tuk driver plying the streets of ...View More

The Lady and The Rohingya | Insight | CNA Insider

Why has Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi not spoken out for the Rohingya in Myanmar? Here ...View More

Sackfuls of Millions | Money Mind | CNA Insider

'I'd like to deposit S$5 million in cash, please.' Just a day at the bank in Myanmar, where people p ...View More

Cast Out To Die | Myanmar's Elderly Poor | CNA Insider

Cast aside “like rubbish” and turned away even by nursing homes, these elderly outcasts are given di ...View More

House Of Love | Myanmar's Elderly Poor | CNA Insider

"They treat us like their own parents or grandparents.” How a small group of volunteers in Yangon, M ...View More

A Time For Inter-Faith Unity | Ramadan In Asia | CNA Insider

Civil organisations in Myanmar are using the month of Ramadan to conduct inter-religious activities  ...View More

Portrait Of A Migrant Worker | CNA Insider

Nyein Chan is a migrant worker who left Myanmar for a job as a sales assistant in Dubai. Previously  ...View More

Myanmar Thadingyut Festival Of Lights | CNA Insider

It is a day that marks the end of a month-long period of lent for Buddhists in Myanmar. When the moo ...View More