A plume of ash rises from Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatoa) volcano as seen from Rakata island in South Lampung. Photo: AFP
25 April 2022
The offspring of Indonesia's infamous Krakatoa volcano erupted on Sunday, spewing a...
People wait in line to be tested for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a swab collection site in Beijing on April 25, 2022. Photo: AFP
25 April 2022
Fears of a hard Covid lockdown sparked panic buying in Beijing as long queues formed on...
25 April 2022
There was a riot in Pathein Prison in Ayeyarwaddy Region after an inmate convicted on...
Fuel prices are high while Myanmar's Kyats currency is continuing to weaken against the US dollar following the military coup. Photo: EPA
25 April 2022
Rationing of fuel supplies in Yangon and other large cities might be extended for several...
24 April 2022
In their annual report to the public, Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration-NUG said...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has come under increasing pressure to fire members of his powerful family, including elder brother Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. Photo: AFP
24 April 2022
Sri Lanka's beleaguered prime minister came under increased pressure to step down on...
Community volunteers wearing personal protective equipment guide residents queuing to get tested for the Covid-19 coronavirus in a compound during a Covid-19 lockdown in Pudong district in Shanghai on April 17, 2022. Photo: AFP
24 April 2022
A viral video showing the impact of the prolonged coronavirus lockdown on Shanghai's...
Rohingya migrants, who had escaped from a detention centre after a riot, sit in a Malaysian Immigration truck after being recaptured in Penang on April 20, 2022. Photo: AFP
24 April 2022
Malaysian authorities must conduct a transparent inquiry and allow independent observers...
Self-declared civilian 'people's defence forces' have sprung up to fight for democracy since Myanmar's generals seized power in a February coup. Photo: AFP
24 April 2022
For over a year now, the Myanmar post-coup crisis has ranked high in the international...
A hundred days on from the military coup that ended Myanmar's brief dalliance with democracy, three women tell AFP about their lives and their struggle, living between anger and hope. Photo: AFP
24 April 2022
Myanmar citizens have been hit by the negative effects of the 1 February 2021 military...
 United Nations Special Envoy Dr Noeleen Heyzer. Photo: UN Myanmar
24 April 2022
This week representatives of Myanmar civil society organizations (CSOs) met with the UN...
NLD vice chairman Ko Ko Lay.
24 April 2022
The National League for Democracy (NLD) vice chairman for Mandalay district, Ko Ko Lay,...

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