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The NUG's close association with the ousted NLD government has prevented it from bringing the country's various armed groups under a single umbrella.

The decision came hours after senators were sworn in as judges in the impending impeachment trial against the vice president.

Sui Khar, the vice-chairman of the Chin National Front (CNF), says that Myanmar's civil war is approaching a tipping point, both within and beyond Chin State.

Environmental groups say that Indonesia's nickel industry has caused significant environmental degradation and social displacement.

Border tensions with Cambodia, a Shinawatra in power: the current situation bears an alarming resemblance to the country's last two military takeovers.

As in other areas of the country's energy sector, the state is playing a leading role in developing renewable energy projects.

The new requirement essentially upends the visa-free regime for Central Asian countries, which are severely dependent on labor migration to Russia.

Turkmenistan's Foreign Ministry called the decision to partially ban arrivals from the country a "hasty step."

In another first, two Chinese aircraft carriers were simultaneously spotted in the West Pacific.

Previously, only bureaucrats and low-level politicians had been implicated in corruption cases. That has now changed.

By asserting that Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal no longer provides blanket immunity for cross-border terrorism, India is discarding old constraints.

What is unfolding in Iran today is not simply a tightening of migration controls, but the implementation of a policy that is deepening a human protection crisis. 

Within a week after his election, Lee Jae-myung talked with the leaders of the United States, Japan, and China over the phone.

Myanmar's tallest mountain is overdue for a height check.

The two sides have strong economic and strategic incentives to finalize an agreement that has been under negotiation for nearly a decade.

Many outside observers argue that Putrajaya has been sleeping on the Chinese threat in the South China Sea. Its actions suggest otherwise.

Forces that were deployed after a deadly armed clash on May 28 have been withdrawn to previously agreed positions.

Vietnam is economically out-performing its peers in the Mekong Region, and is set to become ASEAN's second-largest economy by 2028.

At issue is not only the future of one of Japan’s most recognizable retail giants, but also the extent to which Tokyo's economic nationalism will prevent majority foreign ownership of Japanese firms. 

Here are six other giant gas projects to watch in Australia.