Junta chief offers Myanmar’s ethnic armies rare in-person peace talks
Myanmar junta chief, Snr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, on Friday offered to meet with leaders of armed ethnic groups to end conflict in the country’s remote border regions but was met with a mixed response from the armies, who said the military has broken vow…
Asian Views of US Rise Sharply as China Slips
Approval of U.S. leadership in the world surged across Asia in 2021, with the biggest gains registered in Laos, South Korea and Vietnam, according to a Gallup survey released Friday.The median approval rate across 33 countries polled in the survey stoo…
Thai PM admits he may have misjudged rapper Milli
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has admitted that he had perhaps misjudged female Thai rapper Danupha “Minnie” Khanatheerakul, a.k.a. Milli, and now praises the young artist for helping to promote Thailand at the world-famous Coachella music festival …