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Remittances remain hugely important to developing economies, and the Asia-Pacific region is the biggest receiver of remittances worldwide.

Attack on Indian security post days after minister’s visit points to need for real engagement with all parties.

Mandate to rule is being eroded by inaction over humanitarian emergency in the north

We must do all we can to ensure that young people are aware of, and protected by, OSH principles so that they are given the chance to work in a safe and healthy workplace.

To resolve the nuclear conundrum on the Korean peninsula, strong support from the international community as a whole is needed.

The recent arrests of eight Rohingya near the Myanmar border suspected of human trafficking are a reminder that those who have fled Rakhine State remain far from safe.

The backlash to the health minister's recent remarks are a wakeup call to talk openly and honestly about the health care system's challenges and root problems.

Alice Dawkins argues that foreign lawyers should not overshadow the work of Myanmar's activist lawyers.

As world turns a cold shoulder to Tatmadaw, New Delhi expands plans to help train and supply neighbor’s army.

Hopes for peace dim as Tatmadaw deploys large force in Lu Thaw Township, threatening fragile ceasefire.

Ending the fighting between the Tatmadaw and ethnic armed groups should be U Win Myint’s top priority.

It is time that policymakers in New Delhi recognize their northeastern states as genuine partners in India's Act East Asia plan — both for the states' sake and the country's.

Local campaigns like ‘Press for Progress’ and ‘It’s Not OK’ deserve our support.

Matthew J Walton looks at Ma Ba Tha’s persistence in the light of criticisms of Myanmar’s monastic authorities.

Stereotyping the views of the country’s Buddhist community only weakens progressive efforts at reform and strengthens the nationalists’ cause.