Worries Grow Among Japanese Firms in SE Asia as COVID-19 Cases Surge

Three major operations to retake territory from ethnic armies and their allies are being hampered by troop shortages, experts say.

Assault by Mandalay PDF groups halts production at No. 1 Steel Mill in Myingyan.

In light of EAO and NUG leaders’ recent talks in Tokyo, The Irrawaddy revisits a column from 2022 exploring Japan’s...

In Thailand and farther afield, they join the wealthy and the educated who have already put down roots and invested...

Mass exodus of workers due to the Conscription Law has triggered recruitment of children and a deepening labor rights crisis,...

Amid heavy global demand for rare earths, local activists’ concerns about the impacts on the environment and local communities are...