BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government on Friday announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for elections it has said will be held this year, as the country ...

29, 2025. Credit: AP/Husna Mura About 1 million Rohingya, who are predominantly Muslim, are in camps in Bangladesh after leaving Myanmar. They include about 740,000 who fled a brutal “clearance ...

Canadians are awaiting the first interest rate update of the year, and all eyes are on the Bank of Canada (BoC). The final major rate cut of 2024 came on December 11, when the BoC lowered its key ...

29 and then hold its key rate at 3 per cent. “We expect the forward guidance to signal a pause as the BoC waits to see how both domestic activity and U.S. trade policy play out,” said the economists ...

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) said it intercepted undeclared foreign currencies amounting to P24.30 million from two passengers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. In a statement ...

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) apprehended two Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) passengers carrying undeclared foreign currency totaling over P24 million in two consecutive days. On Jan. 22, a ...

The Bank of Canada (BoC) will be delivering its latest rate call later this week, and the Canadian central bank is broadly forecast to deliver another 25 bps rate cut. Even this is still going to ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this image provided by the Royal Thai Police, Chinese actor Wang Xing, right, talks with Thai police ...

Myanmar’s military council approved amendments to the country’s conscription law last Friday that prohibit anyone eligible for military service from going abroad without prior permission. Myanmar Now ...

Facebook is banned in Myanmar but people inside the country use virtual private networks to bypass the prohibition. On Oct. 7, Nay Soe Maung posted a Facebook condolence message over the death of ...

The Bank of Canada is expected to cut its policy rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday, amid widespread trade uncertainty with the United States. The central bank’s interest rate currently sits at 3.25 ...

YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar's State Administration Council Chairman Min Aung Hlaing has thanked China for its firm support for his country's peaceful and stable development. Myanmar's leader made the ...