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Exiled by the British, Theebaw Min spent the last 30 years of his life away from wider society in the coastal town in Maharashtra.

China and Burma, which share a 1,500-mile border, have a complicated relationship. In Xi Jinping's Belt and Road initiative, Burma is strategically important as an important shipping route connecting the Indian Ocean and China's Yunnan province, thus avoiding the Strait of Malacca. Beijing not only supports Burma's current military regime, which came to power in a coup in

Louis XIV established the French East India Company (1665-1674) with the intention of outpacing the English and Dutch in trade with Asia.

  THE ENGLISH IN INDIA PART III. ⸻   Part three of "The English in India" in Charles Johnston's story. In the previous instalments we explored

In Part Two of an interview, Asia security expert Jason Tower says to end Myanmar’s crisis, the NUG, EAOs, civil society and diverse global actors must work together.

Chinese underworld floods to Thailand-Myanmar river border as Macao squeeze spawns new gambling and trafficking hubs akin to penal colonies, writes Dominic Fa

Casino financiers have been moving out of the former Portuguese colony since at least 2016 to less regulated territories, such as Sihanoukville and Poipet in Cambodia, and later over Thailand's borders with Laos and Myanmar, creating countless unregulated casinos beyond any rule of law.

A company started by two Scots in mid-19th century opened the floodgates for Indian immigration to Burma and changed parts of the country.

Updated: February 24, 2021 19:50 IST As the world trains its lens on Myanmar following a military-declared emergency, India’s Burma repatriates recall howthey have kept their ties alive with the land of their birth Share Article AAA M.Sundarraj and S Govindan, seen with Burmese currency notes and sandalwood paste maker respectively, at Navalpattu Burma Colony. Photo: M.Moorthy/THE HINDU   As the world trains its lens on Myanmar following a military-declared emergency, India’s Burma repatr...