The Home Affairs Ministry has been blasted for re-enforcing harmful assumptions about gender-based violence after it released a document positing that women consuming alcohol was among the leading causes of the rape of women and children.

The ruling party hopes undeclared supporters will turn out to boost candidates on election day.

The 28 men, 23 women and three children were caught after a tip-off to police while en route to Bangkok. Eight Thai drivers may be charged with trafficking.

The Burmese security forces have detained 78 people in connection with the recent spate of Muslim-Buddhist clashes in Arakan’s Sandoway township, state media announced on Monday.

I really didn't know what to expect to find in Burma before I arrived. I knew that the country was very isolated and that...