Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said she will raise human rights concerns with Burmese and Cambodian leaders during a three-day summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that…
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Aussie panel offers mixed outlook on Burma’s economic prospects
Australian investors keen to access Burma’s mining industry and replicate lessons learned from the island nation’s mining boom years raise questions about taxation, policy constraints and bureaucracy at a panel…
Trevor Wilson: 'I don't think history will re-evaluate Suu Kyi'
Australia’s former ambassador to Burma, Trevor Wilson, speaks about how far Burma has come since his tenure, and why he thinks Thein Sein is under-valued.
VIDEO: Traffickers maintain Australian bribe claim
Six smugglers at the centre of a “pay and turn back” row between Indonesia and Australia were being questioned by Indonesian police on Tuesday.
Australian PM says ‘nope’ to Rohingya refugees
Tony Abbott emphatically rejects suggestions that boat people could be resettled in Australia. Meanwhile, Canberra revises its aid package to Burma.
US, Austrian men arrested for drugs in Muse
An American and an Austrian citizen have been arrested in Shan State’s Muse, along with a third individual who police say is a rebel group member.