Myanmar Department of Fisheries celebrates World Oceans Day by designating Myanmar's first Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMAs). Myeik Archipelago, once a haven for biodiverse coral reefs, seagrass ...

A recent altercation between fishermen from Thailand and the Myanmar navy has publicized the long-running dispute between the two countries about overlapping fishing rights, experts say. In the early ...

The Myanmar government says it plans to build more than 9,000 boats and provide fishing nets to speed revival of the industry. "We have started distribution to help those fishermen to regain their ...

Myanmar's navy fired on Thai fishing vessels, resulting in one fisherman drowning and the detention of 31 crew members. The incident occurred after two boats strayed into Myanmar's waters. Thai ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand protested an incident involving Myanmar's navy firing on Thai fishing vessels, Prime Minister ...

Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Monday that the Foreign Ministry had already sent protest letters to Myanmar, stressing that the Thai vessels involved in the ...

BANGKOK: A source from Kawthaung province, Myanmar, reported on Monday (Dec 16) on the verdict of the Kawthaung Provincial Court in the case of four Thai members of a fishing-boat crew who were ...

More than 30 crew members of Thai fishing boats were detained in Myanmar waters on Saturday after an encounter with other vessels which left one person dead, a navy commander said. Suwat Donsakul, a ...

With a swift breath the teenage boy dives into the turquoise waters of southern Myanmar, a spear clutched in his hand, but below him lies nothing but a graveyard of broken, grey coral. He is one of ...

Myanmar's history of prolonged conflict has led to the forced displacement and resettlement of generations of refugees to the U.S., including upstate New York. Since relocating, these refugees' ...

The 151 Thais were repatriated back to Thailand through the second Thai-Myanmar friendship bridge in Chiang Rai Saturday afternoon, said Pol Gen Thatchai Pitaneelabutr, Senior Inspector General of the ...