Buyers from Myanmar have been snapping up condominiums in Bangkok and other parts of Thailand, providing a bright spark for the kingdom’s sluggish real-estate market, as they look to move money out of …
Beijing says Myanmar rebel leader in China for ‘medical care’
BEIJING: Beijing said on Tuesday (Nov 19) that the head of a Myanmar ethnic minority armed group had come to China for “medical care”, after news reports in its war-torn neighbour said he had been …
Tok Mat: We’ll try to resolve Myanmar crisis next year
MALAYSIA has received the highest number of refugees from Myanmar and will address the crisis as Asean chairman, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.
Fugitive businessman Jho Low hiding in Myanmar, protected by junta: Najib’s lawyer
The lawyer was speaking to the public after being asked about Low’s whereabouts. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Advocates Urge Fresh Sanctions on Myanmar’s Financial Pillar
Advocates are calling for the U.S. to sanction Myanmar’s state-owned bank to cut off foreign currency supplies to the military junta. Civil society groups argue the bank circumvents existing …
Myanmar advocates urge US to place sanctions on bank used by junta
Washington should impose sanctions on a Myanmar bank being used to circumvent existing U.S. restrictions, advocates said, urging the outgoing Biden administration to cut off a key source of foreign …
The countries fuelling Myanmar’s civil war
China has the biggest influence on Myanmar’s civil strife but Russia also has sway, supplying arms to the military junta.
Fake UNHCR card: Myanmar man gets five-year jail sentence, RM30,000 fine
According to the charges, the accused forged an UNHCR card in the name of Humairah Nobi Husseim, with the intention to deceive, in an apartment in Sentul here between Sept 18 and 26.
Myanmar’s sweeping internet blackouts drive rebels, medics, scammers to satellite service
Across war-torn Myanmar, rebel commanders, aid workers and cyber-scammers alike are turning to billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites to stay in touch with each other and with the outside world …
Thailand detains 70 migrants believed to be Rohingya from Myanmar
Thailand arrested 70 immigrants, including 30 children, who were suspected of being Rohingya in the country illegally from Myanmar, a Thai official said on Saturday, in the latest wave of arrivals in …