Myanmar’s civil war has taken a critical turn in recent weeks following a series of defeats for the military junta that reclaimed power in 2021. The exiled civilian government, deposed in that coup, …
Lured with the promise of jobs, 20 Indians enslaved in Myanmar: Kin
MEERUT: Twenty Indian labourers, promised jobs in Thailand, have been enslaved in Myanmar and are seeking assistance from the ministry of external affairs (MEA) to secure their release. Some of their …
Some 45,000 Rohingya Have Fled Fighting in Myanmar: UN
The UN warned that escalating fighting in conflict-torn Myanmar’s Rakhine State had forced around 45,000 minority Rohingya to flee.
UN warns of rise in violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine; US and EU express alarm
The United Nations human rights office on Friday (May 24) warned there was a risk of a serious rise in violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, where it received “frightening and disturbing reports” of …
Cross-Border Trade Plunges 48% in Myanmar as Ethnic Armies Seize Control
Myanmar’s 6.8 percent drop in total trade during the first one and a half months of this fiscal year was likely caused by plummeting trade at official border posts, which handled 48 percent less …
UN human rights office decries beheadings, other violence in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state
The U.N. human rights office has warned of “frightening and disturbing reports” about the impact of new violence in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state and new attacks on Rohingya civilians by the army a …
Thailand Working ‘Relentlessly’ to Solve Myanmar Crisis, PM Says
Thailand is “working relentlessly” to bring an end to the crisis in neighboring Myanmar where rebel groups have been clashing with the military-government, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin …
UN investigators investigate mass displacement in Myanmar
UN war crimes investigators said on Thursday they were tracking the escalating fighting in conflict-torn Myanmar’s Rakhine State, and were …
UN investigators probing mass displacement in Myanmar
UN war crimes investigators said Thursday they were tracking the escalating fighting in conflict-torn Myanmar’s Rakhine State, and were probing reports that thousands from a persecuted minority had …
Fuelling the future, poisoning the present: Myanmar’s rare earth boom
Demand for permanent magnets, mostly used in EVs and wind turbines, is driving the boom in rare earth mining across Kachin state. It appears that Myanmar’s HREE output goes predominantly to rare earth …