BANGKOK – The border town of Mae Sot in Tak saw its roads congested, mostly with vehicles from Myawaddy, seeking to refill their tanks after oil prices in the Myanmar border city skyrocketed to around 70 baht per litre.
Over 7,000 foreign nationals rescued from Myanmar scam centres
More than 7,000 foreign nationals trapped in scam call centres in Myanmar’s Myawaddy region have been freed and are awaiting repatriation.
Forced Conscription in Myanmar: Stop Sending My Sisters to the Bombs
The implementation of the People’s Military Service Law will allow the military to increase its control over women’s lives and bodies.
‘I only kneel before God’: The last words of priest killed in Myanmar
Two women who witnessed the murder of Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win in Myanmar last week recounted how the priest “fearlessly confronted” those who took his life.
5.0 magnitude earthquake hits Assam, impact felt in B’desh, Myanmar, Bhutan and China too
Earthquakes are relatively common in Assam, as the state is located in one of India’s most seismically active regions. It falls under Seismic Zone V, indicating a high risk of strong tremors …
Mass crackdowns see thousands of scam center workers waiting in Myanmar for repatriation
A new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriation.
Catholic priest stabbed to death by armed men in Myanmar; 10 arrested
Armed men stabbed a Catholic priest to death while he was alone inside a church last week in the northwest Sagaing region of civil war-ravaged Mynamar earlier this month …
Getting ready for tomorrow’s Myanmar
As Myanmar’s military regime loses territory and economic control, ethnic armies strengthen their grip on resources and autonomy, raising questions about stability.
Sanctions rarely achieve their goals – here’s why they failed in Russia and Myanmar
Sanctions drive nations towards building domestic industries to replace imported goods and strengthening alliances with supportive countries.
Russia signs memorandum to build port, oil refinery in Myanmar
Myanmar and its close ally Russia signed a memorandum on investment cooperation in a special economic zone in Dawei, including construction of a port and an oil refinery, Russia’s Ministry of Economic …