Myanmar’s already dire human rights situation is deteriorating and the junta should release all political prisoners, the United Nations’ chief said Wednesday, as a leading local news outlet revealed …
Global finance system fragmenting; Myanmar crisis worsens: UN chief
The world risks a “great fracture” of its economic and financial systems, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday at a summit with Southeast Asia’s ASEAN bloc, China, the United …
Global finance system fragmenting; Myanmar crisis worsens: UN chief
The world risks a “great fracture” of its economic and financial systems, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday at a summit with Southeast Asia’s ASEAN bloc, China, the United …
Press Watchdogs Condemn Myanmar Photojournalist’s ‘Grotesque’ Imprisonment
Photographer Sai Zaw Thaike was sentenced to 20 years in prison, the harshest term handed down against any journalist since the 2021 coup.
Concerns raised over Myanmar’s ailing Aung San Suu Kyi
Several countries raised questions and concerns over the health of Suu Kyi at ASEAN summit, a US official says.
A unified strategy and more funding are urgently needed to end the crisis in Myanmar, UN chief says
The United Nations chief has renewed an urgent call on the international community to seek a unified strategy to end the worsening crisis in Myanmar …
Tracking the Business Empire of Myanmar Regime Stalwart Moe Aung and His Siblings
In the second of a two-part series, The Irrawaddy’s Investigation Desk examines more of the vast business interests of the children of late military regime official Aung Thaung.
A unified strategy and more funding are urgently needed to end the crisis in Myanmar, UN chief says
The United Nations chief has renewed an urgent call on the international community to seek a unified strategy to end the worsening crisis in Myanmar …
Tracking the Business Empire of Myanmar Regime Stalwart Moe Aung and His Siblings
In the second of a two-part series, The Irrawaddy’s Investigation Desk examines more of the vast business interests of the children of late military regime official Aung Thaung.
ASEAN’s two issues: Myanmar, US-China rivalry
The 43rd ASEAN (Association of South-East Nations) summit opened in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, on Tuesday. The main internal issue that concerned ASEAN members was that of troubled Myanmar.