Tag: Myanmar

Myanmar is on the brink of becoming a failed state. For three years, the southeast Asian nation has been embroiled in an escalating civil war between the military junta and pro-democracy forces. Now, …

Ethnic armed groups are staking their claim to key borderlands in pursuit of their own interests, including online scams. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Myanmar government has suspended the issuance of permits to work overseas for citizens eligible for conscription.

Two people were killed and 15 others injured in a heavy weapons attack in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State on Saturday, the State Administration Council’s Information Team reported.

Asean leaders gathered in Jakarta for an emergency summit on Myanmar at which the Five-Point Consensus (5PC) – entailing the cessation of violence in the country, constructive dialogue among parties …

That’s the fear of many Myanmar nationals studying at universities across Australia as graduation, and the expiry of their student visas, draws near. “People are angry and feeling anxious and hopeless,” international student Eden, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, told the ABC.

YANGON, May 4 (Xinhua) — Two people were killed and 15 others injured in a heavy weapons attack in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State on Saturday, the State Administration Council’s Information Team reported.

Bangladesh and the Gambia on Friday expressed hope to witness a speedy resolution of the case filed against Myanmar

There is a large diaspora of Myanmar citizens working in other countries in Asia and the Middle East, and previously locals had been allowed to leave for jobs abroad. But the restrictions comes as the …