Thailand Detains 70 Illegal Migrants Believed to Be Rohingya From Myanmar BANGKOK – Thailand arrested 70 illegal immigrants including 30 children suspected to be Rohingya from Myanmar on an island in the country’s south, Thai official said on Saturday …
Supermoon rises over fields near Myanmar capital Naypyitaw
Residents of Myanmar’s capital Naypyitaw got a clear sight of Friday’s supermoon. More a popular term than a scientific one, a supermoon occurs when a full lunar phase syncs up with an especially …
NU: 2 mil. at risk of famine in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
Officials at the UN Development Programme say over 2 million people in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine face imminent famine. Fighting there between the military junta and ethnic minority militants …
Myanmar’s Shwedagon Pagoda filled with pilgrims for famous traditional Tazaungdaing festival
Myanmar celebrated its traditional Tazaungdaing festival, also known as the Festival of Lights on the full-moon day of Tazaungmone, the eighth month of the Myanmar calendar.
Thai military accused of beating Myanmar man to death
BANGKOK: A human rights organisation on Thursday (Nov 14) accused the Thai military of torturing and killing a Myanmar man near the border between the two countries this year. Fortify Rights said in a …
Why I left the US Deep South to fight in Myanmar’s brutal civil war
Nine months ago, Azad said goodbye to his family and travelled 8,000 miles across the globe, where he swapped America’s rural south for a mountainous stronghold of poets, doctors, tattoo artists and …
Unions file complaints over Myanmar garment production
GENEVA: A global union announced Wednesday (Nov 13) that it had filed complaints against three major clothing brands – Next, New Yorker and LPP – over their alleged continued sourcing of garments from …
Myanmar Junta Chief Bolsters Family EV Business with BYD Visit
Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing visited the BYD electric vehicle (EV) headquarters in the Chinese city of Shenzhen on Sunday. His son, Aung Pyae Sone, imports the cars to Myanmar. Gillian Li, …
How Myanmar’s Civil War Could Actually End
“The end of the war is clear-cut. The only thing that is not clear is the means by which it’s achieved and the timing,” Chris Sidoti, an international human rights consultant and a founding member of …
Chinese premier backs Myanmar’s ‘political transformation’ in talks with junta chief
Chinese Premier Li Qiang told Myanmar’s visiting junta chief Min Aung Hlaing on Wednesday that Beijing supports its political reconciliation and plan to hold an election next year. Min Aung Hlaing’s …