YANGON: The lakeside mansion where Myanmar’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi spent … 1.9 acres of land was put up for sale following a decades-long dispute over the property between the Nobel …
Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi house action gets no bids at auction
An auction of the villa of Myanmar’s detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi has failed after no bids were made for it. A court had ordered its sale in January following a long-running ownership dispute with …
No bidders present at Myanmar auction for sale of Suu Kyi home, say witness, media
(Reuters) – No bidders were present on Wednesday at an auction in Myanmar for the sale of the home of jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, for which the starting price had been set at around $90 …
UN chief decries violence in west Myanmar as two dozen villagers are reported killed in airstrikes
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed concern over the escalating violence in Myanmar after reports and residents of the country’s western Rakhine state said military airstrikes killed …
Youth Caught in the Crossfire: The Devastating Impact of Myanmar’s Conscription Law
Sadly, this is not the case for the youths in Myanmar, where entire generations are experiencing their formative years in the framework of civil war. The effects of this have varied. Some of us have …
UN ‘alarmed’ by reports of civilian casualties in Myanmar air attacks
The United Nations chief has expressed “alarm” at reports that the Myanmar military is bombing civilian areas. Antonio Guterres called for calm late on Monday following reports that continuing air …
UN secretary-general alarmed by reports of Myanmar airstrikes
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is alarmed by reports that military airstrikes in Myanmar, including on Monday in Minbya township, have killed and injured many civilians, a U.N.
Peninsula Hotels group says $130m Myanmar project still stalled
HONG KONG — The operator of the upscale Peninsula Hotels chain said on Tuesday that it is unsure when it will be able to resume its $130-million project in Yangon, which has stalled since the …
Myanmar: Junta Abuses Spur Spiraling Catastrophe
Over three years since the Myanmar military coup, the junta’s flailing efforts to consolidate power have ravaged the country’s population. Fighting has intensified across much of the country, …
UN outraged as two dozen Myanmar villagers killed
Military air strikes in western Myanmar have killed at least 25 members of the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority, including children, local media reported, prompting the UN chief to express concerns …