When the junta tried to auction Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s home, nobody came. When the revolutionary government sold off Min Aung Hlaing’s lakeside villa, shares went fast.
False posts claim ‘8 million Buddhists killed’ in Indonesia anti-communist purges
Posts repeatedly shared in Myanmar falsely claimed Muslims massacred “eight million Buddhists” in Indonesia in 1965, completely wiping out Buddhism in the archipelago. Multiple scholars told AFP the …
Burnings and beheadings: Myanmar junta escalates terror tactics against its people
CNN investigation uncovers violent attacks by Myanmar’s military as it tries to control the people through fear and brutality …
Myanmar: ‘No space for a quick fix,’ says ex-UN country head
Three years since Myanmar’s military staged a coup and overthrew the democratically elected government, triggering a civil war, the junta’s grip on power is looking shakier than ever amid a growing …
India to build £3bn fence on Myanmar border
India plans to build a £2.9 billion fence along its border with Myanmar to crack down on smuggling and prevent refugees fleeing the civil war there from crossing into its northern territories.
Myanmar armed forces hold annual parade against backdrop of battlefield defeats
Thousands of Myanmar military personnel held their annual parade in the capital Naypyitaw on Wednesday, Mar. 27 against a background of unprecedented battlefield defeats that have heavily tarnished …
Video of Cambodian military convoy falsely linked to Myanmar conflict
As fighting between the Burmese junta and ethnic rebel forces intensifies, a video of tanks being transported in Cambodia has been shared hundreds of times in social media with a false claim that it …
Myanmar’s military makes its annual parade of strength despite unprecedented battlefield losses
Thousands of Myanmar military personnel have held their annual parade of strength even after a recent series of unprecedented battlefield defeats …
India to spend $3.7 bln to fence Myanmar border, source says
India plans to spend nearly $3.7 billion to fence its 1,610-km (1,000-mile) porous border with Myanmar within about a decade, said a source with direct knowledge of the matter, to prevent smuggling …
Bangladesh Prepares to Ship Home More Defeated Myanmar Junta Personnel
A ship from Myanmar repatriated the junta personnel on February 15. At the time BGB boss Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui told the media that no more border crossings would be allowed.