An increasingly assertive China and a humanitarian crisis in Myanmar are likely to be high on the agenda when Southeast Asian leaders meet in Australia for a rare summit this week. The ASEAN-Australia …
Thailand facilitates transfer of 900 scam victims from Myanmar to China
Thailand has in the last week helped facilitate the transfer of some 900 Chinese nationals who had been trapped in scam centres in a Myanmar border town back to China, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin …
Thailand completes transferring some 900 scam victims from Myanmar to China: PM Srettha
Thailand has in the last week helped facilitate the transfer of some 900 Chinese nationals who had been trapped in scam centres in a Myanmar border town back to China, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin …
Thai parliament holds Myanmar seminar over junta’s objection
Thailand’s parliament opened a seminar on Saturday on the political situation in Myanmar, including opponents of the neighbouring country’s military government, despite the junta’s objection. “What we …
Did not see junta’s army personnel inside Myanmar, says Indian MP after visiting rebels
Indian MP visits rebel-held areas of Myanmar, inspects India-funded project amid tensions with ethnic armed organizations.
Is Myanmar going to be the next country that joins BRICS? – What we know
And when it comes to BRICS and the whole single currency shindig, Myanmar is all in, according to Zaw. BRICS has been on a bit of a growth spurt lately, adding six new members to their squad at …
Myanmar now a ‘never-ending’ nightmare, announces UN
Three years of military rule in Myanmar have inflicted unbearable cruelty, leaving people trapped in an unending nightmare as the conflict spreads, the UN human rights chief has announced.
China repatriates hundreds of scam factory workers from Myanmar
United Nations estimates, released last year, suggest as many as 120,000 people had been trafficked into centres in Myanmar, with a further 100,000 in Cambodia.
Myanmar junta’s access to arms, cash must be cut off, UN rights chief says
GENEVA (Reuters) – The international community must take “targeted action” to restrict the Myanmar junta’s access to arms, jet fuel and foreign currency to prevent it from committing “atrocities” …
Myanmar’s ‘Contractor’ Has Been Busy Monopolizing Military Businesses
After a decade of graft, junta boss Min Aung Hlaing now controls the businesses that profit from Myanmar’s military, primarily through Authentic Group of companies.