The Supreme Court of Myanmar has ordered the sale of Aung San Suu Kyi’s home in Yangon, in a ruling issued one week before the third anniversary of her imprisonment by the military junta, according to …
Myanmar junta to sell Suu Kyi’s home
(Reuters File Photo) The Supreme Court of Myanmar has ordered the sale of Aung San Suu Kyi … held under house arrest for 15 years by the previous military regime. The property has been the source of …
Myanmar ethnic minority fighters claim control of port town
Earlier this week Myanmar’s chambers of commerce hosted talks with an Indian business delegation on “upgrading” operations at Sittwe port, junta-backed media reported on Thursday. Travel between …
Myanmar’s army is losing – and facing fire from a militant monk
It encouraged a boycott of Muslim-owned businesses, claiming that Burmese Buddhism was in danger of being wiped out by Muslims. But they make up just 8% of the Myanmar population. The movement was …
Myanmar military plane skids off runway in Mizoram, 6 injured
A military plane belonging to the Myanmar Army skidded off runway in Mizromm’s Lengpui airport on Tuesday. Around 8 people were injured in the incident. According to the Mizoram DGP, the plane from …
Myanmar strives to combat financial fraud through mobile payments
YANGON: Myanmar’s central bank has been raising awareness to combat financial fraud through mobile payments in cooperation with relevant ministries and financial organisations, local media reported on …
Churches, temples and monasteries regularly hit by airstrikes in Myanmar, activists say
BANGKOK (AP) — A study issued Tuesday by researchers collecting evidence of war crimes in Myanmar supported reports that air strikes by the military government damaged churches in the …
Myanmar military plane skids off runway in Mizoram, 6 injured
A military plane belonging to the Myanmar Army skidded off runway in Mizromm’s Lengpui airport on Tuesday. Around 8 people were injured in the incident. According to the Mizoram DGP, the plane from …
Myanmar plane for repatriation of soldiers crashes at Mizoram airport, 3 injured
A Myanmar military plane crashed at the Lengpui airport on the outskirts of Aizawl on Tuesday, officials said. The plane had arrived here to take back the Myanmarese soldiers who crossed over to India …
Battle of Paletwa Loss Turns Tide Against Myanmar Junta on Western Front
The military’s demoralized Western Command is feeling the heat as the Arakan Army closes in on towns in northern Rakhine, with its sights set on the state capital Sittwe.