CNN’s Ivan Watson reports on how criminal gangs based in Myanmar are running scam centers that have conned millions of dollars from Americans. As he found out, they’re forcing human trafficking …
This could be the beginning of the end for the military regime in Myanmar
The Burmese junta wants peace at any cost. In June, the Myanmar military government held peace talks with rebel groups brokered by China. Since then, the internal fighting has only grown more intense …
Human trafficking to Myanmar: CID identifies four suspects including Chinese national
The Human Trafficking, Human Smuggling, and Maritime Crimes Division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has initiated two special investigations into the incident of cyber slavery …
Myanmar earns over US$931mil from beans, pulses export in over eight months
YANGON: Myanmar earned US$931.955 million from the export of about 1.1 million tonnes of beans and pulses in over eight months of the 2023-24 fiscal year, according to the Ministry of Commerce data on …
‘I’m A Mandalay Girl’: Teenage Soldier Fights On Myanmar’s Front Lines
An 18-year-old recruit in one of Myanmar’s pro-democracy fighting units prepares to launch a drone strike on junta troops, driven by anger and her mother’s call for revolution.
Ali Sabry has raised issue of illegal detention of Lankans with Myanmar govt: Foreign Ministry
The Foreign Ministry has said it is aware of the situation in Myanmar where Sri Lankan nationals have become victims of human trafficking for cybercrimes. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the …
No Deal Reached at China-Backed Talks Between Myanmar Junta, Ethnic Armies
Neither side can accept the status quo, which would be necessary in order for them to agree to stop fighting, a source with knowledge of the talks said.
Over 140,000 Myanmar students register to take 2023-2024 matriculation exam
YANGON: Over 140,000 students registered for the nationwide matriculation examination of Myanmar for the academic year of 2023-2024, U Htay Naung, a deputy director of the Ministry of Education, told …
Examining Myanmar’s progression: Past to present
This article is authored by Kamakshi Wason, global COO and director, academic programmes, Tillotoma Foundation, Kolkata.
On Enemies Lists and Political Orthodoxies in Myanmar
A veteran scholar of Myanmar recalls the time he discovered he had been declared an ‘enemy’ of the ‘Burmese Revolution’.