Xiao Yanquan had been keeping a low profile before arrest warrant was issued, but sources recall his lavish lifestyle in Yangon, as well as his links to narcotics and prostitution.
Myanmar hands China over 2,300 telecom scam suspects
So far, a total of 4,666 telecom fraud suspects in northern Myanmar have been delivered to the Chinese side, the MPS said, adding that since August, the country saw a 24-percent decrease in the number …
‘License to hide’: Western plastic waste dumped in Myanmar
In a working-class neighborhood of Myanmar’s Yangon, plastic waste is piled a meter high, the toxic product of what a recent investigation said is rampant dumping of Western trash.
KNU Declares Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement Ineffective Amidst Myanmar’s Political Turmoil
The Karen National Union (KNU), a key player in Myanmar’s protracted struggle for democracy, has declared the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) ineffective. The NCA, once a beacon of hope for …
Former police officer speaking out against Myanmar junta
Kyaw San Han had risen quickly through the ranks of the Myanmar police before a military coup rocked his Southeast Asian homeland in 2021. Amid the unrest, Kyaw San Han says he wanted to join the anti …
French prize for war reporters’ work in Myanmar, Mideast, Ukraine, Haiti
France’s prestigious Bayeux War Correspondents’ Awards picked out a clutch of writers and photographers Saturday for their work covering conflict in Haiti, Myanmar, the Mideast and …
One student killed and three others injured in bomb attack in South-East Myanmar
YANGON (Xinhua): One student was killed and three others sustained critical injuries in a bomb attack on a school in southeastern Myanmar’s Kayin state on Friday, the Information Team of Myanmar’s …
UN ‘deeply concerned’ over reports women and children killed in Myanmar bombing
The United Nations says it is “deeply concerned” by reports that civilians, including women and children, were killed and injured in a bombing at a camp for internally displaced people in Myanmar.
‘Licence to hide’: Western plastic waste dumped in Myanmar
In a working class neighbourhood of Myanmar s Yangon, plastic waste is piled a metre high, the toxic product of what a recent
Myanmar’s Double Tragedy: Conflict and Floods Displace Thousands in Waterway Region
In the Waterway region of Myanmar, a dual crisis of conflict and floods has left at least 2,000 people from 15 villages displaced and in dire need of essential resources. Conflict and Displacement Unrelenting conflict and military aggression have wreaked havoc in Myanmar’s Waterway region,