In November 2021, a former navy officer who was the chief finance officer of Myanmar’s military-linked telecommunications company was fatally shot on a Yangon street. Than Than Swe, then a deputy …
Family prepares funeral for Thailand shooting victim
Family members of a Myanmar national who was killed in a shooting rampage at a high end mall in Thailand’s capital Bangkok received the body of their loved one on Wednesday (October 4) at a police morgue.
Myanmar guerrilla group claims it killed a businessman who helped supply arms to the military
A guerrilla group in Myanmar has claimed responsibility for a fatal shooting this week of a businessman accused of being an arms dealer for Myanmar’s military.
Indonesian arms firm touted ammo sales to Myanmar junta
An Indonesian state-owned arms producer was promoting its business links and ammunition sales to the Myanmar military as recently as July, contradicting its own denials it has had no dealings with a …
Activists Call for Probe Into Alleged Indonesian Arms Sales to Myanmar
A complaint filed with the country’s Human Rights Commission claims that three state-owned firms have transferred arms to Myanmar’s military in recent years, including since the 2021 coup.
Strife-torn Myanmar wins first medal at Asian Games. China continues dominance with more than 300
HANGZHOU, China — Strife-torn Myanmar won its first medal at the Asian Games in China on Wednesday, beating Indonesia to take home gold in men’s sepaktakraw, a popular regional sport also known as kick volleyball. The Southeast Asian nation took two …
Chinese medical team brings free TCM healthcare to Myanmar
Provided by Xinhua Im getting better now It is my first time with Chinese TCM doctors I think there are no experts like them in Myanmar said Daw M …
Activists say Indonesian state weapons makers supplying Myanmar
JAKARTA, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Human rights groups on Tuesday urged Indonesia to investigate suspected arms sales by state-owned companies to Myanmar, where Indonesia has been trying to promote …
Expert Panel Issues Scathing Assessment of UN’s Handling of Myanmar Crisis
SAC-M said UN members states, the Security Council and the General Assembly, as well as the secretary-general have failed to take meaningful action against the junta.
Asia’s youngest nation emerges as a voice of conscience on Myanmar
The country of 1.3 million, with an economy one-seventh the size of Vermont, has gone further than almost any other in supporting the Myanmar resistance, receiving its leaders as state representatives …