A 38-year-old Burmese hip-hop artist has been found guilty of criticizing Myanmar’s military-controlled government and has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, according to a family member.
Myanmar Resistance Forces Arrest ‘Vigilantes’ Called in to Defend Chinese Copper Mines
Three copper mines in the township—Letpadaung, Sabetaung and Kyesintaung—are owned and operated by Chinese company Wanbao and its two subsidiaries, Myanmar Wanbao Mining Copper Ltd and Myanmar Yang …
U.S. expands sanctioning powers targeting Myanmar’s jet fuel industry
The Biden administration has expanded its Myanmar sanctions regime to target foreigners involved in the Asian nation’s jet fuel industry.
Six years on, still no justice for Myanmar’s Rohingya
India, Aug. 25 — UN human rights chief Volker Turk, on Thursday, reiterated the call for accountability and justice for the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya driven from their homes in Myanmar by …
Bangladesh protests mark six years since Rohingya exodus
Thousands of Rohingya refugees rallied at camps in Bangladesh on Friday to demand their safe return to Myanmar on the sixth anniversary of the violence that drove them from their homes.Bangladesh and …
Thailand Reaffirms Bonds With Myanmar Junta
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has marked 75 years of bilateral ties with Myanmar by praising the regime’s moves towards democratization.
What are the implications of retailers ‘responsibly exiting’ Myanmar?
H&M is the latest fashion retailer to phase out sourcing in Myanmar among reports of human rights abuses in the country’s clothing factories. Drapers examines the appropriate actions for fashion …
Wealthy Myanmar nationals on condo-buying spree in Thailand
BANGKOK] Thailand has, for decades, been a destination for Myanmar’s migrant workers, with more than 2.5 million people from Myanmar – many of them refugees from ethnic minority groups – now living …
U.S. expands sanctioning powers targeting Myanmar’s jet fuel industry amid airstrikes
The Biden administration has expanded its Myanmar sanctions regime to target foreigners involved in the Asian nation’s jet fuel industry.
UN Security Council — minus China and Russia — condemns Myanmar military’s killing of civilians
Members of the U.N. Security Council – minus China and Russia – are condemning the “unrelenting violence” and killing of civilians in Myanmar and again urging its military rulers to stop attacks, rele …