Indonesia is a major refugee transit country in Southeast Asia. As of May 2023, Indonesia hosted at least 12,704 refugees, primarily from Afghanistan, Somalia, Myanmar, Iraq and Sudan. Almost 30% are …
Global community steps up financial pressure on Myanmar’s military junta
This comes as the global community steps up sanctions against Myanmar’s military junta. UOB also recently moved to close all five accounts of Myanmar Airways International, which the Myanmar military …
Cash-Strapped Myanmar Junta Puts Tax Squeeze on Private Hospitals
In its latest move to reduce the budget deficit, Myanmar’s cash-strapped military regime has ordered private hospitals to make sure contracted medics and employees pay income tax.
Rights Groups Slam Myanmar Junta’s Use of Cluster Munitions
The Cluster Munition Coalition said the Myanmar junta was producing the weapons and its military used them as recently as June.
Myanmar’s Revolution and the Challenges Ahead
As deputy minister of international cooperation for Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG), David Gum Awng is at the forefront of negotiations and holding together a coalition of ethnic militias …
China and Myanmar pledge to fight online scams as Beijing seeks stronger ties with junta
China and Myanmar have pledged to step up the fight against online scams as Beijing pushes for closer ties with the ruling military junta in the troubled Southeast Asian country. For the first time in …
Why Thailand Should Mediate the Crisis in Myanmar
Myanmar nationals living in Thailand hold portraits of former leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest marking the two-year anniversary of the military takeover that ousted her government outside the …
Exclusive: The Dark Reality of Telecom Fraud in Northern Myanmar
Northern Myanmar, which commonly refers to Shan State and Kachin … Chat records show that the traffickers demanded the families pay 110,000 yuan for smuggling fees, property maintenance, equipment, …
As Dollars Vanish, Myanmar Regime Boss Blames Cooking Oil, Greed and Sanctions
The biggest blow to the junta so far came in June, when the US sanctioned two Myanmar state-owned bank: Myanma Foreign Trade Bank (MFTB) and Myanma Investment and Commercial Bank (MICB). Both …
Price Controls Trigger Turmoil in Myanmar’s Rice Market
Wholesale rice prices set by the regime range from 72,000 kyats (around US$ 19 at the market exchange rate of 3,800 kyats per dollar) to 125,000 kyats per sack depending on quality. Retailers have …