When Myanmar’s junta responded to peaceful demonstrations against their 2021 coup with a bloody crackdown, the opposition turned to armed resistance. In recent months, the conflict has been escalating,
Myanmar regime opens bogus bank accounts to bypass Western sanctions on MOGE
A leaked junta request to the Central Bank of Myanmar asks that new foreign currency accounts be registered for the oil and gas entity at a bank which has evaded sanctions …
20 Myanmar migrants captured in Thailand on way to Malaysia
Explore how illegal immigration is under full swing with undocumented Myanmar workers on their way to Malaysia captured in Sadao, Songkhla.
Nearly 100 More Singapore-Based Entities Found to Have Supplied Myanmar Military
A total of 138 entities based in the city state have so far been linked to the import of military-related materials by the junta, Singapore’s foreign minister said.
Burmese fighter: Joshua Van details pioneering journey to plant Myanmar’s flag on UFC turf
Joshua Van remembers asking his mother why they had to live in Houston. Why couldn’t they just go back home where things were familiar? He was 12 years old at the time, and Van wanted to go back to …
Myanmar landmine exacts growing toll on citizens as military rings Chinese assets
As Myanmar government troops clashed with armed pro-democracy resistance forces in the country northwestern Sagaing region in June concern rose over the dan …
S’pore does not ban trade with Myanmar, but prevents some sale of items that can hurt civilians: Vivian
The Republic has not conducted any military sales to Myanmar in recent years, says the foreign minister. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore jails Myanmar maid for life over murder of employer’s 70-year-old mother-in-law she stabbed 26 times
Nwe stabbed her employer’s elderly mother-in-law 26 times after the older woman threatened to send Zin back to her employment agency, the High Court heard.
Tycoons for Temple: Myanmar’s affluent back dictator with $7.5m donation
On Thursday in Naypyitaw, numerous affluent individuals from Myanmar assembled to contribute over 16 billion kyats (US$7.5 million) in cash to junta leader Min Aung Hlaing to erect an i
Prominent Myanmar Democracy Activist’s Artwork Auctioned to Fund Resistance
Art auction concludes with live bidding on Facebook for a painting by Ko Min Ko Naing, raising more than US$ 12,000 for the Mandalay People’s Defense Force.