Tag: Myanmar

Rohingya refugees in India live in squalid conditions and are under threat of deportation back to Myanmar.

The burn came as U.N. experts warned of increases in the production of opium, heroin and methamphetamine in Myanmar.

Fighting has ravaged swathes of Myanmar since a coup in 2021, with the junta battling ethnic rebels and dozens of new ‘People’s Defence Forces’ across the country. Rights groups accuse the military of extrajudicial killings,

Five union leaders at a garment factory and three supporters face up to eight years in prison after protest for wage rise of 38 US cents a day.

Of the 5.4 million people in Myanmar who were in Cyclone Mocha’s path, nearly 3.2 million are considered “most vulnerable” according to the UN. Rakhine, where Aye Kyawt Phyu and San San Htay live, is one of the country’s poorest states. Some 78% of its population lived below the poverty line as of 2019, according to the World Bank’s last estimate.

Heyzer found, like many envoys of the past, that the ever-changing political and diplomatic landscapes of a poorly-governed and highly unstable government limited her options. The junta, also known as the State Administration Council (SAC),