A superseding indictment added charges for false statements. District court granted defendant’s motion to sever the conspiracy and false statements counts. The false statements counts would require a “mini-trial” directing disproportionate jury focus to defendant’s credibility in certain interviews.
No ‘silver bullet’: Experts weigh in on America’s latest Myanmar sanctions
New US sanctions on two state-owned banks have made it harder for the junta to access foreign revenue and import weapons, but experts say additional measures are needed to close loopholes.
How Close is the Philippines to Purchasing its First Submarine?
The Philippines has floated the idea of a submarine fleet since at least 2008. In Southeast Asia, only Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam, and Myanmar have submarines. The Philippines and Thailand are …
Indonesia demands dialogue to end Myanmar’s post-coup crisis
Indonesia’s foreign minister on Wednesday urged dialogue to end the deep crisis in Myanmar unleashed by the February 2021 military coup. “Dialogue will pave the way to political solution. Only political solution will lead to durable peace,
As Myanmar crisis deepens, Five-Point Consensus should remain ASEAN’s focus: Indonesia foreign minister
JAKARTA: The implementation of the Five-Point Consensus (5PC) should remain the focus of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said Indonesia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi on Wednesday (Jul 12) even as the political crisis in Myanmar continues.
ASEAN chair Indonesia has little to show for Myanmar peace drive – diplomats
Indonesia, working on behalf of southeast Asian nations, has little to show so far for its intense behind-the-scenes efforts to bridge gaps between factions in Myanmar’s conflict, diplomatic sources say.
Singapore-based developer divests from Myanmar real estate project
The company, whose lease payments to the Myanmar military were uncovered by activist investigators in 2021, sold its stake in a massive Yangon complex on military-owned land to another, newly formed c …
Singapore Firm ‘Still Tied to Myanmar Junta-Linked Project Despite Stake Sale’
Singapore-listed ETC is selling its stake in Yangon’s Golden City project, built on military-owned land, but the buyer is a related company, rights group JFM said.
UOB to close Myanmar Airways International’s bank accounts by Aug 15
The airline has been asked to stop using the bank for outward transactions by July 21. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Major Singapore bank halts financial services for Myanmar airline
A leaked letter signed by MAI’s CEO explains that UOB is halting the airline’s transactions, including deposits and transfers, by mid-August …