A recent report revealed that international beer companies have paid tens of millions in taxes to the junta since the coup, but while some have called on them to end all payments, industry experts say …
‘Vacuum bomb used on Myanmar village’
BANGKOK: Myanmar’s military used a ‘vacuum bomb’ in an air strike on a village that killed dozens of people in a likely war crime last month, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday.
ASEAN leaders say ‘deeply concerned’ about Myanmar violence
Southeast Asian nations said Wednesday they are “deeply concerned” about the violence ravaging Myanmar, and condemned a recent attack on a convoy of diplomats delivering humanitarian aid in the …
Rights group says Myanmar used thermobaric weapon against civilians
The military of Myanmar committed an “apparent war crime” in April when it dropped a thermobaric munition on a building in opposition-controlled territory, according to Human Rights Watch.
Myanmar’s crisis overshadows ASEAN summit in Indonesia
Southeast Asian leaders gathering in Indonesia on Wednesday will wrangle over how to resolve the crisis in Myanmar as patience in the ASEAN bloc wears thin over escalating violence in the military-ruled country.
Whispers to soldiers can win Myanmar’s war
More young men side with pro-democracy values, reducing the number of troops for the ruling military.
Myanmar: Enhanced Blast Strike Likely War Crime
The Myanmar military used a “thermobaric” munition for an attack on an opposition building in Sagaing Region on April 11, 2023, that killed more than 160 people, including children.
Myanmar military airstrike on village ‘a war crime’
The Myanmar junta used a “vacuum bomb” in its devastating attack on resistance fighters last month, according to international human rights campaigners who deno
Rights group accuses Myanmar of using fuel-air explosive
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military used an “enhanced blast” munition known as a fuel-air explosive in an airstrike that killed more than 160 people, including many children, at a ceremony held last month by opponents of army rule, a human rights monitoring group charged in a report Tuesday.
Families paid huge ransom for 6 trafficked Filipinos in Myanmar
Toto (not his real name) worked from 9:00 p.m. to 11:30 the next day in Bangkok, Thailand. This was not unusual for him since he used to work in the Business Process …