NEW DELHI – India is seeking to play a role in helping to formulate a plan for crisis-hit Myanmar by recently hosting the second meeting of a Track 1.5 dialogue, involving mid-level officials, …
Military Construction On Myanmar Island Suspected To Be Chinese Intel Gathering Facility
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) With developments in Myanmar’s remote Coco island located in the Bay of Bengal, India may soon face a new airbase close by in a country increasingly tied to …
UN Special Rapporteur: Japan key to supporting crisis response in Myanmar
Japan’s leadership would be vital in restarting a failing international response to the crisis in Myanmar, a UN-appointed independent rights expert urged Friday. Tom Andrews, UN Special Rapporteur, …
Refugee family who fled Myanmar for Ireland in 2007 now face eviction
Family friend Gerard Mulherin helped co-ordinate the resettlement of almost 100 Karen refugees in Mayo back in 2007 in his role as a community development integration officer. He is now advocating on …
Suu Kyi to investors: Myanmar is open for business
“Please do come to Myanmar, soak in an atmosphere brimming with opportunities and witness our new-found economic vibrancy with your own eyes,” she told a crowd of business people, diplomats and …
Camera reemerges 15 years after journalist was killed in Myanmar
A video camera that was dropped by a Japanese journalist who was fatally shot while filming a Myanmar street protest has been found 15 years later. He was one of about 10 people killed.
European Dam Specialists Withdraw From Myanmar Amid Rights Concerns
Swedish-Finnish engineering services supplier AFRY has withdrawn from Myanmar’s hydropower projects, citing the junta’s human rights abuses. The business cited last month’s UN report recommended that …
Russia Uses Myanmar Pipeline to Transport oil to China
The pipeline is a joint partnership between a Chinese company and a junta-controlled business that rights groups are calling on governments to sanction.
UN expert urges Japan to sanction Myanmar junta
Japan should sanction Myanmar as it has done for Russia over its Ukraine invasion, a United Nations expert said Thursday, slamming the junta’s “barbarism and oppression”.Sanctions against the junta “would weaken its capacity to attack its people,
Bangladesh prime minister calls for support for Rohingya refugees
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the international community to provide more support for Rohingya refugees who have fled from Myanmar to her country.