YANGON: The deputy head of Myanmar’s election commission was shot dead in Yangon on Saturday by rebel fighters, the military said. It is the latest killing of a high-profile individual linked to the country’s junta.
‘How many more children have to die?’ Myanmar airstrike survivors ask what will it take for the world to act
When its helicopter gunships and fighter jets rained fire and bombs on a village celebration last Tuesday, Myanmar’s military junta insisted it was targeting “terrorists.” …
The Quality of Mercy in Myanmar
A new book by Hugo Slim analyses the current state of humanitarianism and should be required reading for aid agencies in Myanmar.
Talks held to operate direct flight between Myanmar and GBIA
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has organised a discussion programme to conduct direct air service from Yangon, the capital of Myanmar, to Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) in Bhairahawa, with …
Myanmar civil war: Children perish as bombs rain on resistance
He didn’t think it was his village – Pa Zi Gyi in north-east Myanmar – that had been hit. But when he phoned his wife, he learnt that the military had bombed the place where villagers had gathered for a rare feast of curried noodles, rice and pork. Their seven-year-old daughter, Soe Nandar Nwe, had been among them.
Myanmar Supreme Court agrees to hear some Suu Kyi appeals
A legal official says Myanmar’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeals of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s convictions and requests for reduced sentences in several cases in which she was charged …
EU-Funded Workers’ Program in Myanmar Faces Opposition
Officially launched last month, Multi-Stakeholder Alliance for Decent Employment in the Myanmar Apparel Industry, or MADE in Myanmar, builds on the earlier SMART Factories program, which helped more …
Myanmar: trade unionists in the firing line
The EU should suspend trade preferences for Myanmar and end support for projects under the military regime. Women workers in a Myanmar garment factory (IndustriALL Global Union, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) On …
Myanmar military mocked over altered images showing ‘misspelt sign’ at new year festival
Burmese-language Facebook posts shared repeatedly in Myanmar have mocked the ruling military junta for apparently using a misspelled banner at a Buddhist new year water festival. Comments on the posts …
‘Our country is sick’: survivors in shock after deadly Myanmar airstrike
On 11 April 168 people were killed in deadliest attack since coup as locals were celebrating opening of village hall …