The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets (OFA) said it sanctioned two individuals and six entities for supplying Myanmar’s military junta with jet fuel and military equipment as the military’s brutal campaign against civilians intensifies.
Myanmar military government leader vows hardline stance against opponents of junta
A celebration of Armed Forces Day in Myanmar came with a grim warning from the leader of the country’s military leader, who said the ruling junta will “tackle” resistance groups and opponents.
Fake report claims ‘Myanmar student won European award for eyesight supplement’
A fake news report shared in multiple social media posts has falsely claimed that a Myanmar medical student scooped an award in Europe for developing a supplement that improves eyesight. AFP found the man pictured in the posts is in fact from the United States and studied medicine at the University of North Texas.
Suu Kyi’s party ordered dissolved in military-ruled Myanmar
BANGKOK (AP) — The political party led by Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was ordered dissolved by the military-appointed election commission on Tuesday because it failed to register for a planned general election, state television MRTV reported.
Suu Kyi’s party faces dissolution in military-ruled Myanmar
The political party led by Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to face automatic dissolution by the military-appointed election commission on midnight Tuesday because it declined to register for a planned general election it denounced as a sham.
Nearly 200 Rohingya people land by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh
More than 180 Rohingya Muslims landed in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Monday, officials said, the latest among hundreds who have fled by boat from desperate conditions in Myanmar and in camps in …
Britain targets suppliers to Myanmar junta in new sanctions
Britain on Monday sanctioned two individuals and a company in Myanmar for supplying equipment used by the country’s military junta.
More than 180 Rohingya Muslims arrive by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh
More than 180 Rohingya Muslims landed in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Monday, officials said, the latest among hundreds who have fled by boat from desperate conditions in Myanmar and in camps in …
Myanmar’s shadow government wants petroleum revenues to stop flowing to junta
Thailand’s national upstream company PTTEP has yet to receive any letter from Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) urging it to stop paying revenues to from its gas production ventures the …
Myanmar’s shadow government wants petroleum revenues to stop flowing to junta
Thailand’s national upstream company PTTEP has yet to receive any letter from Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) urging it to stop paying revenues to from its gas production ventures the …