A Myanmar national who said he was a fireman and recently fled to India shows a Myanmar kyat banknote as he poses at an undisclosed location in India’s northeastern state of Mizoram, near the …
Myanmar kills 8 of its own civilians in military airstrike, rebels claim
Eight civilians, including two children, were killed in an airstrike by the Myanmar military presumably targeting rebel forces and ethnic minorities.
Myanmar, India’s gateway to Asean, can solve its power issues by shifting to renewables
Myanmar is one of the least developed countries in Asia with the lowest electrification rate. In 2022, “80 per cent of the rural people have no access to grid electricity,” according to Myanmar Information Management Unit. Around 26 per cent of the …
Businesswoman Sanctioned for Supplying Junta Tied to at Least 10 More Firms in Myanmar
Daw Kyauk Kyar Shwe, who owns UK-sanctioned Shoon Energy, a supplier of fuel to the military, has many more firms, many with ‘Shoon’ or ‘Asia Sun’ in their names.
Bhutan yields to Chinese salami-slicing pressure in Doklam, causing immediate impact on India
President Xi Jinping-led China has made successful inroads into Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and to an extent Bangladesh, using financial inducements, project finance, infrastructure …
US, UK, Japan and Australia condemn Myanmar for banning 40 political parties
Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy among those abolished by military regime …
Myanmar resistance says military bombing kills 8 civilians
Air strikes by Myanmar’s military on a village in the country’s northwest on Thursday killed at least eight civilians, including two children, according to members of a rebel ethnic minority group and …
Fear, Hardship and Lawlessness: Life in Yangon Under the Myanmar Military Junta
Four residents of the commercial capital gave The Irrawaddy glimpses of how their daily lives have been upended since the 2021 military coup.
U.S. condemns Myanmar’s decision to abolish 40 political parties
WASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday condemned the decision by Myanmar’s ruling junta to abolish 40 … EU keeps on doing business with Russia despite sanctions, article …
Explainer-Why is Myanmar’s military holding an election?
(Reuters) – Myanmar’s ruling military is forging ahead with plans to hold an election, despite conflict raging across the country in the wake of a coup two years ago and major parties unable or unwilling to take part. WHY HOLD AN ELECTION AFTER STAGING A COUP?