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?
Why is Myanmar’s military holding an election?
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.
Japan, Australia concerned over Myanmar disbanding Suu Kyi party
(Reuters) – A Danish-owned vessel that was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea on Saturday was spotted about 540 miles further off shore on Tuesday,… BERLIN (Reuters) – Moldova is hoping for a sign by the end of the year at least that EU accession …
Myanmar: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the dissolution of democratic political parties
On 28 March, the military-appointed Union Election Commission of Myanmar decided to dissolve forty political parties, including the National League for Democracy, citing their lack of registration with the military regime under its ‘Political Parties …