Chinese diplomats based in Myanmar this week held meetings with USDP functionaries after the junta announced intention to hold polls, ET has learnt.
UN human rights chief decries new Myanmar death sentences
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-installed government has sentenced more critics to death, bringing the total to 139, and is using capital punishment as a tool to crush opposition, the U.N. high …
Myanmar: Over 50,000 exposed to forced evictions and housing destruction, say UN experts
The Myanmar Military is forcibly evicting over 50,000 people from informal settlements and systematically destroying homes in a fundamental violation of core human rights obligations, UN experts said …
Myanmar’s Civilian Govt Says No Talks With Junta Until It Stops Killing Civilians, Quits Politics
The Myanmar regime has been struggling to combat a nationwide … and his family have been forced to flee their home for their safety, and all of their properties were seized by the military regime.
Myanmar military agrees to ceasefire with armed group
The Myanmar military has reached an agreement with an armed ethnic group on a ceasefire in the western state of Rakhine. The decision was reached based on humanitarian concerns.
Traders defy the law to import more teak into the USA from Myanmar than before the coup
Despite sanctions put in place against the brutal military junta in Myanmar, US traders continue to source precious teak from the country for luxury yachts and flooring …
Strategic significance Of Myanmar-Bangladesh 8th border conference
According to media reports, 12 decisions were taken at the end of the five-day long border conference between Border Guard Police BGP and Border Guard Bangladesh BGB.
Commentary: Myanmar junta released high-profile prisoners but let’s not get ahead of ourselves
It is too soon to celebrate the recent prisoner amnesty in Myanmar as a serious indication of the junta’s intention to change its ways for the better, says ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s Ye Khaung Oo.
World Bank-backed Yoma Bank Working With Myanmar military’s Mytel Network Operator
Rights group calls on World Bank and international investors to pressure Yoma Bank to cease its business relationship with Mytel’s military-backed operator.
Immigration, airport personnel implicated in Myanmar trafficking
MANILA – Airport and Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel allegedly facilitated the outbound trafficking of Filipinos to Myanmar, where they are being used to dupe clients using cryptocurrency, a Senate hearing revealed on Tuesday.