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.
How Australian economist Sean Turnell came to be in and freed from a Myanmar jail
Sean Turnell was jailed for the ‘crime’ of doing an economist’s job, which is trying to make people’s lives better. Here’s how he was freed – and what comes next.
Japan filmmaker freed from Myanmar prison vows to tell story
Toru Kubota, a Japanese journalist who was arrested while covering a protest in military-ruled Myanmar and detained for more than three months, said his experience made him more determined to tell the …
Rohingya Muslims stuck between Myanmar’s military junta, rebel Arakan Army
Effect of military coup in country led to even more pressure on Rohingya after decades of oppression, says Arakanese activist …
International flights from Manipur to Myanmar and Tripura to Bangladesh, to start soon
Flights will soon be started from two Northeastern states to Myanmar and Bangladesh as the government is working on enhancing air connectivity in the region. On Monday, the first flight from the new …
Myanmar detention was ‘hell’, says freed Japanese filmmaker
A Japanese filmmaker jailed for nearly four months in Myanmar described some of his detention there as “hell” and called on Tokyo to take a tougher stance against human rights abuses in the …
Mizoram expecting more Kuki tribal ‘asylum seekers’ from Bangladesh
Second round of Kuki refugee influx began on Nov 18 from Bangladesh, after Kukis from Myanmar arrived last year …