Myanmar gets resources and ammunition, while Russia gets a customer at a time when it is struggling for revenues. Both can use the other to undermine Western sanctions.
Myanmar military airstrikes kill more than 60, Kachin rebels say
Dozens of people have reportedly been killed in military airstrikes at a celebratory event in Myanmar’s mountainous Kachin state on Sunday, drawing international condemnation of the junta that seized …
Seoul Probes Claims That Myanmar Used a Korean-Made Ship Against Civilians
Seoul has launched an investigation after a former Myanmar sailor, now turned defector, leaked evidence proving the Myanmar navy obtained a warship from South Korea under false pretenses and used it …
UN Envoy: Myanmar Crisis Deepens, Taking ‘Catastrophic Toll’
The U_N_ special envoy for Myanmar is warning that the political, human rights and humanitarian crisis in the military-ruled Southeast Asian nation is deepening and taking “a catastrophic toll on the …
ASEAN chair alarmed over escalating Myanmar violence
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is gravely concerned about an escalation of violence in Myanmar and is calling for restraint and an immediate cessation of fighting, the bloc’s chair …
Airstrike Kills at Least 80 During Outdoor Concert in Myanmar
The bombing was the deadliest aerial attack mounted by the military regime since it seized power in a coup last year.
Malaysia’s deportation of Myanmar refugees violates international law – UN
The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) urged Malaysia on Tuesday to stop deporting refugees back to Myanmar, saying it had received reports of hundreds of such cases over the past two months.
Why is Malaysia deporting Myanmar asylum seekers?
On 6 October a flight departed from Malaysia taking 150 Burmese asylum seekers back to Myanmar. Among them was Kyaw Hla, a young ethnic Rakhine officer from the Myanmar Navy, who defected last year …
Ethnic group says Myanmar air attack kills 80 at celebration
The number of casualties at a gathering of the Kachin minority appeared to be the most in a single air attack since the military seized power last year.
Iran to support Bangladesh with repatriation of Rohingyas: Envoy
Iranian Ambassador to Bangladesh Mansour Chavoshi said his country will support Bangladesh in the safe and dignified repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar.