Foreign ministers from Southeast Asia will hold emergency talks on Myanmar next week ahead of the Asean leaders’ summit in November, the Jakarta Post reported, citing unidentified diplomatic sources.M …
Myanmar’s Karen ethnic minority rebels launch anti-government offensive to seize town
Karen ethnic minority rebels from Myanmar are launching an anti-government offensive in an effort to seize the town of Kawkareik in the Kayin state.
Southeast Asian ministers to hold emergency talks on Myanmar
Southeast Asian foreign ministers will hold emergency talks in Jakarta next week to discuss strife-torn Myanmar ahead of November’s ASEAN leaders’ summit, diplomatic sources said Friday.
FATF meet: Myanmar blacklisted by money-laundering and terrorist financing watchdog
Money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force FATF has put Myanmar on the black list and has called on members to apply enha …
Decapitated body of high school teacher found at Myanmar school with ominous warning nearby: “I will be back”
“We are appalled by reports that Burma’s military regime arrested, publicly mutilated and beheaded a schoolteacher,” the U.S. State Department said.
Malaysia slammed for deporting 6 Myanmar military defectors
A Malaysian rights group has condemned the government’s move to deport 150 Myanmar nationals, including six defectors from the Myanmar military who were all arrested upon arrival in their homeland …
Bloodied but Unbowed: Myanmar’s Wounded Resistance Fighters Vow to Uproot Junta
Five PDF members injured in the armed struggle to defeat the junta reflect on their journey to the front lines and their continued belief that the people will prevail.
Myanmar villagers say army beheaded high school teacher
The decapitated body of a high school teacher was left on grotesque display at a school in central Myanmar after he was detained and killed by the military, witnesses said Thursday, marking the latest …
Myanmar army surveys scene after attack on prison
World Myanmar army surveys scene after attack on prison. Posted . Bombs inside parcels exploded at Myanmar’s biggest jail on Wednesday prompting soldiers to return fire in a confr …
Malaysian Authorities Deported Asylum Seekers to Myanmar: Report
The reported deportations seem to contradict Kuala Lumpur’s active approach to resolving the crisis in Myanmar.