While locked up in solitary confinement, Sean Turnell says he wondered how “a mild-mannered little professor from Australia” could end up “in one of South-East Asia’s most notorious prisons”.
Released foreigners share their prison experiences in Myanmar
“I’d like to emphasize the fact the most vulnerable have been victimized by the military, which is still going on.” …
Tourist arrivals in Myanmar double in seven months
The number of tourists visiting Myanmar during the first seven months of the 2022-23 fiscal year (April 2022-March 2023) jumped by 99.48 percent year-on-year, data from the Ministry of Hotels and …
India trying to improve connectivity, business with Bangladesh, Myanmar: EAM
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on November 26 said that India is trying to improve connectivity with the ‘immediately relevant’ countries Bangladesh and Myanmar. The EAM also highlighted the …
Can ‘border guard’ diplomacy strengthen ties between Myanmar-Bangladesh?
The border conference between Myanmar-Bangladesh gives senior leaders of participating militaries and security personnel the chance to forge closer ties of friendship and collaboration. Participants …
Myanmar-Bangladesh ‘Border Guard Diplomacy’ strengthens ties
Border Guard Bangladesh in a top-level meeting with their Myanmar counterpart Border Guard Police on Thursday called for maintaining peace and curbing trans-boundary crime. In the meeting held in …
Adidas under fire over Myanmar suppliers sacking protesting workers
The official World Cup sportswear manufacturer Adidas has been criticised by activists, who alleged that its suppliers in Myanmar sacked workers for protesting …
Myanmar Court Sentences VOA Contributor to 2 Years’ Labor
Sithu Aung Myint is known in Myanmar for his reporting on politics, business and social issues for local media and on his blog He has been a contributor to VOA since 2014, providing weekly news …
What’s behind sculptors’ exodus from Myanmar’s woodcraft village
The sculptors from Myanmar’s Darpein, known as a centre of the country’s wood sculpturing, were being forced to relocate their businesses to other parts of Myanmar because of a raw material shortage.
India’s Disturbing Ties with Myanmar Junta
India should present itself as an alternative to China in Myanmar. Instead, by taking a short-sighted stance, it is ending up looking like China.