In July, the Tatmadaw, Myanmar’s military, executed four democracy activists, the Tatmadaw’s first formal use of capital punishment in decades. The judicial murders, intended to intimidate the …
ASEAN envoy to Myanmar welcomes mass release of prisoners by military
BANGKOK, Nov 18 (Reuters) – The special envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) welcomed on Friday a recent mass release of prisoners by Myanmar’s military government as “an …
Myanmar Frees Former British Ambassador and Others in Amnesty
Among those released were Victoria Bowman, the former diplomat, and Sean Turnell, an Australian economic adviser to Myanmar’s imprisoned civilian leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give …
A Must-Read Guide to Myanmar Junta’s Deadly Air Strikes
breaching the Geneva Convention and international law that prohibits aerial attacks designed to terrorize civilians and destroy their property. With regime forces unable to travel by road in parts of …
China’s influence in Myanmar could tip the scales towards war in the South China Sea
An undemocratic Myanmar serves no one’s interests except China, which is consolidating its economic and strategic influence in its smaller neighbour in pursuit of its two-ocean strategy. Read more: …
Myanmar releasing 4 foreigners in broad prisoner amnesty
Bowman, 56, a former British ambassador to Myanmar who was running a business consultancy, was arrested with her husband, a Myanmar national, in Yangon in August. She was given a one-year prison term …
American Kyaw Htay Oo among prisoners freed in amnesty by Myanmar’s military rulers
a former British ambassador to Myanmar who was running a business consultancy, was arrested with her husband, a Myanmar national, in Yangon in August. She was given a one-year prison term in September …
How Myanmar became destination for trafficked East Africans
Travellers are lured as though they are going to Bangkok, a popular tourist destination, but end up in Myanmar.
Foreign Secretary welcomes release of former British ambassador to Myanmar
Myanmar’s military-controlled government announced on Thursday that it was releasing and deporting Vicky Bowman as part of a wider prisoner amnesty.
Vicky Bowman: Former UK ambassador among prisoners to be freed in Myanmar
Ex-diplomat Vicky Bowman and Toru Kubota were jailed earlier this year while Sean Turnell was detained shortly after the 2021 coup. The military junta said the pardons were to mark Myanmar National …