Still in regime prisons are Australian economist Sean Turnell, former British ambassador Vicky Bowman and Japanese filmmaker Toru Kubota.
Toyota Starts Plant in Junta-Led Myanmar Over a Year After Coup
The decision highlights a split among multinational companies about doing business in the country.
Myanmar court says Suu Kyi’s last corruption trial to go on
A court in military-ruled Myanmar has ruled that the last trial for corruption of the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi will go ahead …
Sanctioned Myanmar Tycoons Find Shelter in Singapore
Frangipani plants and coconut trees front the three-story villa on Sentosa Island where Myanmar tycoon Tay Za stays when he’s in Singapore. It’s one of two houses his family owns in a development …
About 40 Myanmar Junta Forces Killed in Three Days of Resistance Attacks
The Irrawaddy’s latest roundup includes incidents in Sagaing, Magwe, Bago, Yangon and Tanintharyi regions and Chin, Karen and Mon states.
Heroin worth Rs 5 lakh seized in Mizoram, Myanmar national held
Acting on a tip-off, a team from the Bawnkawn Police Station apprehended the person on Saturday and seized 10 grams of the narcotics substance.
Two Myanmar Rohingya community leaders killed in Bangladesh
A mob of a dozen people hacked to death two Rohingya community leaders in Bangladesh, police said Sunday, as security worsens in camps housing almost a million refugees.
Japanese filmmaker held in Myanmar sees jail term extended to 10 years
Japanese documentary filmmaker Toru Kubota has been sentenced to an additional three years in prison on charges of violating immigration laws …
Toyota begins production in Myanmar after coup delay
Toyota has announced that it has started operations at its first plant in Myanmar, a project suspended since February 2021 for reasons including “political change” brought by the coup.
How Sagaing is at Forefront of Revolution Against Myanmar’s Junta
Daily ambushes and attacks on Myanmar’s regime targets have put Sagaing Region at the center of the armed revolution against military rule. Following the 2021 coup, the revolution started in Sagaing …