The Biden administration has sanctioned a Myanmar company, its founders and director on accusations of abetting the military junta’s ability to carry out human rights abuses by buying it weapons from …
Thousands throng Myanmar’s Shwedagon to mark Buddhist festival of lights
Thousands of Buddhist devotees thronged Myanmar’s Shwedagon Pagoda to mark the full moon of the Thadingyut festival on Sunday, some offering prayers for a country plunged into turmoil by last year’s …
Thailand, Asean, and Myanmar policymaking
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha must be enthusiastic about attending the Asean leaders’ biannual summit in Phnom Penh next month, especially for the session on measures to end the Myanmar …
Myanmar Airways launches Phuket route
Phuket: Myanmar Airways International (MAI) began operating its Yangon–Phuket route yesterday, targeting migrant workers and long-stay tourists. On Saturday, MAI introduced at a press briefing its …
Myanmar’s handmade lantern market sees low demand amid commodity price hike
A woman makes a traditional lantern for Thadingyut lighting festival in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 7, 2022. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua) Although the prices of raw materials were higher, lantern makers …
Myanmar Full Moon Day
Buddhist devotees pray at the popular Shwedagon pagoda during the full moon day of Thadingyut, the lighting festival to mark the end of Buddhist Lent, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Yangon, Myanmar. The …
Why Are Myanmar Resistance Offensives Yielding Limited Success?
While resistance raids on Myanmar junta outposts and police stations continue, their limited firepower means they struggle to occupy targets. The increasing availability of proper firearms among …
Bangladesh’s documentary filmmakers demand release of Japanese filmmaker Kubota
Bangladesh, Oct. 9 — Demanding the release of Japanese documentary filmmaker and journalist Toru Kubota, sentenced to 10 years in prison by a court in military-ruled Myanmar, Bangladesh Documentary …
More than one million displaced since Myanmar coup, says United Nations
YANGON, Oct 7, 2022 (AFP): More than one million people have been displaced in Myanmar since the military coup last year, the United Nations children’s agency has said. The Southeast Asian nation has …
Indian government rescues victims of fake IT job scam from Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia
The MEA had earlier infirmed that 60 Indian nationals had been illegally kept hostage in Myawaddy area of Myanmar. It is to be noted that the Myawaddy area of Myanmar is not government by the Junta or …