The update on September 26, 2022, of the human rights situation in Myanmar to the UN Human Rights Council says it all: “The people of Myanmar have been caught in a rapid downward spiral, with growing …
Toyota Opens Myanmar Plant After Coup Induced Pause: Report
Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE: TM) has started operations at a new plant in Myanmar after a hiatus following the military coup. The Myanmar plant operations were paused, Reuters reported, for over nineteen …
Japanese filmmaker held in Myanmar gets three more years in prison
A Myanmar court sentenced Japanese documentary filmmaker Toru Kubota to an additional three years in prison on Wednesday on charges of violating an immigration law, the Japanese government said, …
Young, Underground Reporters ‘Fight a Gun With a Pen’ in Myanmar
The Southeast Asian nation has seen a relentless crackdown on free expression, with a small literary magazine emerging as one of the few remaining independent media outlets.
Toyota begins making cars in Myanmar after delay due to coup
Toyota Motor Corp. has begun assembling autos in Myanmar after a more than yearlong delay following a military takeover in February 2021. The factory in the Thilawa Special Economic Zone, outside the …
Toyota begins making cars in Myanmar after delay due to coup
Toyota Motor Corp. has begun assembling autos in Myanmar after a more than yearlong delay following a military takeover in February 2021. The factory in the Thilawa Special Economic Zone, outside the …
Toyota opens new Myanmar plant put on hold following coup
Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp has begun production at a plant in Myanmar whose launch was delayed by a military coup, the company said on Wednesday.
Myanmar junta sentences Suu Kyi to 6 more years for corruption
YANGON – Myanmar’s junta sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday to another six years in prison for corruption, a source with knowledge of the case said, taking the Nobel laureate’s …
Corruption Convictions Extend Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi’s Prison Term to 26 Years
the Global New Light of Myanmar, reported in February that Suu Kyi in her position as state counselor — the country’s de facto chief executive — received $550,000 in four installments in 2019-2020 “to …
Myanmar court extends Aung San Suu Kyi’s prison sentence to 26 years
the Global New Light of Myanmar, reported in February that Ms. Suu Kyi in her position as state counselor – the country’s de facto chief executive – received $550,000 in four installments in 2019-2020 …