More than one million people have been displaced in Myanmar since the military coup last year, the United Nations children’s agency has said.
Japanese filmmaker sentenced to 7 years in jail by Myanmar junta
A military court in Myanmar has sentenced Toru Kubota, a freelance Japanese filmmaker who filmed a protest in the city of Yangon in late July, to seven years in jail. Kubota, 26, was handed a …
Japanese journalist sentenced to 10 years in Myanmar prison, official says
A military court in Myanmar has sentenced a Japanese journalist to 10 years in prison for sedition and violating a law on electronic communications after he filmed an anti-government protest in July, …
Myanmar Junta Sentences Japanese Journalist to 10 Years in Prison
A court in military-ruled Myanmar yesterday sentenced the Japanese documentary filmmaker Toru Kubota to 10 years in prison on two charges, making him the latest foreigner to fall afoul of the military …
U.S. sanctions target Myanmar junta-linked businessman for procuring Russian-made weapons
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Myanmar businessman and two others involved in procuring Russian-made weapons from Belarus for the junta that seized power in the Southeast Asian …
US sanctions Myanmar businessmen over alleged Russian arms deals
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says sanctions take aim at Russia and Belarus’ support for Myanmar military.
Ice and Instability: Illicit Financial Flows Along Thailand’s Borders
The country’s law enforcement operations have done little to shrink the narcotics trade amid a pandemic-related supply glut and instability in Myanmar.
UN Mission in Myanmar is Lending Legitimacy to Genocidal Military Regime
United Nations agencies and international non-profits cherish these ideals, and yet they also empower the legitimacy of a genocidal military regime. The failure to criticize military atrocities and …
EU lawmakers condemn Myanmar’s crackdown on media freedom
EU lawmakers on Thursday condemned the crackdown on media freedom in military-ruled Myanmar and called for the release of “every unfairly detained journalist.” Since the military seized power in …
Myanmar’s Democracy Activists Embrace Crypto
Learn how smart money is playing the crypto game. Subscribe to our premium newsletter – Crypto Investor. The newly-launched cryptocurrency is pegged one-to-one with the Myanmar kyat, which has sharply …