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 …
More than 1 million displaced since Myanmar coup: UN
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 …