The Biden administration has said it is expanding and extending temporary legal status in the US for several thousand people from Myanmar after a military coup last year in the Asian country.
Recruitment Crisis Bites as Myanmar Junta Scrambles to Fill Gaps in Ranks
Defections and casualties are leaving the battalions under strength as troops burn down villages where they used to recruit.
Myanmar Plastics Market Size, Share 2022–Global Industry Analysis, Trends, Market Demand, Growth, Opportunities and Forecast 2027
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Retired senior army officer shot in the head by Myanmar guerilla group
An urban guerilla group called Inya Urban Force claimed responsibility for the attack, which also killed Ohn Thwin’s son-in-law …
Retired senior army officer shot dead by Myanmar guerrrilla
A retired high-ranking officer in Myanmar’s military has been shot dead at his home in the country’s biggest city, Yangon, the latest such killing attributed to militants opposed to army rule …
In Myanmar, Grief and Fury After an Attack on a School
Eleven children died when soldiers fired on the school, where they said rebels had taken cover. “This is a war crime,” said a U.N. expert.
Model who criticized Myanmar’s military fears repatriation
A model from Myanmar who denounced her country’s military rulers last year from the stage of a beauty pageant in Thailand said Friday she fears she may be forced back home. Thaw Nandar Aung, also …
Is the military junta losing its ground in Myanmar?
However, since February 2021, the junta has been facing strong resistance both on political and military fronts. On the political front, they faced the unprecedented civil disobedience movement …
UN Warns of Growing Criminal Threat from Mekong Region Casinos, SEZs
As China and Thailand tighten their borders with Myanmar, UN Office on Drugs and Crime says transnational gangs based in lawless corners of eastern Myanmar are funneling ever more methamphetamine thro …
Myanmar citizens would bear brunt of potential FATF blacklisting
A blacklisting by the intergovernmental anti-money laundering watchdog Financial Action Task Force would likely put Myanmar outside the risk appetite of many banks, further cutting off access to the …