Fishing communities in Laos feel effect of pollution from gold, rare earth mining in rebel-controlled areas of Myanmar.
After the Thai-Cambodia truce job, Malaysia urged to turn focus to Myanmar crisis
Malaysia may now seek to apply a similar conflict resolution model to one of Asean’s most intractable challenges – the ongoing armed conflict in Myanmar.
Japan Says ‘Seriously Concerned’ About Myanmar Elections Without Release of Those Detained
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan is “seriously concerned” that Myanmar’s planned elections without release of those detained could provoke “further strong backlash from the people” and “make a peaceful …
Deadly Myanmar junta airstrike hits rebel-held mining town kills 13 including monk, child
Myanmar has been engulfed by civil conflict since the military seized power in a coup in 2021, prompting resistance from pro-democracy rebels who allied with long-active ethnic armed organisations.
Asean’s parallel diplomacy on Myanmar: Creativity sans coordination
Far from being a roadmap to peace, the five-point consensus has become a diplomatic placeholder, invoked ritually in communiqués yet divorced from realities on the ground.
Singapore: Jail and fine for Myanmar man linked to case involving three bank accounts that received over US$531mil in total
A man linked to a case involving three bank accounts that received more than US$531 million (over S$680 million) in total was sentenced to two years’ jail and a fine of S$109,000 on July 30.
Trump Cuts Tariffs on Cambodia and Thailand to 19% After Border Ceasefire
The Thai and Cambodian tariffs were announced along with updated rates for 65 other countries, including punitive 40 percent tariffs on Laos and Myanmar.
UN expert criticizes US rollback of Myanmar sanctions as ‘unconscionable’
A UN expert called out the US government on Wednesday for its rollback of sanctions against entities supplying weapons and other support to the Myanmar military, the junta, finding the act …
New twist in Myanmar civil war as Junta regime lifts emergency after…, announces elections in…; will this change fate of jailed leader Aung San Suu Kyi?
The 2021 coup, overthrew the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, and sparked the Myanmar civil war.
Bangladesh fishers risk abduction in Myanmar border tensions
On the banks of the Naf River, DW spoke with several Bangladeshi fishermen who were held captive by rebels based in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.