Tokyo appears to be distancing itself from ex-politician Hideo Watanabe, whose reported friendship with Min Aung Hlaing has done little to rein in his regime’s abuses.
Trouble for Telenor in selling up Myanmar business
Norway’s Telenor finds exiting Myanmar trickier than expected, with the ruling junta disposed to reject the $105 million sale to Lebanon’s Mikati brothers.
Trouble for Telenor in selling up Myanmar business
Norway’s Telenor finds exiting Myanmar trickier than expected, with the ruling junta disposed to reject the $105 million sale to Lebanon’s Mikati brothers.
Crisis in Myanmar deepens
While focus turns to protecting gains for democracy and women’s human rights in Afghanistan, we cannot forget that the crisis in Myanmar is deepening. The Australian Government has made significant …
Why Myanmar should bolster ties with Bangladesh
MYANMAR is one of the closest neighbours of Bangladesh. Before World War II, many people from Bangladesh used to travel to Myanmar (Burma then) in …
Rights experts express regret over Myanmar uprising call
Several prominent former U.N. human rights experts expressed regret Wednesday that a leading resistance organization in Myanmar has called for a nationwide armed uprising against the country’s …
Rights experts express regret over Myanmar uprising call
Several prominent former U.N. human rights experts expressed regret Wednesday that a leading resistance organization in Myanmar has called for a nationwide armed uprising against the country’s …
Pakistan egged by China eyes defence ties with Myanmar
A high-level delegation from the Pakistani Defense Ministry visited Myanmar last week in what could have been facilitated by Islamabad’s all weather ally China. It has been lear …
How Myanmar junta leadership has become a family business?
Monitoring Desk Air Force chief Maung Maung Kyaw is a key member of the junta that overthrew Burmese democracy earlier this year. His son and nephew are part of a young generation of military families …
Myanmar’s Armed Forces: The Ukraine Connection
According to a local advocacy group, the European nation is “aiding and abetting the atrocity crimes of the Myanmar military.” …