Health and environmental concerns surrounding the coal-fired plant have been voiced for years, but with authorities preoccupied with the nation’s current turmoil, communities have no one to turn to.
In Myanmar, Health Care’s Collapse Takes Its Own Toll
Since the February coup, many physicians have refused to work at state-run hospitals. “I will never blame the doctors,” said a patient whose treatment stopped.
Armed Conflict Spreading Across Myanmar as Violence Escalates
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michele Bachelet says armed conflict is intensifying and spreading across parts of Myanmar in opposition to the military coup in February and could result in …
Thousands protest over climate change, Ethiopia and Myanmar at G7 summit
Thousands protest over climate change, Ethiopia and Myanmar at G7 summit – Supporters of Extinction Rebellion walked through the town of Falmouth.
Myanmar Border Gun Seizures Stoke Fears of Illicit Post-Coup Arms Trade
Guns and ammunition bought under Thai police and army discount plans and siphoned into the black market have been seized by Thai customs on the Myanmar border, stoking fears of a new illicit arms …
Reporter’s Notebook: Being a Journalist in Myanmar an Invitation for Danger
YANGON, MYANMAR – (Since the Feb. 1 coup in Myanmar, journalists have been persecuted, arrested and forced to flee. The situation is dire, but some reporters have remained despite …
US Sanctions on Myanmar Put International Banks in the Spotlight
Global financial institutions face a clear choice: commit to sanctions compliance or risk crippling penalties and losing access to the US financial system.
Immigration DG: No country willing to accept Rohingya refugees from Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 ― Malaysia could not deport ethnic Rohingya refugees being held here as no other country including Myanmar was willing to accept them, said Immigration director-general …
Thinzar Shunlei Yi and the future of Myanmar: ‘Aung San Suu Kyi broke my heart’
Early on the morning of the first day of February, Thinzar Shunlei Yi’s life changed for ever. But like most people in Myanmar, she slept through the whole thing. She prided herself on being connected …
‘A catastrophe’: UN warns of intensifying violence in Myanmar
The United Nations human rights chief has warned that violence is intensifying across Myanmar, slamming the country’s military government for being “singularly responsible” for a “human rights …