The United Nations’ office in Myanmar expressed concern Thursday about escalating human rights abuses after reports this week that a group opposed to the country’s ruling military may have executed 25 …
North Korea gives $300,000 for Myanmar in first financial aid since 2005
North Korea has provided $300,000 to a U.N.-led humanitarian aid initiative for Myanmar, marking its first donation to other countries since 2005, U.N. data showed on Thursday. The U.N. Office for the …
Myanmar’s renewed war scatters tens of thousands to forests
The displaced sleep packed together under plastic sheeting for protection from Myanmar’s monsoon rains. Food is short and there are signs of disease spreading, according to people who have fled recent …
Myanmar ethnic group pledges to investigate alleged killing of 25 labourers
Ethnic conflicts in Myanmar’s borderlands have flared since a military coup on Feb.1, and this week media controlled by the junta reported that fighters belonging to the Karen National Defence …
Japan considering Myanmar goalie’s asylum request
A member of Myanmar’s national soccer team who played a 2022 World Cup qualifier in Japan has refused to return home and is seeking asylum, a request the government was considering taking into account …
Photos Show Smoldering Ruins of Myanmar Town, Burned to Ground by Government Troops
“We think it isn’t over. We will shift to other villages. Even if we go back to our village, there is no place to stay because everything is burnt,” a villager told the Associated Press.
Myanmar village of Kin Ma burns down after clashes
A village in the centre of Myanmar has been burned down after clashes between the security forces and local guerrillas, leaving at least two people dead. Residents told the BBC that 200 of the 240 …
Myanmar village burned after fighting; residents blame security forces
Security forces set ablaze a village in central Myanmar after clashing there with opponents of the ruling junta, leaving at least two elderly people burned to death, several village residents said on …
Junta troops burn Myanmar village in escalation of violence
Government troops in Myanmar have burned most of a village in the country’s central heartland, a resident said Wednesday, confirming reports by independent media and on social …
China swoops in on ASX-listed Myanmar miner
A Beijing-based conglomerate founded by one of China’s richest men has lobbed a low-ball offer for a Myanmar-focused Australian mining group.