The U.S. State Department said Friday it is deeply concerned about the detention of two American citizens who have been working as journalists in Myanmar, and is pressing that country’s military …
Japan to allow residents from Myanmar to extend stay
Japan will allow residents from Myanmar to stay an additional six months as an emergency measure as a violent military-led crackdown continues in the Southeast Asian country, officials said Friday.
Myanmar coup provides drug traffickers with ideal conditions
The United Nations is weary that Myanmar’s massive illicit drug trade is receiving a boost from the economic and security crises that have engulfed the nation since the military coup almost four …
Myanmar military tribunal orders 20-yr jail terms for torching Chinese-linked factories
The army-run Myawady news portal said the offenders had targeted a shoe plant and a garment factory in the industrial Hlaing Tharyar suburb of Myanmar’s biggest city. Martial law was imposed in the …
US demands immediate release of American journalist in Myanmar
The US has called on Myanmar’s military junta to immediately release an American journalist who was detained as he was trying to leave the country, saying it was “deeply concerned” about the matter.
Millions in Myanmar struggle to buy food as coup price hike bites
Aye Mar sits with her seven children in their Yangon kitchen and worries whether their meal of rice and stringy vegetables — all she can afford in coup-stricken Myanmar — will satisfy their hunger.
Southeast Asian nations oppose arms embargo on Myanmar -report
Nine Southeast Asian countries have urged the United Nations not to endorse a freeze on arms sales to Myanmar, according to a report from Benar News.
Amnesty International Calls on Myanmar Junta to Drop Charges Against Detained Journalists
Amnesty International is calling on Myanmar’s military junta to immediately drop all charges against journalists who have been detained since the February 1 coup. The human rights organization said …
Total, Chevron suspend payments to Myanmar military
Energy giants Chevron and Total suspended a portion of their payments to Myanmar’s military on Wednesday.The companies have come under pressure from activists for putting profits above Myanmar’s …
Total and Chevron strike symbolic blow at Myanmar junta’s revenue
Oil and gas majors Total of France and Chevron of the U.S. announced on Tuesday that they will suspend some cash payments linked to Moattama Gas Transportation Company, a Myanmar gas pipeline joint …