The Myanmar junta has charged a Japanese journalist under a “fake news” law, a report said Tuesday, in the latest blow to press freedom since the military seized power. Freelance reporter Yuki …
Kachin rebels shoot down military helicopter as parcel bomb kills 5 in central Myanmar
An ethnic rebel group in Myanmar’s mountainous north claimed to have shot down a military helicopter, and at least one parcel bomb went off in another part of the country, as fighting intensified …
Asia’s methamphetamine cartels from China to Myanmar are using creative chemistry to outfox police, experts say
The shipping container raised suspicions as soon as it arrived in remote northwestern Laos last July. Paperwork showed it was packed with 72 tons worth of blue vats filled with propionyl chloride, a …
Japanese Enterprises in Distress in Myanmar Amid Riots Against the Military Coup
Japanese businesses face tough decisions on whether to stay or pull out, as Myanmar citizens oppose business activities and payment of taxes as supporting the military coup against their …
Myanmar rebels say they downed military helicopter
The Kachin Independence Army says the helicopter was shot down in retaliation for air strikes by the Myanmar military.
Ethnic guerrillas in Myanmar say they shot down helicopter
An ethnic rebel group in northern Myanmar said it shot down a government military helicopter on Monday during heavy fighting over a strategic position. The claim by the Kachin Independence Army came …
Myanmar rebel group says shoots down military helicopter
The conflict intensified after Myanmar’s generals seized power on Feb.1, ousting the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. The KIA’s information department head, Naw Bu, said the helicopter was …
They are hunted and in hiding but Myanmar’s journalists continue to report the truth
Journalist Ye Wint Thu was already on the run when his name and photo appeared on a wanted list broadcast by Myanmar’s military junta.
Half of Myanmar’s population will live on a dollar a day or less within a year: UNDP
The coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing political turmoil will drive the poverty rate of Myanmar to a level not seen in decades and the situation there is very “worrying”, says Kanni Wignaraja of the …
Amid Killing of Protesters, Myanmar Coup Leader Opens High-End Military-Run Hospital
Coming three months after Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing grabbed power, the opening of the upscale private facility is the latest addition to the military’s economic empire.