When armed rebels seized northern Myanmar’s rare-earths mining belt in October, they dealt a blow to the country’s embattled military junta – and wrested control of a key global resource.
Myanmar Preparing for December Election, Junta Chief Says
(Reuters) – Military-ruled Myanmar is preparing to hold an election in December, its junta chief said on Thursday. Min Aung Hlaing during a speech at the annual armed forces day parade also urged …
Myanmar’s battered junta embraces drone warfare
I n four years of civil war, Myanmar’s ruling junta has suffered a slew of humiliating military reversals. But this year it notched up a rare success. In the eastern state of Shan its battered forces …
Myanmar junta preparing for December election, top general says
The chief of Myanmar’s ruling junta vowed on Thursday to hold a free and fair election in December, as he urged armed opponents in a widening civil war to renounce violence and pursue dialogue.
UN Slightly Reduces Rations for Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
About 70,000 Rohingya from Myanmar fled to Bangladesh last year, driven in part by growing hunger in their home state of Rakhine. The Office of Bangladesh’s Refugee Relief and Repatriation …
UN Slightly Reduces Rations for Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
About 70,000 Rohingya from Myanmar fled to Bangladesh last year, driven in part by growing hunger in their home state of Rakhine. The Office of Bangladesh’s Refugee Relief and Repatriation …
23 South African rescued from Myanmar scam centres
In a significant rescue operation, 23 South Africans have been repatriated from Myanmar, where they were victims of human trafficking and forced to work in online scam centres, part of a larger effort …
Myanmar rebel group allows export of rare earth inventories to China, sources say
A Myanmar rebel group that controls one of the world’s largest rare earth zones has told miners there it will allow shipments of existing rare earth inventories to China from Thursday, according to …
How did the promise of work lead Africans into scam centres in Myanmar?
Jalil Muyeke thought he was travelling to Thailand for a dream job. Instead, he was trafficked to Myanmar, imprisoned in a scam centre, and forced to commit online fraud under the threat of violence.
Myanmar as a ‘Failed State’: A Political Scientist’s View
By most definitions, Myanmar is a failed state. The military has lost control of its borders, it has absolute control over just 15 percent of the country and can not ensure supplies of food and water …