GENEVA: A global union announced Wednesday (Nov 13) that it had filed complaints against three major clothing brands – Next, New Yorker and LPP – over their alleged continued sourcing of garments from …
Myanmar Junta Chief Bolsters Family EV Business with BYD Visit
Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing visited the BYD electric vehicle (EV) headquarters in the Chinese city of Shenzhen on Sunday. His son, Aung Pyae Sone, imports the cars to Myanmar. Gillian Li, …
How Myanmar’s Civil War Could Actually End
“The end of the war is clear-cut. The only thing that is not clear is the means by which it’s achieved and the timing,” Chris Sidoti, an international human rights consultant and a founding member of …
Chinese premier backs Myanmar’s ‘political transformation’ in talks with junta chief
Chinese Premier Li Qiang told Myanmar’s visiting junta chief Min Aung Hlaing on Wednesday that Beijing supports its political reconciliation and plan to hold an election next year. Min Aung Hlaing’s …
Sri Lankans falling prey to cyber scam centres in Myanmar on the rise, Defence Ministry warns
Colombo, November 12 (Daily Mirror) – Sri Lankans currently staying in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are being sent to cyber scam centres in Myanmar in groups and the National Anti-Human Trafficking …
New sanctions target Myanmar’s military suppliers
BANGKOK (AP) — Opponents of Myanmar’s military government on Wednesday welcomed the latest sanctions imposed by the European Union, the U.K. and Canada on individuals and entities supplying …
Myanmar Starts Accepting Patent And Utility Model Applications.
Myanmar Starts Accepting Patent And Utility Model Applications. Legal News and Analysis – Myanmar – Intellectual Property – Conventus Law …
The marble ‘living Buddhas’ trapped by Myanmar’s civil war
Sculptor Aung Naing Lin has spent decades carving Buddha statues to help guide Myanmar’s faithful — but getting the marble he needs from rebel-held quarries in the midst of civil war is now a …
Junta airstrikes lay waste to civilian lives in Myanmar’s Karenni State
Decades of conflict with Burma’s military regimes, beginning with Karenni’s fight for independence in 1957, have left the region deeply scarred …
India-Myanmar: Borderland Dynamics
Gateway House presents a timeline that highlights the cross-border dynamics between Myanmar and India’s northeast. Myanmar’s military coup and breakdown of authority have aggravated existing local …