Human rights organisation Justice for Myanmar has urged the United Nations chief to conduct a review of Julie Bishop’s appointment as a Special Envoy over her business links with A Chinese state-owned …
Opium farming takes root in Myanmar’s war-wracked landscape
Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar’s remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as his only prospect in a country made barren by conflict.”Most of the …
They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are held in detention on the Myanmar border
Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world squat in rows, packed shoulder to shoulder, surgical masks covering their mouths and, some, their eyes …
Takeaways from the AP’s reporting into what people face in Myanmar after release from forced labor
Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world squat in rows, packed shoulder to shoulder, surgical masks covering their mouths and, some, their eyes …
Plane parts, ammo found in Malaysia raids
In Simpang Ampat, Penang, the General Operations Force (GOF) arrested three individuals, including two Myanmar nationals, for operating an unlicensed e-waste recycling factory.
Myanmar’s military government says it will hold elections in next year
The head of Myanmar’s military government has said the country will hold a national election in December 2025 or January 2026. General Min Aung Hlaing said the elections would be “free and fair” – …
Myanmar’s military leader announces dates for general election
State-run media in Myanmar say the head of the military government has declared the country will hold a general election within 10 months.
Myanmar’s junta chief announces election by January 2026
Myanmar’s junta chief announces election by January 2026 – The announcement comes as Myanmar’s military struggles to maintain control, with armed resistance from pro-democracy fighters and ethnic mili …
Elections will happen in Myanmar within 10 months, says junta leader
Four years after seizing power from the elected administration, the head of the military government declared Myanmar will hold a general election within 10 months, state-run media reported Saturday.
How Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees feel about Aung San Suu Kyi: ‘She was a rag doll who never had absolute power’
She was a rag doll who never had absolute power’ – ON THE GROUND: Rohingya Muslims tell of their changing view of Aung San Suu Kyi, seeing her as one of their own – a victim of the military – as she …