BANGKOK — A U.N.-appointed human rights expert and opponents of Myanmar’s military government have welcomed the latest sanctions imposed by the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada on companies providing financial resources to the army-installed regime and high-ranking officials. The move is linked to rising violence and human rights abuses in the Southeast Asian … Read more
BANGKOK — A former high-profile Myanmar army officer who had served as information minister and presidential spokesperson in a previous military-backed government has been arrested and charged with spreading false or inflammatory news, a statement from the current military government said Sunday. In a statement sent to journalists, the military’s information office said 64-year old … Read more
In this photo taken on Oct. 10, 2023, a man looks at a forest fire as it approaches houses in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra in Indonesia. Al Zulkifli | AFP | Getty Images Damage from the global climate crisis has amounted to $391 million per day over the past two decades, a report showed. Wildfires, … Read more
BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military was accused of launching an airstrike on a camp for displaced persons in the northern state of Kachin late Monday that killed more than 30 people, including 13 children, a human rights group and local media said. The attack on the Mung Lai Hkyet displacement camp in the northern part of … Read more
BANGKOK — Flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar’s southern areas has displaced more than 14,000 people and disrupted traffic on the rail lines that connect the country’s biggest cities, officials and state-run media said Monday. State television MRTV reported Monday evening that the number of displaced people in Bago township, about 68 kilometers … Read more
Myanmar’s athletes and team officials arrive during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) HANGZHOU, China — Strife-torn Myanmar won its first medal at the Asian Games in China on Wednesday, beating Indonesia to take home gold in men’s sepaktakraw, a popular regional sport … Read more
Myanmar migrant staff maintain a portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi throughout the march to mark Worldwide Labor Day in Bangkok, calling for the employees rights and protesting towards the Myanmar navy authorities on Might 1, 2023. Sopa Photographs | Lightrocket | Getty Photographs Southeast Asian nations should undertake a cohesive place on Myanmar’s civil … Read more
BANGKOK — BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-installed authorities has ordered East Timor’s senior diplomat to go away the nation in retaliation for the East Timorese authorities holding conferences with Myanmar’s most important opposition group, the Overseas Ministry stated Sunday. The assertion stated East Timor has performed engagements with Myanmar’s shadow Nationwide Unity Authorities, which views … Read more
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Rescuers early Monday evacuated about 1,000 individuals trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 toes ) deep alongside western Myanmar’s coast after a strong cyclone injured a whole bunch and minimize off communications in considered one of Asia’s least developed international locations. The extent of the injury and the demise toll weren’t but … Read more
DHAKA, Bangladesh — 1000’s of individuals hunkered down Sunday in monasteries, pagodas and faculties, looking for shelter from a robust storm that slammed into the coast of Myanmar, tearing roofs off buildings and killing not less than three folks. The middle of Cyclone Mocha made landfall Sunday afternoon in Myanmar’s Rakhine state close to Sittwe … Read more