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Myanmar sentences ex-leader to jail for corruption
A court in military-ruled Myanmar has found former leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of corruption, the latest verdict in a series of secret trials.
Ms Suu Kyi has been under house arrest since February 2021 when a military coup…
1 in 100 displaced by conflict since Myanmar coup, UN says
The total number of refugees is now more than 900,000, raising fears of a mass starvation event.
One out of every 100 citizens of Myanmar became displaced by conflict in the nearly 15 months since the junta seized power, according to the…
Myanmar exempts foreign businesses, NGOs from forex rules
Myanmar officials say the military-led government will exempt approved foreign investors, embassies, United Nations agencies and non-government organizations from its rules requiring the conversion of foreign exchange into the local…
Myanmar Central Bank official confirmed alive after assassination attempt
The deputy governor of Myanmar’s Central Bank is alive and recuperating at a military hospital in the country’s commercial capital Yangon, junta officials said Tuesday, dispelling reports that she had died after being shot last weekend.…
Kachin Rangers Reach Mountain Villages Isolated From Help
Last month the Free Burma Rangers (FBR) Kachin team made their way through jungle trails and around Burma Army checkpoints to bring help, hope, and love to five rural villages in the mountains of Northern Burma. The team’s month-long…
More than 130 journalists arrested in Myanmar, media group says
A total of 135 journalists have been arrested in Myanmar since the Feb. 1, 2021, military coup that overthrew civilian rule in that country, according to a local press freedoms group.
Among those arrested, 109 were men and 26 were women,…
Myanmar continues to receive military support from Russia
Myanmar's military continues to receive support from arms suppliers in Russia as the southeast Asian country’s armed forces intensify a crackdown on civilians and those opposing to its rule.
Two high-ranking police officers, who have…
US, UK, Canada sanctions target Myanmar air force, ‘arms dealers’
New sanctions were imposed as generals who seized power in February 2021 coup continued assault on civilians.
The United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada have imposed coordinated new sanctions on Myanmar, focusing on senior…
Rohingya in Bangladesh welcome US calling repression genocide
Residents in Cox’s Bazar district – the world’s largest refugee camp – hope the declaration would lead to more action.
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have welcomed an announcement by the United States that it considers the violent…
Illegal activities, business on the rise amid lack of official action
Experts and analysts on foreign and international investment have voiced their concern and dissatisfaction about the illegal activities by foreign investors in the city of Myitkyina, which sits close to the Chinese borders.
The most…