Tag: Myanmar
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Leader of Myanmar’s military-backed government seeks political legitimacy in Thailand visit
The head of Myanmar’s military-backed government arrived in Thailand yesterday for an official visit that could serve as a major steppingstone in his effort to win ... -
Army shifts to offense as resistance weakens in bloody civil war
A little more than a year ago, the government’s military was on the back foot in Myanmar ‘s bloody civil war, pushed out of great swaths ... -
US launches sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asia cyberscams and sanctions Cambodian senator
U.S. officials have announced a sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asian cyberscam operations as part of what U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro characterized Friday as a “new theater of war” ... -
Celebration brings support for local SMEs through Macau-Myanmar water festival
This year’s Association of Macau Myanmar Overseas Chinese Water Festival provided support for local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the “Three Lamps” district, as the ... -
Parliament meets for first time in 5 years with military controlling most seats
Myanmar opened its first parliamentary session in more than five years yesterday following an election that did not include major opposition parties, ensuring that the ruling ... -
Why Southeast Asia’s online scam industry is so hard to shut down
Cambodia’s arrest and extradition of a powerful tycoon accused of running a vast online scam network marks a rare strike against an industry that has stolen ... -
Timor’s Ramos-Horta says personal diplomacy could bring Myanmar ceasefire
The president of East Timor told AP yesterday that he would be willing to intercede personally to try and break the impasse in the region’s most ... -
Military strikes village in glider raid, killing 24 including children
Myanmar’s military carried out a paraglider strike on a village that killed at least 24 people including children, and wounded more than 50 others, according to ... -
Rohingya refugees demand safe return on 8th anniversary of exodus
Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in dozens of camps in Bangladesh marked the eighth anniversary of their mass exodus, demanding a safe return ... -
Military courts sentence 12 to life for human trafficking, including Chinese nationals
Myanmar military courts have sentenced a dozen individuals — including five Chinese nationals — to life imprisonment for their involvement in multiple human trafficking cases, state-run ... -
Police burn confiscated drugs worth around $300 million
Officials in Myanmar’s major cities destroyed about $300 million worth of confiscated illegal drugs yesterday. The destroyed drugs included opium, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, ketamine and the ... -
Myanmar rebels claim to have shot down a fighter jet being used by the military
A military fighter jet crashed and burned yesterday in an area that has seen intense fighting during Myanmar’s civil war, with a rebel group claiming to have ... -
US tariff hikes, Myanmar war and sea disputes will top ASEAN summit agenda
The civil war in Myanmar, maritime disputes in the South China Sea and U.S. tariff hikes will top the agenda of a two-day Southeast Asian summit ... -
US imposes sanctions on ethnic militia for ‘facilitating cyber scams’
An ethnic militia in southeastern Myanmar that has been sanctioned by the United States for alleged involvement in human trafficking and online scams yesterday denied the ... -
People detained after release from scam compounds attempt an escape
They walked out of the compound in Myanmar not knowing where they would go. Though they were aiming for the river that separated them from Thailand ... -
UN special envoy makes trip to war-torn country after devastating earthquake
The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar has made a visit to the military-ruled nation, meeting with the foreign minister as the country recovers from an earthquake ... -
Earthquake death toll rises to 3,085 as more bodies found
The death toll from the massive earthquake that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago rose yesterday to 3,085 as search and rescue teams found more bodies, ... -
Man rescued from rubble in capital as civil war complicates relief efforts
Rescue crews in Myanmar pulled a 26-year-old man out alive from the rubble of the capital city hotel where he worked early yesterday, but most teams ... -
Earthquake compounds humanitarian crisis as the death toll passes 2,000
The death toll in last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 2,000, state media said as accounts of some people’s last moments emerged: Two hundred ... -
Gov’t extends support to Myanmar following devastating earthquake
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai has sent a message of sympathy to Myanmar’s leader, Min Aung Hlaing, following the massive earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday. ... -
Smell of death permeates cities after quake kills over 1,600 and leaves countless buried
The smell of decaying bodies permeated the streets of Myanmar’s second-largest city yesterday as people worked frantically by hand to clear rubble in the hope of ... -
Head of military government travels to ally Russia for talks with Putin
The head of Myanmar’s military government traveled to Russia yesterday on an official visit to a major ally of the Southeast Asian nation that has been ... -
Over 7,000 workers from scam centers awaiting repatriation after regional crackdown
A new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriation, ... -
Vice minister Liu tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers
Efforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appeared to gain momentum this week as a top Chinese security official visited both sides of the ... -
Bangkok cuts power supplies to Myanmar border towns in effort to curb scam rings
Thailand yesterday cut off power supplies to areas in Myanmar where scam networks operate, following a public outcry demanding government action to tackle the problem. Parts ... -
China detains suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks
Chinese authorities have detained a key suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks near the borders of Myanmar and Thailand, China’s Ministry of ... -
Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation
Chinese actor who disappeared after traveling to Thailand and was found near the border of Myanmar in an area where online scam networks operate was a victim of ... -
Rebel group takes key Myanmar border town in setback for military regime
A powerful rebel group has seized a key trading town in northeastern Myanmar on the Chinese border, taking control of a lucrative rare earth mining hub ... -
Head of Myanmar’s military government visits China for the first time since taking power
The head of Myanmar’s military government embarked yesterday on an official visit to China, the embattled Southeast Asian nation’s most important international ally, for several regional ... -
A small blast in Myanmar’s second-biggest city damages Chinese Consulate
The Chinese Consulate in Myanmar’s second-largest city has been slightly damaged by an explosive device, but there were no casualties, the military, independent media and a ... -
Southeast Asian leaders meet in Laos to discuss Myanmar war and disputed sea
Southeast Asian leaders gathered yesterday for an annual forum that will focus on the civil war in Myanmar and territorial tensions in the South China Sea, ... -
Author Clare Hammond reveals how railways made and broke Myanmar
For three months in 2016, a British journalist working in Myanmar traveled across the Southeast Asian country on trains with a mission to find out where ... -
Strategically important military HQ appears to have fallen to resistance
Myanmar’s military regime acknowledged yesterday it had lost communications with the commanders of a strategically important army headquarters in the northeast, adding credence to claims from ... -
Myanmar violence, South China Sea tensions are top issues as ASEAN’s diplomats meet
Southeast Asian foreign ministers and top diplomats from key partners including the United States and China are gathering in the Laotian capital yesterday for the start ... -
UN World Food Program decries looting and burning of its warehouse in western combat zone
The United Nations’ food agency earlier this week strongly condemned the looting of food supplies and burning of one of its warehouses over the weekend in ...
