Myanmar soon to offer visa on arrival to Indian and Chinese travellers, suggests report

September 16, 2023

In a recent development, Myanmar has announced to offer visas on arrival to Indian and Chinese tourists, as reported by local media. Reports suggest that the ruling junta (a group, especially of military officers, who rule a country by force) want to attract foreign visitors back to the country along with their cash, AFP reports. […]Continue Reading

UN rights expert urges US to go further with sanctions against Myanmar junta

September 16, 2023

The U.N. human rights expert for Myanmar on Wednesday called on the United States to further tighten sanctions on the country’s military rulers to include their main revenue source, the state oil and gas enterprise, Reuters reports. U.N. Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews, a former member of the U.S. Congress, also said it was vital for […]Continue Reading

France to ‘intervene in’ Rohingya genocide case at UN court

September 12, 2023

France will “intervene in” the Rohingya genocide case lodged with the International Court of Justice, announced a joint statement issued after visiting French President Emmanuel Macron met Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on Monday, Anadolu Agency reports. “France announces its decision to intervene, along with other partners, in the Continue Reading

Myanmar receives first shipment of Russia’s Su-30 fighter jets

September 11, 2023

NEWS DESK Myanmar has received the first shipment of two Russian Su-30 fighter jets, Charlie Than, Myanmar’s trade minister, told the Russian RIA state news agency in remarks published on Sunday. “Two aircraft have already been delivered,” Than told RIA on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum, Russia’s annual forum aimed at developing Continue Reading

Myanmar: 44 global orgs urge G20 countries to pay urgent attention to pressing rights issues

September 9, 2023

A group of 44 organisations from around the world have urged the G20 countries – heads of state and governments of which are meeting in New Delhi today and tomorrow – to pay their focused attention to the crisis unfolding in Myanmar, India’s The Wire reports. “The escalating atrocities perpetrated by the military junta demand […]Continue Reading

Myanmar’s jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi ailing

September 6, 2023

Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ailing and a request for an outside physician to see her has been denied by the country’s military rulers, a source familiar with the matter and the shadow government loyal to her said on Tuesday, reports Reuters. The 78-year-old Nobel laureate instead has been treated by […]Continue Reading

Myanmar won’t be allowed to lead ASEAN in 2026, in blow to generals

September 6, 2023

Southeast Asian leaders decided Tuesday that Myanmar won’t take over the rotating leadership of their regional bloc as scheduled in 2026, in the latest blow to efforts by its ruling generals to gain international recognition after violently seizing power in 2021, AP reports. Western governments led by the United States have condemned the Myanmar army’s […]Continue Reading

Myanmar’s battle-scarred junta replaces five security ministers

September 3, 2023

The junta replaced its security and border affairs ministers in four states and one region with younger colonels on Friday, it said in a statement, The Irrawaddy reports. It is struggling to regain rural territory amidst rising resistance attacks in the states and region, while regime targets in their cities and towns are also face […]Continue Reading

Arakan Army alleges Myanmar junta’s covert support for ARSA

September 1, 2023

U Khaing Thu Kha, spokesperson for the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA), stated that they are closely observing the Military Council’s moves towards covert support of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), a designated terrorist group, as a subsidiary entity to further the interests of the Regime forces, Burma News International reports. “We are Continue Reading

Manipur violence deepens distrust between communities

August 30, 2023

Lawmakers in Manipur, a northeastern state in India, rocked in recent months by ethnic violence, gathered for a special session of the state legislature on Tuesday, DW reports. The meeting lasted just an hour, as a war of words erupted between ruling party and opposition legislators over the tense and volatile situation in the state. Speaker Thokchom […]Continue Reading