Hundreds of children detained by the Myanmar military, minister says

March 22, 2022

NEWS DESK Hundreds of children have been detained by the Myanmar military since it seized power more than one year ago, with many held ransom by soldiers and police who are seeking to arrest their relatives, according to a minister of the country’s National Unity Government, The Guardian reports. Naw Susanna Hla Hla Soe, minister […]Continue Reading

ASEAN peace envoy meets Myanmar junta on visit opponents deride as ‘shameful’

March 22, 2022

Reuters A Southeast Asian peace envoy met Myanmar’s military rulers on Monday on his first trip to the crisis-hit country, a visit opposition groups denounced for showing deference to the leaders of last year’s coup and disdain for the will of the people. Prak Sokhonn, special envoy for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), […]Continue Reading

US formally declares Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya

March 21, 2022

Reuters The United States formally determined that Myanmar’s army committed genocide and crimes against humanity in its violence against the Rohingya minority, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, warning that as long as the junta was in power nobody in the country would be safe. Announcing the decision, which was first reported […]Continue Reading

ASEAN envoy seeking favourable conditions for Myanmar peace process

March 18, 2022

REUTERS A Southeast Asian special envoy will visit Myanmar next week, his office said on Friday, to lay the groundwork for a peace process that its ruling junta has been accused of delaying while it tries to consolidate power and crush its opposition. Prak Sokhonn, Cambodia’s foreign minister and envoy for the Association of Southeast […]Continue Reading

Myanmar arrests 18 Bangladeshi fishermen, seizes four boats

March 16, 2022

Desk News: Myanmar’s Border Guard Police or BGP has arrested 18 Bangladeshi fishermen and seized their four boats off Shah Porir Dwip in the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The arrest and seizure took place as the fishermen aged between 16 and 25 were returning from fishing in the Bay on […]Continue Reading