Thai authorities raided the Bangkok residence of a Myanmar tycoon. They discovered assets belonging children of the military leader of Myanmar. Tun Min Latt, 53, is being held in pre-trial custody. Thai authorities raided the Bangkok residence of a Myanmar tycoon accused of drug trafficking and money laundering and discovered assets belonging to the adult … Read more
Myanmar will pardon 7,012 prisoners for independence day. The junta ousted Aung Sang Suu Kyi’s government almost two years ago. Myanmar has been subject to Western-driven sanctions and diplomatic isolation. The military government of Myanmar would pardon 7,012 convicts in honor of the nation’s independence day, according to reports. The junta leader also thanked several … Read more
The UN Security Council denounced the execution of four inmates by the Myanmar junta. The statement won praise from a shadow government of exiled Myanmar politicians. It asked for the quick release of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, achieving rare unanimity on the post-coup crisis. The UN Security Council denounced the executions of four … Read more
Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn will visit Myanmar later this week. A special envoy pleaded with junta not to imprison deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi. She has been on trial for at least twenty crimes since coup against her elected government last year. A special Southeast Asian envoy for the crisis in Myanmar pleaded … Read more
Myo Min Htut was killed on Wednesday night in Mawlamyine Township, Mon State. He was riding his motorcycle home after work, as per the World Health Organisation (WHO). A driver for the World Health Organization in Myanmar was shot dead, according to his employer, who added that the circumstances of the incident were unknown. Myo … Read more
Myanmar junta troops have torched hundreds of buildings during a three-day raid, reports say. Sagaing region has seen fierce fighting and bloody reprisals since coup last year. Local “People’s Defence Force” members clashing regularly with junta forces. Myanmar junta troops set fire to hundreds of buildings during a three-day raid in the country’s north, according … Read more
Myanmar’s junta will allow tourists to apply for visas after a two-year hiatus, according to state media, prompting an advocacy group to urge international visitors to stay away. In March 2020, during the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the government closed its borders to tourists in order to prevent illnesses from spreading. It became even … Read more
YANGON: A Myanmar military court will rule on Aung San Suu Kyi’s corruption case on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the situation, in a case that may see the Nobel laureate imprisoned for 15 years. Suu Kyi, 76, has been imprisoned since a military coup deposed her civilian administration in February of last … Read more
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Myanmar’s junta chief will be excluded from an upcoming Asean summit, the group said Saturday, a rare rebuke as concerns rise over the military government’s commitment to plans on defusing a bloody crisis. Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed at an emergency meeting late Friday that Min Aung … Read more
Myanmar Bans Satellite TV. The country’s junta-controlled media announced a ban on satellite television, citing threats of outside broadcasts to national security. The authorities have threatened to put violators in jail. Myanmar has increasingly appeared to head back to the state of isolation that preceded a decade of democratic reforms. Mobile internet access is largely … Read more
