The industry has removed trees, damaged land and polluted waterways for 20 years. Activists allege gold mining has increased since the military coup in 2011. Gold mining has overtaken the issue in the past year and a half. Htu Seng has spent a decade preserving the land and environment of her home Kachin State. She … Read more
Myanmar’s military has focused its crackdown on young people. They are the ones making resistance. The junta “is treating every single kid as their deadliest enemy.” Hnin Si lived in peace in the southern city of Dawei before the military overthrew the civilian government of Myanmar early last year and started killing and arresting thousands … Read more
Four democracy activists were executed by Myanmar’s military. It is believed to be the country’s first use of the death penalty in decades. The men were charged with “terrorist acts,” but did not specify when or how they were executed. Four democracy activists were executed by Myanmar’s military in what is believed to be the … Read more
BANGKOK – Laotian police have carried out Asia’s biggest-ever single seizure of illegal drugs, finding more than 55 million methamphetamine pills in the back of a beer truck, a United Nations official confirmed Thursday. The Southeast Asian country has in recent years been a gateway for drug traffickers moving meth shipments out of Myanmar’s troubled … Read more
Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been accused of illegally taking 11kg of gold and $600,000. No evidence has been provided yet and an MP from her party has denied the claims. The former chief minister of Yangon, Phyo Mien Thein said has made the accusation. The minister has said that he had given her … Read more
The social networking site Facebook has banned Myanmar’s military and its affiliates from using its platform. The ban was announced by Facebook on Thursday. Following the ban imposed by Facebook, Myanmar’s military as well as all companies under its supervision will not be able to use Instagram for their own purposes. The social networking site … Read more
The United Nations has raised its voice against the Myanmar coup. The UN has warned Myanmar’s military that there would be “severe consequences: for the suppression of the ongoing protests. UN Special Envoy Christine Schraner Burgener said, “The right of peaceful assembly must fully be respected”. A UN spokesperson said that Schraner Burgener’s warning came … Read more
The military of Myanmar has seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in response to the election fraud. According to the media reports, the other leaders of Aung San Suu Kyi ‘s National League for Democracy (NLD) party in early morning raids. The … Read more
