By Janelle Ling and Taryn Ng On the first day of every month, refugees in camps along the Thailand-Myanmar border would usually receive a top-up of credits to their digital food cards before making a beeline for food-card shops to stock up on groceries. On August 1, however, the shops stood quiet. Not a single […]
Read MoreA United Nations-backed investigative team has uncovered significant evidence of systemic torture and sexual violence in Myanmar’s detention facilities over the past year, including electric shocks, strangulation, gang rape, and burning of sexual body parts. Nicholas Koumjian, head of the international independent investigative team, made the disclosure as his team released its latest annual report […]
Read MoreMyanmar’s military on Thursday nominally transferred power to a civilian-led interim government ahead of a planned December election, with the junta chief remaining in charge of the war-torn country in his other role as acting president. An announcement in state media said a decree that granted power to the military after its 2021 coup had […]
Read MoreBy Maria Siow Myanmar has capitalised on a tariff letter from United States President Donald Trump that could have unintentionally legitimised its junta, according to observers, who warn that the “huge diplomatic gift” risks undermining Washington’s existing policy ahead of the Southeast Asian country’s key election. While the election is not viewed by Asean as […]
Read MoreBy Hadi Azmi and Joseph Sipalan Southeast Asian leaders have called on the Myanmar junta to refrain from holding elections until it satisfies a “wish list” for peace by the country’s stakeholders, as the Asean bloc wraps up a meeting of foreign ministers. In closing remarks on Friday, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations outlined […]
Read MoreMalaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that separate talks with Myanmar’s junta leader and key opposition figures have yielded results, paving the way for the first direct contact between the two sides engaged in a long and destructive civil war. Last month, Anwar met with Junta chairman Min Aung Hlaing behind closed doors in Bangkok, […]
Read MoreChina’s President Xi Jinping pledged on Friday to support Myanmar in its rebuilding efforts following the Southeast Asian nation’s deadliest earthquake in recent years, Reuters reported today (10 May) citing Chinese state media Xinhua. Xi met with Myanmar’s junta chief, Min Aung Hlaing, in Moscow and discussed several initiatives. The natural disaster has bolstered the […]
Read More“I got a lot of punishments,” said 19-year-old Yotor, who gave only one name and had cuts along his leg. “I received electric shocks every day.” Inside a Thai military camp, four Ethiopian men on Wednesday (19 February) showed the bruises and scars on their bodies they said were sustained during their time in one […]
Read MoreAn Argentine court has issued arrest warrants for Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing and ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who are under house arrest, on charges of “genocide” and “crimes against humanity” against the Rohingya. However, Myanmar authorities have criticized the warrant, Arab News reported. This week, an Argentine court issued arrest warrants […]
Read MoreA Burmese refugee with lung problems died after she was discharged from a U.S.-funded hospital on the Myanmar-Thai border that was ordered to close as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign aid, her family said. Pe Kha Lau, 71, died on Sunday after becoming short of breath four days after she […]
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