Malaysia’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 MoreChina has recently stepped up its rhetoric on cracking down on online scams following a series of cases, including one involving a Chinese actor who went missing near the Thai-Myanmar border. Officials from China, Myanmar, Thailand reached a consensus on eradicating telecommunication fraud centres in Myanmar on Tuesday during a meeting in the Chinese city […]
Read MoreJuly 25 (Reuters) – A rebel army in Myanmar said on Thursday it had seized control of a major regional military headquarters near the border with China, in what could be the biggest recent defeat for a ruling junta that is battling to contain a widening revolt. The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) said […]
Read MoreBeijing has been regularly inviting Myanmar’s junta-appointed ministers to China on various official visits. But it was a late June visit by ex-president Thein Sein that sparked international headlines. And just over a week later, the Myanmar military leadership’s No 2 man Soe Win made an official trip to attend a forum in Qingdao in […]
Read MoreWestern volunteers, including a former British soldier and an American fighter, have joined the battle against Myanmar’s military regime, inspired by the bravery of the anti-coup resistance. These individuals have independently traveled to Southeast Asia to support the local forces in their struggle against the junta. Jason (a pseudonym used due to security concerns), an […]
Read MoreFor the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, the citizen of Myanmar Dr. Mong Journey was nominated by Mairead Corrigan Maguire, a prominent Northern Ireland pacifist. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976. Dr. Mong Jarni is currently living in exile in the UK. He is a Myanmar human rights activist. He specializes in genocide. Maguire’s […]
Read MoreConflict is increasing day by day in Myanmar. The number of people fleeing the border town of Mayawaddy to the Thai city of Mae So has doubled this week as fighting escalates. The flow of people fleeing to Thailand continues after the fall of the border town of Mayawaddy to anti-junta rebel forces in Myanmar. […]
Read MoreIt has been nearly seven years since Myanmar’s army killed thousands of Rohingya Muslims. The United Nations called the massacre an example of ethnic cleansing. Now they are asking for help from those Rohingyas. The BBC has learned from interviews with Rohingyas living in Rakhine State that at least 100 Rohingya have recently been forcibly […]
Read MoreThe People’s Democratic Front (PDF), a coalition of armed rebels against the military regime, has attacked a military base in Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar, with a series of ongoing wars in various provinces of the country. The National Unity Government (NAG), a coalition of the country’s anti-junta democratic and armed groups, has already issued […]
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