Myanmar’s military was behind dozens of Facebook pages that operated to spread hate speech against the Rohingya before violence against the Muslim minority in 2017. This information was given in a report of the United Nations on Wednesday. Facebook has long been accused of facilitating the spread of widespread hate speech against the Rohingya. In […]
Read More90 Myanmar junta forces surrendered to the Arakan Army (AA) rebel group last Monday. The anti-junta Arakan Army has launched an attack on a junta base in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state, according to a report by Radio Free Asia (RFA), residents of a village in the town of Maungdoo, south of the Bangladesh border. As […]
Read MoreMd Khayrul Bashar, Senior Reporter: In the sleepy village of Wale, nestled along the boundary between Thailand and Myanmar, a familiar scene unfolds daily. Villagers traverse the small wooden bridge connecting the two sides, their lives intertwined by the narrow river flowing beneath. However, amidst this tranquility, a new phenomenon has emerged, drawing attention to […]
Read MoreThe fighting rebels claimed to take over the headquarters of Infantry Battalion 237 of the Myanmar junta forces. It was captured by the Kachin Independent Army (KIA) and its allies on Thursday (March 14). According to a report by The Irrawaddy newspaper, the rebels seized the headquarters on Thursday, a week after the attack in […]
Read MoreThe international community must take “targeted action” to restrict the Myanmar junta’s access to arms, jet fuel and foreign currency to prevent it from committing “atrocities” against its people, the U.N. human rights chief said on Friday. “I repeat my call to the international community to refocus its energy on preventing atrocities against all people […]
Read MoreIn the wake of a nationwide conscription law, Myanmars junta is seeking to recruit Rohingya muslims to join their army. They are offering freedom of movement to those restricted to camps from displacement in the Rakhine state as a way to entice them into military service. Legal experts say that the drive is illegal since […]
Read MoreMyanmar’s military regime has imposed a blockade on Kyaukphyu in Rakhine State as it intensifies efforts to advance the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and deep-seaport project in collaboration with China. The junta, inking an addendum to the project’s concession agreement with Chinese state-owned firm CITIC in Naypyitaw, aims to fast-track the stalled SEZ construction—a crucial […]
Read MoreThe Federal Public Prosecutor General of Germany decided not to initiate an investigation into genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity in Myanmar alleged in a 215-page complaint filed in January by Fortify Rights and 16 individual complainants from Myanmar, said Fortify Rights in a statement released on Thursday from Bangkok. The complaint, filed in […]
Read MoreBy Rajeev Ahmed Myanmar is gripped by a multifaceted crisis encompassing political instability, economic hardship, human rights abuses, and a devastating humanitarian situation. This turmoil, compounded by domestic, regional, and geopolitical tensions, has intensified significantly since the military’s seizure of power and the country’s battle against a severe third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]
Read MoreChina’s military will begin “combat training activities” from Saturday on its side of the border with Myanmar, it said on social media, a day after a convoy of trucks carrying goods into the neighbouring Southeast Asian nation went up in flames. The incident, which Myanmar state media called an insurgent attack, came amid insecurity concerns […]
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