Myanmar Peace Team, N. Alliance to Meet in Keng Tung on Aug. 31 Posted: 29 Aug 2019 07:05 AM PDT  Talks with four ethnic armed groups to be held on the last day of the Myanmar military's truce in the region; bilateral peace deals expected to be discussed. |
Myanmar Military Denies Losing Troops in Clash with AA in Northern Rakhine Posted: 29 Aug 2019 06:55 AM PDT  Military spokesperson not only rejects the ethnic army's claim on the death tolls but denies social media rumors that a military outpost had been taken. |
Insistence on Voluntary Rohingya Repatriation to Myanmar Lacks ‘Moral Imagination’ Posted: 29 Aug 2019 06:33 AM PDT  The tired formula being offered as a solution to the Rohingya crisis by the UN and other players is unlikely to offer a lasting solution—and could even be disastrous. |
Rebels Blame Border Instability, Peace Breakdown on Myanmar Military Posted: 29 Aug 2019 05:45 AM PDT  The Brotherhood Alliance issued their most sharply-worded statement yet, accusing the Myanmar military of targeting civilians and of violating war crimes. |
Police Arrest 9 of 21 Kayah Farmers Accused of Trespassing by Myanmar Military Posted: 29 Aug 2019 04:45 AM PDT  Twelve still at large after arrest warrants issued for protesters who demanded return of land seized by military; local residents lament lack of help from govt. |
Court Jails Ailing Myanmar Filmmaker for a Year for Criticizing Military Posted: 29 Aug 2019 04:34 AM PDT  U Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi convicted of defamation over Facebook posts questioning military's role in politics; he has liver cancer, as well as heart and kidney problems. |
Myanmar’s Second Biggest City Receives Smart City Award 2019 Posted: 29 Aug 2019 03:47 AM PDT  Mandalay, the historic royal capital, has been undergoing a high-tech, e-government makeover since 2017—efforts a government-tech award summit in Bangkok recognized. |
Thai Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentences for 2 Myanmar Migrant Workers Posted: 29 Aug 2019 01:11 AM PDT  Lawyers say they will seek pardon from Thai king after court rejects pair's appeal against their controversial convictions for the 2014 murders of 2 British tourists. |
TNLA Destroys Bridge, Targets Myanmar Military Battalion in Shan State Posted: 29 Aug 2019 01:00 AM PDT  The attacks mark the third major highway bridge bombing by an alliance of rebel groups along major trade routes in northern Shan State in the past two weeks. |
Thailand to Acquire 120 US Armored Vehicles Posted: 28 Aug 2019 09:51 PM PDT  BANGKOK—Thailand’s military plans to acquire 120 American-made armored vehicles by 2020, with the first batch of 10 arriving next month, a Thai defense ministry source told Reuters on Wednesday. The United States curbed military aid to Thailand following a 2014 army coup, but ties are improving after disputed elections this year that officially restored civilian […] |
China Rotates Hong Kong Troops as Protesters Call for Democracy Posted: 28 Aug 2019 09:35 PM PDT  China described the troop movement as routine and foreign diplomats expected it. Still, the timing is likely to hit a nerve with the city's still-active protest movement. |
India Set to Outlaw Six Single-Use Plastic Products on Oct 2: Sources Posted: 28 Aug 2019 09:22 PM PDT  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leading efforts to scrap such plastics by 2022, is launching the campaign on the birth anniversary of independence leader Mahatma Gandhi. |