Civilian Vehicles Torched Amid Fighting Between Rebels and Myanmar Army Posted: 04 Sep 2019 06:29 AM PDT Military blames members of Northern Alliance for torching seven vehicles on the Muse Highway in northern Shan State. |
Three Myanmar Rebel Groups Halt Offensive Pending Further Talks Posted: 04 Sep 2019 06:17 AM PDT Tuesday night's attacks on vehicles on Muse Highway leave Shan State residents skeptical of their intentions, however. |
Chinese-Owned Garment Factory Strikers Sued by Myanmar Police Posted: 04 Sep 2019 04:30 AM PDT Labor activist, workers in Pathein accused of unlawful assembly after making 45 demands of factory's Chinese managers. |
Myanmar Central Bank Unlikely to Accept Deputy Governor’s Resignation: Sources Posted: 04 Sep 2019 04:28 AM PDT Though U Soe Thein's resignation letter is reportedly being sent to Myanmar's President's Office, speculation remains as to whether the president will accept it or not. |
Myanmar Military, USDP Charter Amendment Proposals to be Reviewed by Panel Posted: 04 Sep 2019 03:37 AM PDT Myanmar's Parliament voted to have charter amendments proposed by military and USDP lawmakers discussed by the amendment committee rather than the full Parliament. |
Myanmar Military Chief Asks Thai PM to Help 2 Migrant Workers on Death Row Posted: 04 Sep 2019 02:21 AM PDT Military chief of staff visits the pair in prison as efforts to seek pardon from Thai king continue; the men were convicted of murder based on widely disputed evidence. |
Company of Former Myanmar Dictator’s Grandson Among 4 Sued for Unpaid Loans Posted: 04 Sep 2019 12:01 AM PDT AYA Bank, one of Myanmar's largest, is suing the companies at the Yangon Region High Court over loans used to purchase buses that have gone unpaid. |
Myanmar’s Emerging Democracy is Being Eroded Posted: 03 Sep 2019 09:21 PM PDT The NLD government—once seen as Myanmar's best hope for a free and democratic society—has turned out to be an enemy of democracy's key ingredient: freedom of expression. |
Cancer Overtakes Heart Disease as Biggest Rich-World Killer Posted: 03 Sep 2019 09:12 PM PDT If current trends persist, it could become the world's biggest killer in just a few decades, researchers said on Tuesday. |
Thai Police Arrest Suspected Bomb-Maker in Bangkok Blasts Posted: 03 Sep 2019 09:04 PM PDT Two other suspects were arrested in the beginning of August and eleven remain at large. Thai authorities say the attacks could be linked to political issues. |
Hong Kong Police Fire Beanbag Rounds in Overnight Clashes with Protesters Posted: 03 Sep 2019 08:56 PM PDT In late night skirmishes Tuesday, they also fired pepper spray. One person was taken from a metro station on a stretcher with an oxygen mask over his face. |