Myanmar Govt, NCA Signatories Eye Resumption of Formal Talks Next Month Posted: 22 Nov 2019 06:46 AM PST  Government negotiators, ethnic groups that have signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement eye JICM meeting next month. |
Myanmar Military: Two ARSA Militants Killed in Rakhine State Posted: 22 Nov 2019 06:20 AM PST  Government forces say two ARSA members were killed and three captured in a skirmish near the Bangladesh border. |
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Mission to The Hague: Defending the Indefensible? Posted: 22 Nov 2019 05:35 AM PST  The State Counselor has achieved broad support—including from the army—for her decision to defend Myanmar over the Rohingya case at the ICJ; but is it mission impossible? |
Myanmar President to Brief Military, Civilian Leaders on Rakhine, Other Int’l Issues Posted: 22 Nov 2019 05:06 AM PST  President U Win Myint invites military leaders, state/regional chief ministers and Union-level officials to discuss ICJ prosecution, other issues at meeting in Naypyitaw. |
Myanmar Military Welcomes Chance to Contest Rohingya Charges Posted: 22 Nov 2019 04:59 AM PST  The military says it will fully cooperate with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi when she heads to The Hague to contest Rakhine State genocide charges. |
Civilian Killed as Myanmar Military Shells Village in Rakhine, Claims AA Attacked First Posted: 22 Nov 2019 04:45 AM PST  The Myanmar military says its troops were returning fire when they shelled a village in Rathedaung, Rakhine State on Thursday, killing one civilian and injuring another. |
Three Myanmar Workers Among Seven Killed in Construction Accident in Thailand Posted: 22 Nov 2019 03:53 AM PST  A collapsing concrete slab has crushed three Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand. The embassy has blamed faulty engineering. |
Myanmar Govt: Workers at 9 Foreign Companies Have Organized Major Strikes in 2019 Posted: 22 Nov 2019 03:38 AM PST  Workers have launched long-term strikes over labor issues at nine foreign-owned companies so far this year, according to the Myanmar government. |
Smart Cities Urged to Look ‘Beyond Rich, White Men’ Posted: 21 Nov 2019 10:14 PM PST  Drive to make greater use of technology in city planning risks excluding marginal groups, urban planning conference told. |
In Thailand, Pope Condemns Exploitation of Women, Children, Migrants Posted: 21 Nov 2019 09:32 PM PST  During first papal visit to Thailand since 1984, Francis condemns exploitation of women and children for sex tourism, trafficking of migrants and laborers. |