Detained NLD Lawmaker From Myanmar’s Chin State Won’t Be Released Soon: Arakan Army Posted: 10 Jan 2020 06:26 AM PST The Arakan Army vows to keep a Chin State lawmaker who was abducted in November in custody, but refuses to provide proof that he is still alive. |
Myanmar Govt Denies Its Move to Allow Officials to Import Cars Tax-Free Is Vote Grab Posted: 10 Jan 2020 05:16 AM PST Commerce Minister Dr. Than Myint has denied claims the government's decision to issue officials permits to import cars tax-free was politically motivated. |
Karenni Activists Demand Meeting With Suu Kyi to Raise Issues Over Statues and Land During Visit Posted: 10 Jan 2020 05:04 AM PST Karenni activists jailed last year for protests against a statue of her father say the State Counselor should address anger over the issue and others. |
Myanmar Supreme Court Declines to Increase Sentences of Pair Jailed in Murder of NLD Legal Adviser Posted: 10 Jan 2020 05:02 AM PST The Supreme Court has rejected prosecutors' appeal for heavier sentences for two men jailed in the U Ko Ni murder case, while upholding the death sentences of two others. |
Ta’ang Rights Group Blames Myanmar Military for Targeting Civilians Posted: 10 Jan 2020 04:51 AM PST The Ta'ang Women's Organization says villagers are increasingly being targeted as violence increases between Myanmar's military and rebel armies in northern Shan State. |
Myanmar Army Attacks Kachin Independence Army Base Posted: 10 Jan 2020 04:04 AM PST Myanmar's military attacked a Kachin Independence Army base in Shan State on Wednesday, ending a relative lull in violence between the two sides over the past year. |
Bangladeshi Army Installs Barbwire Fence Along Rohingya Camps Posted: 10 Jan 2020 03:17 AM PST The Bangladeshi army is building a $24.6-million fence along Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar to 'protect the Rohingya… aid workers and other Bangladeshi officials.' |
Myanmar, China to Sign Agreements on SEZ, Border Economic Cooperation During President Xi’s Visit Posted: 09 Jan 2020 10:33 PM PST Myanmar and China will ink MOUs preparing for construction of the Kyaukphyu SEZ in Rakhine, and boosting border economic ties when President Xi Jinping visits next week. |
Japan, China to Craft New Political Document for Xi’s State Visit Posted: 09 Jan 2020 10:04 PM PST Tokyo and Beijing will reportedly unveil a new document laying the foundations for future bilateral relations when Chinese President Xi visits Japan this year. |
US Believes Iran Accidentally Shot Down Ukraine Airliner; Tehran Denies Claim Posted: 09 Jan 2020 09:51 PM PST Tehran denies US reports that Ukrainian airliner was accidentally shot down by Iranian missile. |
Thailand’s Fugitive ex-PM Siblings Tout New DNA Venture at Vegas Expo Posted: 09 Jan 2020 09:10 PM PST Ousted former Thai PMs Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra appear at Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to promote new DNA nutrition app. |
One Woman Reports a Rape Every 15 Minutes in India, Govt Figures Show Posted: 09 Jan 2020 08:47 PM PST Indian government data show that one woman reports a rape in the country every 15 minutes, underlining the slow pace of legal and social reforms to protect women. |