News Myanmar Yangon: Myanmar Court Charges Eight Over Alleged Ties to Insurgents
A Myanmar court on Friday charged eight people with financing terrorism, including six deported from Singapore last month over allegations they had sent money to ethnic rebels in the conflict-torn Rakhine region.
News Myanmar Yangon: Landslide in Myanmar kills at least 10
YANGON: A landslide buried more than a dozen village houses in southeastern Myanmar, killing at least 10 people and injuring nearly 30, media reported Saturday. Rescuers were using backhoes and ...
News Myanmar Yangon: UN envoy says US sanctions on Myanmar generals inadequate
Critics have urged that its actions be judged by the International Criminal Court. Lee, who has been barred from entering Myanmar, said Yangon appeared to be increasing pressure on regional ...
News Myanmar Yangon: Protesters in Myanmar demand justice after 2-year-old raped
Human Rights activist Nickey Diamond, who joined Saturday's march in Yangon with his family, called on the government to form a special investigation committee. "Myanmar has signed the Convention ...
News Myanmar Yangon: Monsoon Flooding Forces Thousands From Their Homes in Myanmar
Days of heavy monsoon rain and dangerously high river levels in Myanmar have forced more than 18,000 people from their homes and flooded at least one camp for people displaced by recent fighting, authorities and a politician said on Monday.
News Myanmar Yangon: 5 reasons why Yangon in Myanmar is the new top destination for a summer getaway
Myanmar has always been one of Southeast Asia’s most popular bucket-list destinations but, only in recent years, with visa restrictions being eased for Japan, South Korea, China and select European ...
News Myanmar Yangon: How to Read a WEIRD Evidence-Based Yangon Consultancy Report
Yangon’s INGOs are full of consultancy reports which offer “professional” opinions about conditions in Myanmar. NGOs, INGOS, and UN agencies investigate transitions regarding democracy, environment, ...
News Myanmar Yangon: Internet Blackout Imposed on Myanmar's Restive Rakhine State
An unprecedented shutdown of mobile data across swathes of Myanmar's restive Rakhine state entered a third day Sunday, blocking villagers from the internet in areas where the army is accused of abuses in its battle with ethnic rebels. Myanmar's Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) ordered all mobile phone operators on Friday to suspend internet data in nine townships across Rakhine and neighboring Chin State. "As a basis for its request, the MoTC has referenced disturbances of the peace and internet services to coordinate illegal activities," Telenor Myanmar said in a statement. The
News Myanmar Yangon: Baker McKenzie to Shrink Myanmar Team Amid Review
Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: Phuong D. Nguyen/Shutterstock.com. Baker McKenzie is planning to significantly reduce the size of its Myanmar office and advise related matters from other offices in Southeast ...
News Myanmar Yangon: Myanmar frees Reuters reporters jailed for Secrecy Act crime
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Two Reuters journalists who were imprisoned for breaking Myanmar's Official Secrets Act over reporting on security forces' abuses of Rohingya Muslims were pardoned and ...
News Myanmar Yangon: Pilot in Myanmar lands plane without front wheels
Myanmar Airlines Flight 103 was headed from Yangon to Mandalay when the pilot discovered the problem. In a statement, the airline said pilot Captain Myat Moe Aung "followed emergency procedures and ...
