Myanmar migrant fatally stabbed by colleague A Myanmar migrant worker was arrested for fatally stabbing a female compatriot in Bangkok’s Pratunam neighbourhood on Thursday afternoon. Bangkok Post · Mar 9, 2023
Crackdown, Financial Constraints Limit Myanmar Protests Donations to anti-government organizations have gradually dropped, but living costs and expenses for protests are rising. The News Lens · Mar 9, 2023
Myanmar boxing packs a punch, kick and headbutt HLAINGBWE, Myanmar: After Hlaing Htet Aung landed another vicious kick to his opponent's chest, the referee called a stop to the bout, the crowd cheered and the ringside band ended their tune with a flourish. Bangkok Post · Mar 8, 2023
Myanmar junta slams UN human rights chief's 'irrelevant' comments Myanmar's junta has slammed the United Nations' (UN) human rights chief for making "irrelevant" remarks after he said the military may have committed war crimes as it struggles to crush resistance to its rule. Bangkok Post · Mar 8, 2023
Alleged labour smuggling ringleader arrested SONGKHLA: A woman alleged to be the leader of a major network smuggling Myanmar workers to Malaysia through Thailand has been arrested by immigration police. Bangkok Post · Mar 8, 2023
Defections from Myanmar military slow as generals tighten grip Coup opponents say they are trying to recruit more informants as threats to those who leave intensify. Al Jazeera · Mar 7, 2023
Residents say Myanmar army killed 17 people in 2 villages A resident and members of Myanmar's anti-government resistance say soldiers have rampaged through several villages, raping, beheading and killing at least 17 people The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023
Why including refugees in peacebuilding matters Refugee women are crucial to building peace in Myanmar. Yet their experience has rarely been valued. 360info · Mar 5, 2023
Tea and a quiet word: How women influence peace talks in Myanmar Myanmar’s formal peace efforts have traditionally involved only men. It’s time for that to change. 360info · Mar 5, 2023
A massive fire tore through a crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh The blaze hit Sunday morning and has left thousands homeless. Some 740,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar since 2017, when the Myanmar military launched a brutal crackdown. WEKU · Mar 5, 2023
Fire blazes through crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh At least 2,000 huts damaged in one of the 32 camps in Cox’s Bazar district where more than 1.2 million people live. Al Jazeera · Mar 5, 2023
Fire hits crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh A massive fire has raced through a crammed refugee camp for Rohingya Muslims in southern Bangladesh, leaving thousands homeless The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2023
UN: Myanmar junta ‘at war with country’s own people’ Myanmar's military rulers now see civilians as their adversaries and are making war on the country’s own people, undermining the basic ability to live, the United Nations said on Friday. Bangkok Post · Mar 3, 2023
Malaysia's Anwar urges ASEAN to speak up on Myanmar violence Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to speak up and hold Myanmar’s military leaders accountable for blatant human rights violations, but says the country should remain in the regional bloc The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023
The News Lens · Mar 2, 2023 Settling in Formosa “Publishing is not a very profitable business, but we’re looking to educate people about what a wonderful place Taiwan is. It’s an example for the world.”
Bangkok Post · Mar 2, 2023 SUV overturns, 2 illegal migrants killed KANCHANABURI: Two illegal migrants from Myanmar were killed and eight others hurt when a speeding SUV carrying them overturned after its tyres burst on a road in Muang district early Thursday. The driver and about 10 other migrants fled.
Al Jazeera · Mar 2, 2023 ‘Tip of the spear’: Battling the Golden Triangle’s drug lords A low-intensity but bloody battle is being fought to contain the flow of drugs from Southeast Asia’s ‘Golden Triangle’.
Bangkok Post · Mar 2, 2023 Myanmar cuts power to businesses so students can study at night YANGON: Myanmar’s businesses will be left without power for five hours a night for much of this month to allow students to burn the midnight oil, a stark illustration of how energy shortages are forcing tough choices and worsening already acute economic pain.
Bangkok Post · Mar 1, 2023 Crisis in need of regional accord The military coup of Feb 1, 2021 plunged Myanmar into a political crisis. Two years on, this has become a humanitarian crisis. Half of our population does not have enough food, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). At least 1.6 million are internally displaced, due to military operations, including…
Bangkok Post · Mar 1, 2023 Humanising policy towards refugees The recent death of a Uighur man -- who had sought refuge in Thailand and was subsequently detained for nearly a decade, was a sad reflection of the unbalanced response towards persons who seek refuge, or "refugees", in this country. Various groups currently seek protection from persecution, armed conflicts and…
The Conversation · Mar 1, 2023 Amid a worsening refugee crisis, public support is high in both Australia and NZ to accept more Rohingya Nearly one million stateless Rohingya people who fled brutal ethnic cleansing in Myanmar have been languishing in extremely congested refugee camps in Bangladesh for the past five and a half years.
The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023 Suu Kyi's lawyers unable to meet with her to plan appeals Lawyers for ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is serving a 33-year prison sentence on what are widely seen as contrived charges, have been denied meetings with her as they prepare her appeals
The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023 Malaysia leader alarmed by Myanmar's refugee crisis Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says more than 200,000 refugees have fled Myanmar to his country and urgently called for new ways to persuade Myanmar’s ruling generals to resolve the civil conflict
Bangkok Post · Mar 1, 2023 Indian firm ‘sold arms to Myanmar’ An Indian state-owned arms manufacturer has shipped artillery barrels to military-ruled Myanmar, an activist group said on Wednesday, warning they could be used by the junta in its crackdown on dissent.
Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2023 Myanmar military gets new aviation fuel supplies despite abuses New report from Amnesty Intl, Global Witness and Burma Campaign UK reveals new shipments of fuel despite air raids.