GAMBIA VERSUS MYANMAR: International Court of Justice Blues
The three-day International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearing from December 10 to 12 � in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar) � ended with decision …
Hundreds of Lashio IDPs in Need of Food Aid
More than 500 internally displaced people (IDPs) who have sought refuge in a village in Lashio Township, northern Shan State, are short on food and water, volunteers said.
The 546 IDPs are staying in Enai village, and come from the …
Migrant Workers in Thailand Demand Govt Enforce Labor Rights Protection Laws
Migrant workers from Burma in Thailand are demanding that the Thai government implement its existing laws guaranteeing a minimum wage and paid leave.
Thong Kham, who works with the migrant rights group MAP Foundation, told SHAN that domestic workers in …
Approaching Typhoon, Snafus Mar Southeast Asian Games
CLARK, PHILIPPINES – An approaching typhoon is threatening to complicate the hosting by the Philippines of the largest biennial games in Southeast Asia, already marred by logistical foul-ups that the president vowed to investigate.
President Rodrigo Duterte is set to …
Woman Killed in Another Kyaukme Tea Farm Landmine Accident
A landmine explosion on a tea farm killed a woman and injured her husband this week in Kyaukme Township.
The couple�Nang Nguen and Sai Thein�accidentally set off the concealed landmine while picking tea in Mont Mart village of Khim Kawng …
Nam Ma Locals Take a Stand Against Dam Company Officials
Locals refused to meet officials on Thursday from a company set to build a hydropower dam on the Nam Ma River in Hsipaw, northern Shan State.
The Unienergy Co. Ltd. sent representatives to the Nam Ma area to meet residents, …
VISA ON ARRIVAL: A discrimination act for former Myanmar citizens?
Tourists from six countries, Australia, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Russia, can now enter Myanmar with no requirement for pre-arranged approval.
Accordingly, tourists can make use of the visa on arrival access for US$50 each and enter the country at …
CHINA’S DRESSING-DOWN: The three brotherhood ethnic armed group reprimanded
As the Special Envoy for Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Sun Guoxiang, on August 21, summoned the three brotherhood ethnic armed group, the Arakan Army (AA), Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army …
KARENNI LAND CONFISCATION: Government’s land reform amendment and its negative consequences
On August 20, a 45-page Federal land administration still a long way in the country’s land reform sector report was released by Kayah Human Rights and Environmental Rights Movement Network, in Yangon at Orchid Hotel.
The report emphasized that following …