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 co…
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…
Kyaukme Woman Found Dead at Namkham River Port
Locals found the body of a woman at the river port between Kon Hai and Nawng Kham villages along the Namkham River in the township by the same name on Tuesday.The body was identified as 27-year-old Ma Sanda Win, who lived in Kyauke town. She had been w…
ETHNIC CONFLICT ESCALATION: NA-B raids in Pyin Oo Lwin and Nawngkhio
In the pre-dawn early hours of August 15, three members out four belonging to the Northern Alliance Burma (NA-B), the Arakan Army (AA), Myanmar National Democratic Army (MNDAA) also known as Kokang and Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) launched a…
Members of Alleged Gang Arrested After Beating of 14-Year-Old Girl in Tangyan
A group of four women and girls who were allegedly filmed beating a 14-year-old girl in Tangyan have been arrested after the victim’s family opened a case to find the perpetrators.Teenagers stripped and beat Nawng Seng Moom at around noon on July 7 nea…
Thai Govt Announces Extension of Migrant Work Permits by Two Years
Migrant workers from Burma will be able to extend their work permits from within Thailand for another two years, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Labor announced this week.The Thai government made the decision on July 8, which means that migrant workers will …
Man Killed in Muse Road Accident
A man was killed on site in a car accident at the Shwe Nandaw gate in Muse, northern Shan State this week.A motorbike and car had a collision at around 1:30 p.m. on the national highway on Thursday.The identity of the victim was not known at the time o…
Cambodia to Journalists: Let Us Now Praise Sihanoukville
PHNOM PENH Singapore. Las Vegas. Silicon Valley. These are the models the Cambodian government says it is hoping to emulate in the coastal port city of Sihanoukville, now awash in Chinese investment.Government spokesman Phay Siphan on Monday gave a n…