Myanmar’s shadow government to file with ICC over hundreds of junta rights abuses
Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government (NUG) said Friday that it had documented more than 400 serious human rights abuses nationwide in the nearly nine months since the military seized power and intends to seek justice for the victims through both …
Myanmar authorities re-arrest more than 100 political prisoners after amnesty
Authorities in Myanmar have re-arrested at least 110 political prisoners freed earlier this week—some within hours of their release—suggesting that the amnesty was only a bid by the junta to appease the international community amid criticism of its rul…
US in talks with ASEAN, Singapore to restrict Myanmar junta’s access to funds
Washington is talking with ASEAN member Singapore about limiting the Burmese military regime’s access to money, as part of efforts to pile pressure on the junta chief who has been barred from an upcoming regional summit, a senior U.S. State Department …
Myanmar to send ‘non-political, high-level’ envoy to ASEAN Summit
Myanmar will send a “non-political, high-level” envoy to next week’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, an official said Tuesday, after the bloc barred junta chief Snr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing from attending, citing a lack of cooperati…
Former Myanmar President Says Military Tried to Force His Resignation
Myanmar’s detained former president Win Myint testified in court Tuesday that senior military officials attempted to force him to resign, citing a false health condition on the day of the coup that saw the junta seize power, according to his lawyers.Sp…
Bangladesh Cracks Down on Crime at Rohingya Camps, Nets Dozens of Suspects
Bangladesh police have arrested nearly 40 refugees, including many suspected of involvement with illegal weapons and drugs, since they launched a crackdown against criminality at Rohingya camps after community leader Muhib Ullah was slain last month, a…
Convoy Ambush Kills at Least 30 Junta Soldiers in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region
Clashes between Myanmar’s military and People’s Defense Force (PDF) militias in embattled Sagaing region have left at least 30 government troops dead, PDF sources said Tuesday, while reports emerged of soldiers loyal to the junta attacking civilians an…
Bangladesh: UNHCR Set to Begin Humanitarian Ops for Rohingya on Remote Island
After months of negotiation, the United Nations refugee agency will begin humanitarian operations on a remote island where Bangladesh has moved almost 19,000 Rohingya and plans to relocate more than 80,000 others, a senior minister told BenarNews.The g…
Myanmar’s Forests Under Pressure From Illegal Logging, Smuggling
Logging companies and criminal gangs are destroying forests in East Asia at an unprecedented rate.Myanmar is grabbing world headlines for its citizens’ struggle against a military regime that overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected National League for Dem…