Russia and Myanmar cooperating on military equipment supplies: Report
Russia is cooperating closely with Myanmar to supply military hardware including aircraft, the Interfax news agency cited Alexander Mikheev, the head of Russian state arms trader Rosoboronexport.Rights activists have accused Moscow of legitimising Myan…
Myanmar Drops Charges Against Some Arrestees Due To Suspension Of Court Proceedings Amid Pandemic
Myanmar’s State Administration Council, dropped some criminal cases with certain offenses, due to the suspension of court proceedings during the COVID-19 pandemic, state-run media reported yesterday.The council’s order said that, the proceedings of th…
Myanmar’s Crackdown on Free Press Driving Journalists to Thailand
BANGKOK – On an early April evening in a thick patch of jungle in eastern Myanmar, Win, a journalist with a local news outlet, waited anxiously for nightfall before slipping across a quiet stretch of border and safely into Thailand. Reporters Without B…
US Builds Coordinated Approach on China as Top Officials Head to Asia
Senior U.S. and Chinese diplomats are set to meet Sunday at a time of rising tensions between Washington and Beijing. The U.S. State Department said Wednesday that Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, the No. 2 American diplomat, will meet with Fo…
Noted Uyghur Folklore Professor Serving Prison Term in China’s Xinjiang
An internationally recognized expert in Uyghur folklore and ethnographer who disappeared in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) more than three years ago has been confirmed as being imprisoned by authorities, according to her former co-wor…
Mass Murder of Civilians in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region Amounts to ‘War Crime,’ Says Rights Lawyer
The murder of more than a dozen people whose bodies exhibited signs of torture and were left to rot in a forest in Myanmar’s remote Sagaing region this week was carried out by troops loyal to the country’s junta and should be classified as a “war crime…
US, EU Tighten Scrutiny on China’s Xinjiang Over Uyghur Forced Labor Issue
The U.S. government on Tuesday expanded its warning about doing business in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), citing forced labor and genocide against the Uyghur ethnic group, while the European Union issued new guidelines to halt the i…
Head of Aid Group Reports Increased Attacks by Myanmar Military in Border Areas
BANGKOK – The head of a Thai-based volunteer aid group, speaking from inside Myanmar, has described increasing attacks by that country’s military in the ethnic areas along the country’s borders with China and Thailand.Speaking to VOA by satellite phone…
Families of Victims of Crackdown Call on ICC to Prosecute Myanmar Junta Leaders
Families of the victims of a brutal crackdown on anti-junta protests in Myanmar are calling on the Netherlands-based International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute those responsible for the death or dismemberment of their loved ones.On Feb. 1, the mil…