Myanmar Military Suing Lawmaker, Reuters Under Telecommunications Law
Lawmakers around Southeast Asia are coming to the defense of one of their counterparts in Myanmar, who faces legal action after he told the Reuters news agency that military shelling had left two Rohingya Muslim women dead.The military, which rules Mya…
Myanmar Ruling Party Constitutional Amendments Again Thwarted
Myanmar lawmakers on Thursday failed to pass constitutional amendments proposed by Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy party to reduce the power of the country’s military chief during states of emergency.The current charter, drafted in 2008 …
Myanmar Jails Local Partner of US Hemp Grower For 20 Years
A Myanmar court on Tuesday sentenced a Myanmar national to 20 years in jail for working on a hemp plantation operated by a U.S. citizen, deemed illegal by police because it grew cannabis, a local police official said.Shein Latt was arrested on April 22…
Two Civilians Killed as Myanmar Army Hits Chin State Village With Airstrikes
Heavy artillery fire during airstrikes killed two civilians and injured four others in a village in western Myanmar’s Chin state on Monday, where government forces are fighting the rebel Arakan Army, a resident and a military spokesman said.The strikes…
UN Investigator Wants Myanmar Brought Before International Criminal Court
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A U.N. investigator is calling for Myanmar to be referred to the International Criminal Court and tried for alleged international crimes, including the persecution of ethnic minorities that have forced millions to flee, fearing fo…
Myanmar Army Sues Reuters for Criminal Defamation
Myanmar police said the army had filed a lawsuit against Reuters news agency and a local lawmaker for criminal defamation, weeks after the military objected to a news story published about the death of two Rohingya Muslim women as a result of shelling …
Myanmar Army Brings Defamation Case Against Lawmaker, Reuters Over Report of Killings
The Myanmar military has filed a criminal defamation lawsuit against an upper house parliamentarian and Reuters news agency over the coverage of a shooting in Buthidaung township in western Myanmar’s war-ravaged Rakhine state, according to police.Lieut…
Gunman Robs Bank Of Around 40,000 USD In Myanmar’s Yangon
YANGON, A gunman, with a bogus bomb, robbed a bank located in the eastern part of Myanmar’s Yangon, on Friday, an official from Office of the Yangon Region Police Force told Xinhua.“The robbery took place at a branch of CB Bank in North Dagon township…
FOUR ARRESTED FOR E-COMMERCE SCAMS INVOLVING SALE OF FACE MASKS
The Police arrested two women and two men, between 24 and 27 February 2020, for their suspected involvement in separate e-commerce scams involving the sale of face masks and other items on Carousell.Between January and February 2020, the Police receive…