US-China Trade War Seen as Boosting Vietnam Growth
Vietnam will enjoy the fastest economic growth in Southeast Asia in 2020, according to a new forecast from British multinational investment bank HSBC.
Vietnam has been a beneficiary of the China-U.S. trade war, enjoying a boost in services and exports …
Japan announces $5 million IDP aid program
The Japanese government announced in late December that it will launch an aid program to help internally displaced people (IDP) in Kachin State to return home, Nikkei Asian Review reported.
The Japanese program aims to assist people displaced by ethnic …
Shan Orgs Support Legal Action Against Burma at ICJ
Seventeen Shan civil society and community-based organizations spoke out this week in support of charges brought by Gambia against the Burmese state at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), where Burma is accused of committing genocide against the Rohingya Muslims …
STATE-SPONSORED GENOCIDE LAWSUIT: EAOs and the Gambia lawsuit in ICJ
The Gambia’s November 11 state-sponsored genocide lawsuit allegation in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has caused havoc and cacophony in Myanmar political landscape.
It is all the more confusing for the general public and those not adequately informed, from …
STATE-SPONSORED GENOCIDE LAWSUIT: EAOs and the Gambia lawsuit in ICJ
The Gambia’s November 11 state-sponsored genocide lawsuit allegation in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has caused havoc and cacophony in Myanmar political landscape.
It is all the more confusing for the general public and those not adequately informed, from …
Shan Orgs Support Legal Action Against Burma at ICJ
Seventeen Shan civil society and community-based organizations spoke out this week in support of charges brought by Gambia against the Burmese state at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), where Burma is accused of committing genocide against the Rohingya Muslims …
Myanmar Accusers Criticize Aung San Suu Kyi’s Defense of Genocide Allegations
THE HAGUE – A lawyer presenting Gambia’s case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against Rohingya Muslims said Thursday that Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi ignored allegations of mass killings and rape as she led her country’s defense …
Bangladesh: Rohingya Mock Aung San Suu Kyi’s Rejection of Genocide Claims
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh recounted atrocities by Naypyidaw’s military as they debunked denials by Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday at the U.N.’s top court that her government’s security forces had committed genocide against the minority Muslims.…
Chinese Attack on Local Officials in Parking Spat Raises Questions in Myanmar’s Yangon
The arrest and swift release on bail of five Chinese nationals who assaulted a Myanmar police officer and local administrative officials outside Yangon at the weekend have angered local officials over foreigners being allowed to get away with breaking laws, …