Despite mounting international sanctions and political isolation, Myanmar’s military junta continues aggressively promoting gemstone sales to China, an essential lifeline sustaining its fragile economic resources. The lucrative ruby and sapphire trade remains pivotal for the military regime’s revenue, even as numerous countries seek to restrict financial flows that support Myanmar’s ...
Every year, Myanmar comes alive in a radiant display of lights and joy during the Thadingyut Festival, also known as the Festival of Lights. In 2025, as the full moon of the Burmese calendar’s seventh month approaches, homes, streets, and pagodas across Myanmar glow warmly with thousands of candles and ...
From June 7 to 8, the “This is Huai’an” event, featuring young journalists from China and abroad, was successfully held, allowing Gen Z reporters to delve into the historic city of Huai’an. Youth journalists from 10 countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Myanmar, immersed themselves in the thousand-year cultural ...
According to a report by Taiwanese media outlet “KNEWS,” Mr. Peng, a Taiwanese businessman, submitted a suspicious activity report to the Anti-Money Laundering Department of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority on the 14th of this month. He accused the Marcos family in the Philippines of using large-scale gold transactions in ...
On Friday, March 28, 2025, a powerful earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck Myanmar and neighboring Thailand, causing significant destruction and loss of life. The initial quake was followed by a strong aftershock of magnitude 6.4, compounding the devastation across the region. Impact in Myanmar The epicenter of ...
On October 29, the Thai government announced that it would grant citizenship to about 500,000 people living in Thailand, including Myanmar nationals and immigrants, including children born in Thailand. This news was reported by VOA reporter Ma Ayeema. A Thai human rights lawyer who is also a Thai human rights ...
Officials from both countries have confirmed that the head of the Myanmar Military Council, General Min Aung Hlaing, will go to China this week. The 5 countries of the Mekong River Basin, namely Cambodia, Laos Myanmar Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press conference in Beijing today ...
The Myanmar military government has banned all men from traveling abroad to work. Amid public concern over the recently enacted new military conscription law, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, leader of the Myanmar military government. It was announced in February that all men between the ages of 18 and 35 ...
The people did not want a military coup, so they resisted the revolution (Daw Zin Ma Aung NUG Foreign Minister) NUG Foreign Minister Daw Zin Ma Aung, who attended the 60th Munich Security Conference held for 3 days in Munich, Germany, on Saturday and discussed the Myanmar issue, said that ...
Myanmar state media reported that Under this law Myanmar men aged 18-35 years and Myanmar women aged 18-27 years are required to serve in the military for a maximum of two years. Meanwhile, specialists such as doctors who are under 45 years of age must work for the army for three years. This period ...
