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 ...
Australian mining companies operating in Myanmar are contributing to military government funding, according to a new report. Justice for Myanmar, an activist group that focuses on campaigning against military-rule, says the mining companies listed in a new report titled “Mining Against Humanity” remain active and create revenue for the military. That activity, ...
As Afghanistan’s opium production plummets under the Taliban’s strict ban, Myanmar has emerged as the new global leader in poppy cultivation in 2023, driven by the country’s ongoing civil war and economic crisis, a new U.N. report says. The report, Southeast Asia Opium Survey 2023, released on Tuesday, says that ...
Myanmar rebels have launched a series of coordinated attacks known as “Operation 1027” that outside analysts say have given them new momentum in their struggle against the military junta. The operation also reportedly aligns with China’s interest in cracking down on transnational crime on the region, particularly cybercriminals who target ...
Fighting has intensified this month in eastern and western Myanmar, spreading to densely populated urban areas and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes, the United Nations warns. The 3 northern twin alliances, the Ta’ang TNLA forces; After the Rakhine Army AA and Kokang MNDAA forces jointly started the ...
