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 ...
The use of anti-personnel land mines by Russia and Myanmar triggered a surge in the number of civilian casualties in Ukraine and Myanmar last year, according to a new report by a land-mine monitor. The report, published by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, found that Russia, which is not ...
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said at the United Nations General Assembly that the ongoing violence in Myanmar is very worrying and that it is the biggest problem for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN, both strategically and humanitarianly. Myanmar is the biggest problem for ASEAN (Malaysian Prime Minister) ...
An earthquake measuring around 5 on the Richter scale struck near Yangon, Myanmar, on Saturday night. Although some buildings were shaken, There have been no reports of damage or injuries. Saturday night earthquake near Yangon with a magnitude of around 5 An earthquake measuring around 5 on the Richter scale struck near ...
The rotating chairmanship of ASEAN was handed over from Indonesia to Laos on Thursday. At the closing ceremony of the ASEAN Summit held in Jakarta, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo handed over the president’s symbol to Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone. After handing over the duties, President Widodo said that for peace and ...
August 15th, 2023 In a distressing event demonstrating the tragic consequences faced by workers in natural resource-rich countries, 36 individuals have been reported missing in Kachin state in northern Myanmar. Heavy rains over the weekend triggered a devastating landslide at a jade mine, burying small-scale scavengers and prospectors under a ...
By Stella Rodrz, HONG KONG To answer the question, “What are the mindsets and practices of excellent CEOs?,” we started with the six main elements of the CEO’s job—elements touched on in virtually all literature about the role: setting the strategy, aligning the organization, leading the top team, working with ...
Myanmar is home to one of the largest populations of wild Asian elephants, but a new threat is putting them in danger of extinction. Poachers are targeting elephants for their skin, which is turned into jewelry and medicine. Unlike ivory poaching, which mainly affects males, skin poaching does not discriminate ...
