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After more firms quit, Myanmar junta claims Russia to enter energy industry

Russia will soon begin participating in Myanmar’s energy industry in place of international companies that quit, the Burmese junta said…

2 years ago

ASEAN envoy says he will visit Myanmar in ‘the next few weeks’

The special envoy to Myanmar for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) aims to visit the strife torn-country in…

2 years ago

Russian arms sales to Southeast Asia have tanked, report finds

Russia’s arms sales to Southeast Asia have plummeted due to international sanctions imposed since the start of the Ukraine crisis…

2 years ago

Junta forces kill 20 civilians in one day in Myanmar’s Sagaing region

A joint force of military troops and pro-junta militiamen killed 20 civilians earlier this week in Myanmar’s war-torn Sagaing region,…

2 years ago

Vietnamese writer declines literature award due to government threats

A Vietnamese literary critic who won an award from a group of her peers has declined to publicly accept it…

2 years ago

More than 200 arrested for social media posts supporting Myanmar opposition

Authorities in Myanmar have arrested more than 200 people for incitement and terrorism since late January in connection with posts…

2 years ago

Myanmar Bank missive suggests junta seeks more than financial ties with Russia

Recent moves by the Central Bank of Myanmar to promote cooperation between military-owned lenders and their Russian counterparts suggest the…

2 years ago

Cambodia’s Supreme Court upholds 7-year sentence for opposition party activist

Cambodia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s verdict to sentence a 70-year-old activist affiliated with a dissolved political…

2 years ago

Interview: ‘I couldn’t go on working for them,’ says Myanmar military nurse

Capt. Khin Pa Pa Tun, a nursing captain at the Myanmar Military Medical Academy, and her husband, retired doctor Capt.…

2 years ago

NGO: Video shows Thai military destroying footbridge used by Myanmar refugees

The Thai army in March destroyed a footbridge used by refugees fleeing attacks in eastern Myanmar, a human rights group…

2 years ago

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