Etiket: Myanmar
Tropical storm Mocha hits Myanmar and Bangladesh, major damage expected
Cyclone Mocha hit the coasts of Bangladesh and Myanmar on Sunday afternoon. That made it Bangladesh Meteorological Department announced. Due to the threat of the tropical storm in Bangladesh, at…
Very destructive hurricane on its way to Bangladesh and Myanmar, half a million people on the run | Abroad
A potentially devastating hurricane is currently making its way to Bangladesh and Myanmar. ‘Mocha’ is expected to make landfall on Sunday and its wind speed can reach 200 kilometers per…
Bangladesh and Myanmar prepare for severe hurricane, evacuations started
A powerful hurricane is approaching Bangladesh and Myanmar. Hurricane Mocha is likely to make landfall on Sunday, bringing winds of 175 kilometers per hour with it. Tens of thousands of…
At least 170 killed in Myanmar airstrike, new estimates | Abroad
LOOK. Air strike by Myanmar junta. Myanmar’s military junta previously confirmed it had carried out an operation in the area of Pazi Gyi village on Tuesday, but did not provide…
Dozens killed in airstrike on village by military junta Myanmar, “including children among the victims”
Myanmar’s military junta has confirmed it has carried out an airstrike on a village in a rebel-held zone in the Sagaing region. According to the junta, several of the victims…
At least 100 killed in Myanmar junta airstrikes
A series of airstrikes on a village in Myanmar’s Sagaing region have killed 100 people. That writes AP news agency based on local media. The attacks allegedly took place during…
Myanmar military junta dissolves party of former head of government Aung San Suu Kyi | Abroad
The National League for Democracy (NLD) won parliamentary elections between 2015 and 2020. Because the announced elections would not be democratic, the party has deliberately not registered and is therefore…
Jeff Bezos, luxury yachts and a military regime: the battle for timber from Myanmar
Billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Steven Spielberg prefer to have their luxury superyachts built in the Netherlands. They pay hundreds of millions of euros for the best quality, including a…
Two Dutch entrepreneurs found guilty in case of illegal timber import from Myanmar
In the very first criminal case based on the European Timber Regulation, two Dutch entrepreneurs have been convicted. They imported teak from Myanmar – controversial because of the deforestation in…
Myanmar junta releases 700 prisoners, including four foreigners | Abroad
The military junta in Myanmar announced today that 700 prisoners have been released. Among them are British ex-diplomat Vicky Bowman, Japanese journalist Toru Kubota and Sean Turnell, an Australian adviser…