Etiket: Myanmar
Japanese journalist sentenced to ten years in prison in Myanmar | Abroad
A Japanese journalist has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for encouraging dissent against the military junta in Myanmar and violating an electronic communications law. A Japanese diplomatic source…
Primark will stop sourcing in Myanmar
Clothing discounter Primark has announced that it will withdraw from the country amid the situation in Myanmar, which is currently under a military regime following a coup last year. This…
‘This regime in Myanmar is doing what it pleases’
The evening air in a suburb of Chiang Mai is quiet and pleasantly lukewarm. On the balcony, next to his office full of books, Min Zin has moments of peace…
British ex-ambassador sentenced to years in prison in Myanmar | Abroad
A former United Kingdom ambassador to Myanmar has been sentenced to one year in prison. According to a diplomatic source. Vicky Bowman, an ambassador between 2002 and 2006, and her…
Conditions for Rohingya return to Myanmar have not been met according to UN
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said on Wednesday it is not yet safe for the Rohingya refugee to return to Myanmar. Nearly five years ago,…
Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to six years in prison
Burmese government leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was deposed last year, has been sentenced again to prison. That was decided by a court in the army-ruled country on Monday,…
Myanmar ambassador to China suddenly died: fourth ambassador in Beijing deceased since 2021 Abroad
Myanmar’s ambassador to China died suddenly in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming on Sunday. This is evident from an obituary in the Myanmar state media and also reported diplomatic…
Rare white elephant born according to Myanmar state media | animals
A rare white elephant has been born in Myanmar, according to state media. In Myanmar, white elephants are symbols of power and luck. The animals have to meet numerous criteria…
Myanmar junta spokesman: “Four executed activists deserved multiple death sentences” | Abroad
The four executed activists in Myanmar deserved “multiple death sentences”. That’s what the spokesman for the military junta said. The activists included a former MP from the party of deposed…
Myanmar executes pro-democracy activists for the first time in decades | NOW
Myanmar’s military leaders have executed pro-democracy activists for the first time in decades. Four activists have been killed, state media reported. One of the victims is Phyo Zeya Thaw. He…