ASEAN Ban Falls Short in Pressuring Myanmar Junta
ASEAN Ban Falls Short in Pressuring Myanmar Junta Myanmar regime not invited to ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur but the bloc must change tack if it really wants to effect change Myanmar’s junta has once again been excluded from a high-level Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, this time the event to be held […]
UN: Over 400 Rohingya Feared Dead in Two Shipwrecks Off Myanmar Coast
UN: Over 400 Rohingya Feared Dead in Two Shipwrecks Off Myanmar Coast At least 427 Rohingya, Myanmar’s Muslim minority, may have perished at sea in two shipwrecks on May 9 and 10, the United Nations said, in what would be another deadly incident for the persecuted group. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR) said in […]
Trump administration deported Asian immigrants to South Sudan
Trump administration deported Asian immigrants to South Sudan US media are reporting that President Donald Trump’s administration has deported at least two immigrants to South Sudan as part of its policy of cracking down on illegal immigration. Media reports say the measure could go against a court decision forbidding deportations of foreign nationals to third […]
Myanmar Urban Guerrilla Group Claims Assassination of Retired Army Officer
Myanmar Urban Guerrilla Group Claims Assassination of Retired Army Officer BANGKOK – A retired high-ranking officer in Myanmar’s military was shot dead by a self-proclaimed urban guerrilla group on Thursday near his home in the country’s biggest city, marking the latest assassination attributed to militants opposed to army rule. The former army officer, Cho Tun […]
US tariff increases, the conflict in Myanmar, and maritime disputes are expected to dominate the agenda at the ASEAN summit.
US tariff increases, the conflict in Myanmar, and maritime disputes are expected to dominate the agenda at the ASEAN summit. PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — The civil war in Myanmar, maritime disputes in the South China Sea and U.S. tariff hikes will top the agenda of a two-day Southeast Asian summit next week, Malaysian Prime Minister […]
Thailand to Build Dams Against Myanmar Mine Pollution
Myanmar is proving to be a toxic neighbour for Thailand, particularly Thais in the far north living alongside the Mekong and three other transboundary rivers. A mass of unregulated gold mining activity by Chinese miners on land controlled by ethnic Wa and Lahu people in Myanmar’s northeastern Shan State has been poisoning the Sai, Kok, […]
The Fuel Behind the Fire: Jet Fuel’s Role in Myanmar Military Airstrikes
On May 12, the Myanmar Air Force bombed a school in central Sagaing Region, near the epicenter of the recent earthquake, killing as many as 20 students and two teachers. These attacks are part of a broader campaign that saw over 4,000 airstrikes in the first three years since the 2021 Myanmar military coup—and now, […]
Myanmar Workers Arrested in Bangkok and Chiang Mai Restaurants
BANGKOK — Immigration authorities have apprehended seven Myanmar nationals working illegally at food establishments—five in Bangkok and two in Chiang Mai. Officers from Immigration Division 1 conducting the May 17 inspection noted Chinese signage in the trendy Nineyard Market near Bangkok’s Royal City Avenue (RCA), initially raising concerns about possible Chinese ownership or involvement. Upon […]
The Royal Thai Air Force clarified it deployed F-16s after a Myanmar aircraft neared Kanchanaburi around noon Friday.
Air Vice Marshal Prapas Sonjaidee, spokesperson for the RTAF, stated that a single K-8 military aircraft from Myanmar was detected flying close to Thai airspace in Mueang district, Kanchanaburi province, at 12.31 pm. In accordance with standard operational procedures, the air surveillance and control unit immediately issued a warning via the emergency frequency channel. Simultaneously, […]
400 people flee to Thailand as Myanmar rebels attack junta base
BANGKOK: More than 400 Myanmar people fled across the Thai border on Thursday (May 15) as ethnic minority armed groups bombarded a junta base with drones, the kingdom’s armed forces said. Myanmar’s military sparked a civil war, seizing power in a 2021 coup and now battling an array of pro-democracy guerrillas and ethnic minority armed […]