Scam Factories on the Thai–Myanmar Border: How Chinese Mafia Networks Operate
Scam Factories on the Thai–Myanmar Border: How Chinese Mafia Networks Operate A High-Security Compound Disguised as Development Just five years ago, the land along the Moei River near Myawaddy was empty fields. Today, it is home to KK Park — a sprawling 210-hectare (520-acre) complex complete with villas, restaurants, banks, and even a hospital. At […]
Myanmar Considers Direct Yuan Investment to Boost Chinese Business Engagement
Myanmar Considers Direct Yuan Investment to Boost Chinese Business Engagement Myanmar is weighing the option of allowing direct investment in Chinese yuan as part of efforts to attract more Chinese companies, according to Acting President and State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. A decision on the initiative is expected in the near […]
Former Myanmar Leader Suu Kyi’s Health Reportedly Deteriorating in Custody
Former Myanmar leader Suu Kyi’s health fading in military custody, says son Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is suffering from worsening heart problems and needs urgent medical attention, her son said on Friday in an appeal for her immediate release from “cruel and life-threatening” custody. Kim Aris told Reuters his 80-year-old mother, […]
Toxic Fallout: Myanmar’s Rare Earth Mines Pollute Thai Rivers
Toxic Fallout: Myanmar’s Rare Earth Mines Pollute Thai Rivers Rare earth mining in Myanmar’s Shan State is causing a growing environmental crisis in northern Thailand. Contaminated water from mining sites has polluted key Mekong River tributaries — the Kok, Sai, and Ruak — turning them orange-yellow and pushing arsenic levels far above safe limits.Thai officials […]
Myanmar’s Wartime Elections: What to Expect
Myanmar’s Wartime Elections: What to Expect Myanmar’s military regime plans to hold national elections in late 2025 or early 2026. But these polls are unlikely to meet the basic standards of legitimacy or reflect the will of the people.The elections are being organized during an ongoing civil war, with much of the country outside of […]
PM Modi, Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing Discuss Bilateral Cooperation at SCO Summit
PM Modi, Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing Discuss Bilateral Cooperation at SCO Summit Tianjin, China — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of Myanmar’s State Administration Council and State Security and Peace Commission, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin on Sunday. The meeting […]
India’s Alleged Drone Strikes in Myanmar
India’s Alleged Drone Strikes in Myanmar: A Growing Cross-Border Crisis July 13, 2025 — Tensions in South Asia escalated sharply following allegations that India carried out drone strikes on militant camps inside Myanmar’s territory. Armed groups ULFA-I and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of Manipur claimed that their camps were hit by WARMATE loitering munitions, […]
PM Modi Meets Myanmar’s Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in Tianj
PM Modi, Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing discuss way forward on several aspects of bilateral cooperation PM Modi Meets Myanmar’s Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in Tianj Tianjin, China – August 31 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Myanmar’s State Security and Peace Commission Chairman, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, on the sidelines of […]
India expelling Rohingyas
India expelling Rohingyas to Bangladesh, Myanmar without protections: HRW Human Rights Watch (HRW) has alleged that Indian authorities have expelled scores of ethnic Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh and Myanmar without rights protections since May 2025. Authorities have arbitrarily detained several hundred more, mistreating some of them, the New York-based rights body said yesterday (29 August). […]
Myanmar Junta Chief to Make Second Visit to China Since 2021 Coup
Myanmar Junta Chief to Make Second Visit to China Since 2021 Coup Myanmar’s military chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, is set to make a working visit to China later this week — his second since the February 2021 coup — according to state media. The trip will see Min Aung Hlaing attend the Shanghai […]