Tag: Myanmar
Conscription in Myanmar: Fight for or against the junta?
background As of: February 22, 2024 10:52 a.m Myanmar’s junta has introduced compulsory military service. It is a move that shows their weakness in the face of the rebels’ successes.…
Myanmar: “The resistance has the upper hand right now”
As of: February 1, 2024 10:53 a.m Three years ago, the military seized power in Myanmar. But armed resistance against the junta is growing. Support is also dwindling within our…
Military Junta: Myanmar: Filmmaker Daewe sentenced to life imprisonment
military junta Myanmar: Filmmaker Daewe sentenced to life imprisonment Award-winning documentary filmmaker Shin Daewe has been sentenced to life in prison in Myanmar. photo © From the private collection of…
Bangladesh: Thousands homeless after fire in Rohingya camp
As of: January 7, 2024 10:55 a.m Thousands of Rohingya are homeless after a fire in an overcrowded refugee camp in Bangladesh. The flames destroyed the shelters made of bamboo…
Rebels in Myanmar capture border town
As of: January 6, 2024 3:58 p.m Resistance fighters in Myanmar have captured an important border town, inflicting a heavy defeat on the military junta. Laukkai is important for trade…
Southeast Asia: Amnesty in Myanmar: Junta wants to release 9,600 prisoners
South East Asia Amnesty in Myanmar: Junta wants to release 9,600 prisoners Family members and friends of prisoners stand outside Insein Prison in Yangon as a bus carrying freedmen leaves…
Mass amnesty: Myanmar announces release of 9,600 prisoners
As of: January 4, 2024 9:06 a.m Myanmar has announced another mass amnesty. 9,600 prisoners are to be released on Independence Day. It remains to be seen whether this also…
Rebels in Myanmar: From cook to fighter
As of: December 15, 2023 4:23 a.m In Myanmar, various rebel groups have been fighting against the military since a military coup in 2021. They are poorly equipped and yet…
Civil war in Myanmar: Are the coup plotters losing control?
According to the UN, Myanmar is the world’s largest producer of opium – and the country also appears to be slipping further and further away from the junta since the…
China launches military exercises on border with unrest in Myanmar
Beijing is watching. China began military exercises this Saturday along its border with Burma, while that country is in the grip of internal fighting. For the past month, an alliance…