US charges Japanese crime leader with trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged the leader of a Japanese crime syndicate with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected use by Iran in nuclear weapons, the…
Myanmar military meets rebel groups with China’s help – junta spokesperson
(Reuters) -Representatives from Myanmar’s ruling military have held talks, facilitated by China, with three armed rebel groups leading an anti-junta offensive, state media reported a junta spokesperson as saying on Monday. Myanmar’s…
Chinese navy ships visit Myanmar amid heightened security tensions
BEIJING (Reuters) – Three Chinese navy ships have arrived in Myanmar on a goodwill visit as part of renewed Chinese defence engagement amid Chinese concern about a surge of fighting between Myanmar…
Foreigners, aid workers moved to safety from Myanmar fighting
(Reuters) – Hundreds of foreigners working in Myanmar, including U.N. agency staff, have been moved to safety as an insurgency against military rule gathers pace, opponents of the junta said on Monday.…
Myanmar Supreme Court rejects jailed Suu Kyi appeals
(Reuters) – The Supreme Court in military-ruled Myanmar has rejected appeals against six corruption convictions for the jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to media reports. Suu Kyi, in detention since…
UN rights expert urges US to go further with sanctions against Myanmar junta
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights expert for Myanmar on Wednesday called on the United States to further tighten sanctions on the country’s military rulers to include their…
Chinese rare earth prices hit 20-month high on Myanmar supply worry
BEIJING/HANOI (Reuters) -Chinese rare earth prices jumped to their highest in 20 months, as mining suspension in major producer Myanmar sparked stockpiling ahead of the peak consumption season, analysts said on Thursday.…
Exclusive-British police investigate exiled former Myanmar envoy for trespass
By John Geddie (Reuters) – British police are investigating Myanmar’s former ambassador to the United Kingdom for trespassing on a diplomatic residence in London that he has refused to leave since being…
U.N. humanitarian chief appeals to Myanmar generals for greater aid access
(Reuters) – The chief of the United Nations humanitarian relief agency has urged Myanmar’s ruling military to allow greater access to 18 million people in need of aid, describing the situation as…
Malaysia probes disappearance of Myanmar democracy activist and her family
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police said on Tuesday they had opened an investigation into the disappearance this month of a Myanmar democracy activist and her family, who are U.N. refugee card…
Blinken to press ASEAN to take tougher line on Myanmar, China – official
By David Brunnstrom and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington hopes to rally Southeast Asian nations to take tougher action against Myanmar’s military junta and to push back on China’s actions in…
Exclusive-Thailand seeking to re-engage Myanmar junta with ASEAN meeting – letter, sources
By Panu Wongcha-um, Poppy McPherson and Ananda Teresia BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s caretaker government is proposing to “fully re-engage” Myanmar’s military rulers and has invited ASEAN foreign ministers to an informal meeting on…
Myanmar shadow govt welcomes ASEAN peace talks but distrusts junta
(Reuters) – Myanmar’s shadow government welcomes efforts by ASEAN chair Indonesia to kickstart peace talks in the strife-torn Southeast Asian nation but is deeply distrustful of the junta that took power in…
Rohingya say will not go home to Myanmar to be stuck in camps
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) -Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh said on Saturday they would not return to Myanmar to “be confined in camps” after making their first return visit as part of…
Political prisoners among 2,000 pardoned by Myanmar junta
(Reuters) – Myanmar’s military government on Wednesday pardoned more than 2,000 prisoners, state media reported, among them a journalist and what activists and media said were numerous political detainees. State television MRTV…
Norway sovereign wealth fund excludes Korea Gas, India’s GAIL over Myanmar link
(Reuters) – The Norwegian central bank on Thursday excluded two oil and gas companies from its $1.4-trillion wealth fund, the world’s largest, citing ethical concerns over their ties to the Myanmar military.…
Myanmar junta says military carried out deadly attack on rebel ceremony
(Reuters) – Myanmar’s military said on Wednesday it carried out a deadly attack on a village gathering organised by its insurgent opponents this week and if civilians were also killed it was…
At least 50 killed as Myanmar military attacks rebel gathering, say media and militias
(Reuters) – At least 50 people were killed in central Myanmar on Tuesday in an air strike by the military on an event attended by opponents to its rule, according to media…
Thousands flee into Thailand after fighting between Myanmar military, rebels
(Reuters) – Fierce fighting between the Myanmar military and armed ethnic rebels has forced about 5,000 people to flee across the country’s border into Thailand this week, officials and media said on…
Myanmar economy to remain “severely diminished” amid conflict -World Bank
(Reuters) – Myanmar’s economic growth remains “severely diminished” and GDP is expected to increase just 3% in the fiscal year to September, the World Bank said on Friday, as the country remains…
U.N. expert calls for coordinated action against Myanmar junta
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar on Monday called on the international community to coordinate sanctions to counter the abuses perpetrated by the…
At least 22 people killed in suspected massacre at Myanmar monastery
(Reuters) – At least 22 people, including three Buddhist monks, were shot dead at close range in central Myanmar last week, according to a doctor’s post-mortem report, in what opponents of military…
Singapore to work with Indonesia, ASEAN, UN to push Myanmar peace plan – PM
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday the city-state would work with Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries, as well as partners like the United Nations, to…
Smuggled note exposes violence against women in Myanmar jail -lawyers, activists
(Reuters) – In early February, four members of an anti-junta group in the Myanmar city of Mandalay said they received a secret, one-page, handwritten note spirited out of a prison that details…
EU imposes sixth set of sanctions on Myanmar officials, firms over coup
(Reuters) – The European Union on Monday imposed a sixth round of sanctions on Myanmar over the 2021 military coup that overthrew elected leader Aung Suu Kyi and sparked global outrage. The…
Chevron agrees to sell Myanmar assets and will exit country
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. oil major Chevron Corp on Friday said it had agreed to sell its assets in Myanmar to Canadian company MTI, in a deal that allows…
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