Myanmar’s Arakan Army abducts 14 Bangladeshi fishermen with two trawlers off St Martin’s coast
Border Guard Bangladesh said the Arakan Army has abducted at least 314 fishermen from the Naf River and adjoining areas over the last eight months.
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Rohingya crisis: Bangladesh Chief Adviser Yunus lays out 7-point plan at UN conference
This first-ever high-level UN event comes as global attention shifts elsewhere, while Bangladesh shoulders the burden of about 1.2 million refugees.
Japanese nationals lured to scam bases with false promises, controlled through violence
Many of the 29 suspects allegedly traveled to Cambodia to pay off their debts and the police have confirmed cases in which they were lured by the idea that they could earn money.…
Remaking Thailand-Myanmar’s ‘Death Railway’ into ‘Route of Peace and Prosperity’
If Japan can get the United States, Europe, and countries along the artery to cooperate in turning the Thai-Burma Railway into a road for peace and prosperity, it may also serve…
Myanmar scam centres set daily US$50k goal: Malaysian humanitarian organisation
To achieve these kinds of numbers, you will need to scam dozens of people daily, an official said.
Satellite images reveal environmental damage from illegal rare earth mining near Thailand
According to a recent study, mining activities in Myanmar, particularly in Shan State and Kachin State, have led to severe pollution in the upper Mekong River basin and…
Myanmar Foreign Affairs Minister, Thai ambassador to Myanmar meet to discuss border trade
On the afternoon of September 8, Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe and Thai Ambassador to Myanmar Mr. Monk Khun Wisitsan met at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in…
India explores rare-earth deal with Myanmar rebels
Although rare earths are relatively abundant, China has near-absolute control over the technology that processes the minerals into magnets.
Protect people fleeing conflict in Myanmar: UN Rights Chief
The UN is going to hold a high-level conference on the situation of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar on September 30 in New York to highlight the crisis.
Because no one asked: Archiving the Rohingya past
The Rohingya archive repositions. It insists that the community be seen not only as stateless victims but as agents with deep pasts, thick roots, and futures denied but not…