Tag: Burma
fighting on the Thai border
In Burma, fighting rages on a major trade route with Thailand and the rest of Southeast Asia. Ethnic armies attack Burmese military targets and block goods transport vehicles. The clashes…
Burma: coordinated attacks by rebel groups on the border with China
The conflict is igniting in northern Burma, on the Chinese border: an alliance of three armed ethnic groups launched a major offensive a few days ago against military outposts of…
In Burma, China defends the junta… and its interests
A perfectly orchestrated communication operation. Last May, several hundred people participated in a “Myanmar – China Trade Fair” in a vast exhibition hall located in the heart of Naypyidaw, the…
ex-leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been partially pardoned
Ex-Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in detention since being ousted in a military coup in 2021, was granted a partial pardon as part of a junta amnesty for more…
Burma: Human Rights Watch denounces the intimidation of opponents’ lawyers
Lawyers who defend opponents of the Burmese military junta risk a lot, according to a Human Rights Watch report published Thursday, June 8: harassment, intimidation, threats and prison sentences, some…
In Burma, the state of Rakhine devastated by Cyclone Mocha: “Everything is destroyed, it’s a vision of horror”
The toll of the cyclone that swept the coasts of Bangladesh and Burma on Sunday is getting heavier by the hour, with information trickling in as communications recover. Mocha, the…
Cyclone Mocha hits the coasts of Bangladesh and Burma
Cyclone Mocha, which intensified on Saturday May 13, threatens the Bay of Bengal. It arrives this Sunday 14 on the coasts of Bangladesh and Burma, according to the office of…
ASEAN fails to advance Burma peace plan
Same actors, same scenario: ASEAN unable to agree on the Burmese file. On the last day of its regional summit, the organization of Southeast Asian countries made no progress on…
Burma: the junta releases many political prisoners
In Burma, the ruling junta announced, this Wednesday, May 3, the release of more than 2,100 political prisoners and the commutation of the sentence of 38 death row prisoners to…
In Burma, the number of mine victims increases with the civil war
Landmines and unexploded ordnance injured or killed more than one person a day in Burma in 2022, according to the United Nations, an increase of almost 40% compared to 2021.…