Tag: Burmese
The Burmese rebellion has captured the town of Laukkaing, near the border with China
This was one of the major objectives stated by rebel groups in eastern Burma. One more slap in the face inflicted on the military junta, routed since the start of…
Burmese Rohingyas: six years of repression, massacres and exodus
On August 25, 2017, the Burmese army launched a campaign of bloody repression in Rakhine State – massacres, rapes, arson… – against the Muslim Rohingya minority, forcing nearly 750 into…
Thailand defends invitation to Burmese junta, much to ASEAN’s chagrin
Thailand has decided to reopen on June 20 a dialogue with the military junta in power Burma, a decision in contradiction with the official policy of the Association of Southeast…
Burmese junta executes prisoners, first death sentences in decades
The Burmese junta carried out the execution of four prisoners, the first in more than 30 years, despite local and international pressure to commute the sentences to life imprisonment. The…