Myanmar rejects distorted figures and baseless accusations

Myanmar, as a member of the United Nations, reaffirms its commitment and ongoing efforts to comply with international standards for the prevention of children and armed conflicts in addition to the prevention of underage recruitment. The Committee on …

Over 3,000 Myanmar refugees enter Mizoram after armed factional clashes in Chin state

Renewed violence between two Chin armed groups in Myanmar has triggered a large-scale displacement of civilians, with over 3,000 people crossing into India’s Mizoram state over the weekend. Police in Mizoram’s Champhai district confirmed that at least 2, …

Trump Announces Tariffs For South Africa, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Kazakstan

President Donald Trump on Monday announced new tariff rates for South Africa, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Kazakhstan, posting letters to the leaders of each country on his Truth Social account. The letters closely follow those sent out earlier in the day …

Will Myanmar block East Timor’s Asean entry? The junta draws a red line

As East Timor edges closer to joining Asean, Myanmar’s military rulers are seeking to block its entry, in a warning to it – and governments everywhere – against engaging with the war-torn country’s opposition forces. Last week, sources cited by public …

4 fleeing Myanmar clashes drown in Tiau

Timor-Leste Hits Back at Myanmar Junta’s Objection to ASEAN Membership

Timor-Leste has dismissed Myanmar’s objection to it becoming the 11th member of ASEAN as “inconsequential and irrelevant.” Timor President José Ramos-Horta said his country’s path to full membership of ASEAN has already been secured, according to UCA News. …

Myanmar People Skeptical of Junta’s Promises of Election, Peace

While Myanmar’s military regime busies itself with hosting peace talks and preparations for elections slated for the end of this year, many across the country remain deeply distrustful—believing that neither genuine peace nor a free and fair election is …

TNLA Defies Myanmar Junta Push to Cede Shan Towns in China Talks  

China urged a truce in separate talks with Myanmar’s junta and the ethnic Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) last week, TNLA spokeswoman Lway Yay Oo told an online press conference on Saturday. “The Chinese government mainly focused on a ceasefire and …

Myanmar domestic worker stabs fellow countrywoman to death in Oman

A Myanmar domestic worker allegedly stabbed and killed another Myanmar woman in Oman, according to sources within the Myanmar migrant worker community in the country. The incident occurred on July 6 in Sohar, Oman. The victim, identified as 23-year-old Ma …

Myanmar Junta Meeting Conducted Under ASEAN Mandate, Secure Ceasefire — Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim defended his meeting with Myanmar junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing in Bangkok last April, stating that it was conducted under an ASEAN mandate. Anwar stressed that the first such …