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Myanmar junta invites armed groups to stop fighting, start talks
WEB3 hours ago · Myanmar’s embattled junta on Thursday invited armed groups opposed to its rule to stop fighting and start talks to bring peace, after three-and-a-half years of conflict. The unexpected offer comes after the junta suffered a series of major battlefield reverses to ethnic minority armed groups and pro-democracy People’s Defence Forces (PDF ...
UN investigators monitoring reports of planned executions in …
WEB1 day ago · Maung Shwe Wah Aung Zay September 25, 2024. Prison staff at the entrance to Insein Prison in June 2021 (EPA) The head of a United Nations investigative body announced that it is closely monitoring reports of the Myanmar military junta’s plans to execute death row prisoners at Yangon’s Insein Prison. In …
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WEBSep 20, 2024 · The women surviving labour rights violations in Myanmar’s garment sector. Amid a labour shortage and high demand for clothing production, employers are flouting regulations limiting hours and overtime, pushing the industry’s underpaid, largely female workforce to exhaustion. Read More ». AFP September 23, 2024.
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WEBMyanmar NOW is an independent news service dedicated to providing accurate and unbiased news about Myanmar in Burmese and English.. With a mission to expose injustice in society and to hold the powerful to account, Myanmar Now prioritises news that matters most to those who care about the vulnerable and voiceless in society.. Founded in Yangon in 2015 during a period of relative openness in ...
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WEBSep 13, 2024 · UN decries ‘horrific’ torture as Myanmar sinks into human rights ‘abyss’. The Myanmar team of the United Nations’ rights office described ‘depraved’ torture methods used by the military junta against dissenters, attributing the pervasiveness of human rights abuses to a ‘vacuum of rule of law’ under the regime. Read More ».
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WEBAug 16, 2024 · Enduring hardships, embracing hope: War in Myanmar still displacing civilians by the thousands. Inhabitants of northern Shan State’s recently captured administrative capital—a city that once had a population of more than 300,000—now share the plight of the millions who have fled their homes due to …
How Myanmar’s post-coup economy fuels war and profits the …
WEBMyanmar Now February 15, 2023. The families of junta chair Lt-Gen Aung Lin Dwe (left) and Lt-Gen Moe Myint Tun have won many lucrative government contracts since the military seized power last year (Myanmar Now) Since the 2021 coup, Myanmar’s military elite and those loyal to them have gained unbridled control of lucrative industries ranging ...
Battlefield update: November 17 - Myanmar Now
WEBNov 17, 2023 · Battlefield update: November 17. The body of a civilian killed during fighting in Loikaw is pictured being carried out by rescuers on November 14 (Esther J / Myanmar Now) Karenni. Rescue teams found the bodies of at least 15 civilians, including children, killed in battles between resistance forces and the military in the Karenni (Kayah) State ...
Lens of defiance: The Myanmar film industry’s fight to survive in a …
WEBSep 30, 2023 · By reinstating draconian restrictions lifted during Myanmar’s decade-long era of relative freedom, the junta has moved to either silence filmmakers or force them to help it shape the narrative. Unwilling to accept either fate, Na Gyi has taken a third option—life in exile.