အောက်လွှတ်တော် မှာ ရီပတ်ဘလီကန် တွေ အနိုင်ရတာ ကြောင့် ကီဗင် မက်ကာသီ က ဥက္ကဌ နေရာ အတွက် ဝင်ရောက် အရွေး ခံမည်

အောက်လွှတ်တော် ဥက္ကဋ္ဌ နေရာ အတွက် ၀င်ရောက် အရွေးခံ မယ့် သူက တော့ ကာလီဖိုးနီးယား ပြည်နယ်ကန်း ကောင်တီ က ကွန်ဂရက် စီရင်စု အမှတ် ၂၀ (ဘေကာ ဖီးလ် မြို) ရဲ့ ကွန်ဂရက် အမတ် ကီဗင် မက်ကာသီ ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။

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The Myanmar Military Has Detained Three Journalists for ‘Unlawful Association

Myanmar’s military has detained seven people, including three journalists, in the country’s war-torn northern Shan State, raising fears of a further crackdown against the country’s already restricted press. Continue reading “The Myanmar Military Has Detained Three Journalists for ‘Unlawful Association”

Exclusive: Overruling diplomats, U.S. to drop Iraq, Myanmar from child soldiers’ list

By Jason Szep and Matt Spetalnick | WASHINGTON

In a highly unusual intervention, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to remove Iraq Continue reading “Exclusive: Overruling diplomats, U.S. to drop Iraq, Myanmar from child soldiers’ list”

Myanmar cardinal says there is no “ethnic cleansing” of Rohingya minority

A UN report in February described the situation of the Rohingya community in Rakhine State a possible “genocide” and described a set of “crimes against humanity” in Continue reading “Myanmar cardinal says there is no “ethnic cleansing” of Rohingya minority”

Myanmar Army Found Terrorist Training Cave Complex in Rakhine State

Myanmar security forces killed three people while clearing a suspected Rohingya insurgent training camp in the mountains in the troubled northwestern state of Rakhine, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar daily said on Thursday. Continue reading “Myanmar Army Found Terrorist Training Cave Complex in Rakhine State”

Officials Say Bodies And Debris Found From Missing Myanmar Military Plane

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Myanmar officials say bodies and debris have been found from a military plane that disappeared Wednesday with more than 100 passengers and crew aboard. Continue reading “Officials Say Bodies And Debris Found From Missing Myanmar Military Plane”

Myanmar, having warmed to the West, turns to China again

— Myanmar was supposed to turn away from China and toward the West when the U.S. helped it transition from five decades of military rule. Continue reading “Myanmar, having warmed to the West, turns to China again”

‘It only takes one terrorist’: the Buddhist monk who reviles Myanmar’s Muslims

Critics of Ashin Wirathu and his denim-clad disciples say the monk incites racial violence against Rohingya refugees. He claims he is merely protecting his people Continue reading “‘It only takes one terrorist’: the Buddhist monk who reviles Myanmar’s Muslims”

8 Reasons to Skip Thailand and Head to Myanmar Instead

There are a million and one reasons to visit Thailand, and you’ve no doubt read them all: beautiful beaches, mouthwatering cuisine, staggering landscapes, Continue reading “8 Reasons to Skip Thailand and Head to Myanmar Instead”

Uber Says to Partner With Taxis in Myanmar Expansion Drive

By Yimou Lee

YANGON (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] is only hiring government-accredited taxi drivers in Myanmar, a regional executive said, a move that allows it to avoid the legal hurdles that have dogged it across Asia in one of the region’s last frontier markets.

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Myanmar police fire shots to break up nationalist, Muslim scuffles

Yangon (AFP) – Police in Myanmar fired warning shots to break up scuffles between Buddhist nationalists and Muslims in Myanmar’s biggest city in the early hours of Wednesday after a crowd went hunting for “illegal” Rohingya. Continue reading “Myanmar police fire shots to break up nationalist, Muslim scuffles”

Like Mugabe, Suu Kyi has betrayed resistance and joined dictatorship

Fifteen years ago the website I run chose to issue a statement criticising Aung San Suu Kyi  “End the Dialogue: An Open Letter to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi”,  Continue reading “Like Mugabe, Suu Kyi has betrayed resistance and joined dictatorship”

Burma Superstar Owner Desmond Tan Talks About Childhood in Burma, His New Cookbook + More

Over the past two decades, San Franciscans have established a permanent line on the south side of Clement between 4th and 5th Avenues. They sip tea and swap stories as Continue reading “Burma Superstar Owner Desmond Tan Talks About Childhood in Burma, His New Cookbook + More”

Patience Tested

By Larry Jagan | Published in Bangkok Post 
The government of Aung San Suu Kyi has been in power in Myanmar for just over a year. But many people have become disillusioned with its performance. For the urban elite, the country seems directionless,… Continue reading “Patience Tested”