Tag: Myanmar
UN needs to demand Myanmar improve on human rights, group says
Less flowery talk, more action needed from govt on improving human rights situation, Human Rights Watch says
Myanmar’s religious leaders call for unity, peace amid conflict
They have urged Myanmar’s people to prepare for a future after COVID-19
Ketamakan, ketidakadilan penyebab tragedi tambang Myanmar, kata Kardinal Bo
Kardinal Charles Maung Bo dari Myanmar mengatakan keserakahan dan ketidakadilan menjadi penyebab tanah longsor yang menewaskan hampir 200 orang di sebuah tambang batu giok di negara bagian Kachin pada 2 Juli.
Cardinal Bo blames greed, injustice for Myanmar’s mine tragedy
Myanmar produces about 70 percent of the world’s jade, and Hpakant is home to the world’s largest jade mine
Death toll in Myanmar landslide surges past 100
Deadly landslides and other accidents are common in the poorly regulated mines of jade-rich Hpakant
Myanmar sets Nov 8 for election testing democratic reforms
The polls are seen by analysts as an important test of Myanmar's transition away from direct military rule
Para uskup Myanmar desak semua pihak untuk mengakhiri pertikaian
Waligereja Katolik Myanmar meminta semua pihak yang bertikai di negara itu untuk mengakhiri semua permusuhan, fokus pada perdamaian, dan bersatu melawan pandemi virus corona.
Myanmar’s Catholic bishops appeal for end to hostilities
Bishops also call on govt, military to respect people’s rights and for national unity against COVID-19
Thousands in western Myanmar flee as army plans operations, monitors say
The Myanmar army has been fighting Arakan Army, a group from the largely Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group that is seeking greater autonomy
Facebook seen as a vehicle enflaming already existing social divisions in...
To address concerns, Facebook says they now have 120 plus Burmese speakers monitoring their platform for hate speech