Tag: Myanmar
Mired in military âchaos,â Myanmarâs junta locked into struggle for survival
The KIA also controls the town of Lwegel, a significant trade center on the border with China, as well as other key border crossings
Study finds mental harm to Myanmarâs Rohingya is genocidal
The report urges for a reevaluation of how genocide is prosecuted worldwide, promoting the recognition of mental harm as a stand-alone genocidal act
US report: âEthnic cleansingâ of Rohingya took place last year
In many cases, the Myanmar country report says, Rohingya civilians are even taken to be fair targets for military operations
Jailed Myanmar leader Suu Kyi moved to house arrest
Suu Kyi has largely been hidden from view since the military detained her as they seized power in a 2021 coup
Residents flee Myanmar into Thailand as fighting intensifies
Airstrikes were conducted all of Tuesday night, and one jet fighter dropped at least eight bombs in an hour early Wednesday morning
Thailand says prepared to receive 100,000 people fleeing Myanmar
Earlier on Tuesday Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and high-level Thai officials met to discuss the border issue
Landmines still maim, kill Cambodians decades after civil warâs end
There were about 100 casualties a year from landmines and unexploded ordnance during the decade that began in 2010
Cardinal Bo appeals for transformation of war instruments into tools of...
âTogether, let the world pledge to transform instruments of war into tools of peace, and all fears into unwavering trust"
A decade of digital repression and resistance in Southeast Asia
As internet use became more widespread, it was also turned into an essential weapon of citizen movements speaking truth to power
Cardinal Bo: Lent is â365 days of real sufferingâ
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo said Lent teaches the human family great lessons about âliberation from oppression, self-purification, and hopeâ.Â
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