Tag: Myanmar
Myanmar protester dies, first death from Myanmar coup
The first death from protests over Myanmar's coup has been announced after a young woman succumbed to her injuries after being shot in the...
Singapore says Myanmar situation ‘alarming’, but no need for sanctions
Singapore's foreign minister on Tuesday spoke out about "alarming developments" in Myanmar but said he did not support widespread sanctions on the country in...
Myanmar shuts down internet again
Myanmar's junta cuts the internet for a second straight night, part of efforts to stem nationwide protests after it seized power from civilian leaders...
Myanmar police fired water cannon to disperse protesters as tension intensifies
Myanmar police fired water cannon to disperse protesters in the capital, despite a ban on large gatherings. The military has prohibited gatherings of more...
Thousands of protesters gathered for second day in Myanmar
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Yangon, the main city of Myanmar for a second consecutive day protesting over last week’s...
Japanese beer giant KIRIN withdraws investment in Myanmar following political conflict
"Kirin” Japanese beer giant withdrew from a Myanmar holding company following military’s seizure of power and the detaining of senior government officials including civilian...
Singkhon border temporary closed for transportation due to Myanmar’s conflict
As a result from Monday’s political conflict in Myanmar, the Singkhon border in Prachuap Khiri Province will be temporarily closed for the next 3...
Riot police disband Bangkok rally against Myanmar coup
Riot police on Monday broke up a rally held outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok and arrested a Thai protester. At least two people...
Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi detained
Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint and other senior officials have been detained by the military early on Monday,...
Covid-19 spread through commercial prostitution at Myanmar hotel
A citizen of Myanmar’s border town Tachileik claims a recent Covid-19 outbreak spread at a sex venue parading as a hotel. 10 Thai women...
Health minister to press charges against the Thai women tested positive...
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says he has instructed the authorities to prosecute the 3 Thai women who were tested positive of the virus...
Dozen of Thai women arrested over the weekend for illegally crossing...
Chiang Rai Immigration Police have arrested a total of 12 Thai women for allegedly illegally crossing the Thai-Myanmar border into Thailand.
The provincial public health...
Limited number of trucks allowed at Thai-Myanmar crossing
Hundreds of trucks were stranded at the Thai-Myanmar cross-border after a recent quota was imposed allowing only 6 delivery trucks to cross from each...
Myanmar migrants arrested in Ranong waters
Three Myanmar nationals were arrested yesterday at the southern coastal province of Ranong. They were caught sneaking into the country on a long-tailed boat...
Dozens of illegal migrants arrested along Thai – Myanmar border
Border police and soldiers have arrested 35 illegal Myanmar migrants and 2 truck drivers in Sai Yok district, western Kanchanaburi early yesterday morning.
Both pickup...
Canadian pastor jailed in Myanmar for defying coronavirus ban
YANGON: A Canadian preacher who claimed Christians were safe from the coronavirus was on Thursday jailed for three months after he and dozens of...
Six illegal Myanmar migrants rounded up
Six Myanmar nationals, who allegedly paid a Thai man 6,500 baht each to help cross the border, were arrested for entering illegally entry in...
Top UN court orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide
The UN’s highest court ordered Myanmar on Thursday to do everything in its power to prevent the alleged genocide of Rohingya Muslims, as international...
Myanmar Rohingya: Aung San Suu Kyi cuts a haunted figure in...
The spectacle of Aung San Suu Kyi, a once-persecuted Nobel peace laureate now defending her country against allegations of genocide over its treatment of...
Second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge officially opens
The second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge, across the Moei River in Mae Sot district of Thailand’s north-western province of Tak, was officially opened to traffic...