As Myanmar conflict rages on, drug escape leads thousands to addiction

Mae Sot, Thailand – In a drug treatment center in a wooden stilt house deep in the Thai jungle, young refugees from Myanmar wait patiently for the prick of an acupuncture needle. They are among the thousands who have become addicted to methamphetamine and …

Dozens of civilians held hostage by Myanmar junta forces in Budalin Township

Regime forces have taken dozens of local people hostage and are using them as human shields as they rampage through Sagaing Region’s Budalin Township, according to resistance sources. A column of around 100 troops based in Monywa, about 20 miles to the …

Six dead as boat carrying Rohingya fleeing Myanmar arrives in Indonesia

Feature: From office supplies to family gifts, online shopping gains traction in Myanmar

YANGON, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- On a typical weekday in his Yangon office this week, Soe Aung, a 32-year-old IT technician, browses the internet for cable organizers -- items he finds hard to locate in local stores. Like many in Myanmar, Soe Aung said he …

UN to Myanmar: End zero-sum approach as conflict fuels crime, crisis beyond borders

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar - Myanmar is in peril as conflict worsens, with criminal networks "out of control" and human suffering at an all-time high, according to a UN assessment. On Tuesday, the UN special envoy for Myanmar, Julie Bishop, told the UN …

Myanmar junta targets group that assisted at funeral for Suu Kyi ally 

Regime authorities arrested members of a Mandalay-based aid organisation on Saturday who had helped at a funeral service for former Mandalay chief minister Dr. Zaw Myint Maung earlier this month.   Junta troops arrived in civilian vehicles on the night of …

New sanctions imposed by UK, EU, and Canada on Myanmar’s military regime and associates

Mizzima On 29 October, the UK, EU, and Canada announced further sanctions targeting the Myanmar military’s access to military materials, equipment, and funds. The UK’s announcement of sanctions reads as follows. UK sanctions target entities supplying …

Continued conflict leaves Myanmar mired in crisis: UN

Human suffering at unprecedented levels and criminal networks ‘out of control’, UN special envoy warns. Myanmar is mired in crisis as conflict escalates, with criminal networks “out of control” and human suffering at unprecedented levels, a United Nations …

UN special envoy reminds the world of the ‘forgotten crisis’ in Myanmar

Mizzima Ms. Julie Bishop, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar reminded the world at the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee meeting on 29 October of the dire conditions in Myanmar. The following is the text of her statement: The …

Canada imposes sanctions amid escalating violence in Myanmar

Mizzima In a news release on 29 October, the Government of Canada announced new sanctions on three individuals and four entities involved in providing weapons and military equipment to the junta in Myanmar. The release reads as follows. The Honourable …