Bangladesh Official: Rohingya Families Will Move to Bhashan Char
A group of Muslim-minority Rohingya refugees have agreed to leave their camps in the Cox’s Bazar region and move to an isolated island in the Bay of Bengal as part …
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Urges Swift Repatriation of Rohingya
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on Myanmar’s State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday to quickly facilitate the repatriation of over 700,000 Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to their …
Read moreCentrient Pharmaceuticals Initiates a Second Patent Litigation in India Against Dalas Biotech Limited
Centrient Pharmaceuticals (“Centrient”), the global leader in the production and commercialisation of sustainable, enzymatic antibiotics, next generation statins and anti-fungals, announced that it has filed a second lawsuit against Dalas
… Read moreLaos Urged to Cancel Latest Dam for Mainstream Mekong
BANGKOK – Environmental rights groups are calling on Laos to cancel the latest hydro-electric dam it has approved for construction across the Mekong River, warning of dire consequences for the …
Read moreMyanmar Angers Coal Region Residents by Extending Life of Polluting Chinese-run Mine
Residents of Tigyit village tract in Myanmar’s northern Shan state are up in arms over the central government’s decision in August to extend the operation period of a Chinese-owned coal-fired …
Read morePlan to Build Statue of Myanmar Independence Leader Angers Chin Ethnic Group
Ethnic Chin groups in western Myanmar have expressed opposition to a Chin state government proposal to erect statues of three past ethnic leaders to appease public displeasure over a plan …
Read moreMyanmar Angers Coal Region Residents by Extending Life of Polluting Chinese-run Mine
Residents of Tigyit village tract in Myanmar’s northern Shan state are up in arms over the central government’s decision in August to extend the operation period of a Chinese-owned coal-fired …
Read moreMyanmar Arrests 17 Chinese Nationals, Including Five Posing as Police With Fake Guns
Myanmar authorities on Tuesday arrested 17 Chinese nationals posing as policemen and carrying fake guns in the Kokang region of northern Shan state, a police official said, raising questions as …
Read moreMyanmar’s Arakan Army is Recruiting and Training to Fight Government
On the edge of a mountainside in Northern Myanmar’s Kachin state, several hundred young army recruits kick up the dust as they jog down a trail during early morning military …
Read moreMyanmar’s Rakhine Conflict Takes Toll on Firefighters, Police
An official from Rakhine state’s fire department in western Myanmar on Tuesday appealed to the Arakan Army to release firefighters detained as they traveled on a bus, days after suspected …
Read moreArakan Army Shows Off Video of Rakhine Defector From Myanmar Military
The Arakan Army has released a video of an ethnic Rakhine soldier who joined the rebel military after he defected from the Myanmar military, in which he alleges that government …
Read moreUp to 35 Dead as Typhoon Hagibis Slams Japan
NAGANO, JAPAN – Tens of thousands of rescuers worked through the pre-dawn hours Monday to reach people trapped by landslides and floods in Japan caused by a powerful typhoon that …
Read moreThailand’s Coffee Shops Told to Track, Save Public Wi-Fi Traffic
BANGKOK – Logging on to the corner coffee shop’s public Wi-Fi in Thailand could get a good deal more public in the coming months, following a government order that cafes …
Read moreMyanmar Merchants and Farmers Suffer as China Cracks Down on Illegal Cross-Border Trade
China’s recent crackdowns on illegal cross-border trade from Myanmar are causing hardship for Myanmar merchants who make their living selling goods to Chinese buyers.
Prior to Beijing’s closure of the …
Read morePlanned China Railway Raises Fears of Land Grabs in Myanmar
Residents of central Myanmar’s Mandalay region said Thursday that they are increasingly fearful of forced property confiscation lost farmland in areas slated for the construction of a high-speed railway running …
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