More shootings were reported over the weekend, and a coalition of labor unions called a strike for Monday. “There is an urgency for collective action," Christine Schraner Burgener told the meeting. “How much more can we allow the Myanmar military to get away with?" Coordinated U.N. ...
China has called on all parties in Myanmar to "put the will and interests of the people of Myanmar first, properly handle differences through dialogue under the constitutional and legal framework and maintain political and social stability." Read more: China hopes all sides in Myanmar will ...
The Myanmar public called her “The Lady,” a sign of respect and knowingly indirect, to avoid attention from the ubiquitous secret police. The military finally eased its grip on politics, allowing elections in 2010, and eventually for Suu Kyi to hold government office. She resumed traveling,...
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim also voiced his frustrations, noting that about 200,000 people had fled to Malaysia to escape the tumult in Myanmar. Anwar called into question ASEAN’s rigid principle of non-intervention in its members’ internal affairs. ...
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday called on relevant parties in Myanmar to exercise restraint and settle differences through dialogue and consultation. Wang made the remarks during a media conference held via video link on the sidelines of the fourt...
Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) on Monday congratulated Rakhine State’s Arakan Army on its 14th anniversary and called for closer collaboration to establish a federal union. Formed in 2009, the AA has been fighting the Myanmar military in Rakhine State since 2015 ...
There are 10 Myanmar traditional arts which are metaphorically called “Ten Flowers”. Panbe ( the art of blacksmith ) The art of Panbe ( black smith ) is the tempering of iron in the furnace to make necessary items. The artisans make ox cart axle, ox cart iron, tyre, scissors, hammer...
There is one Myanmar restaurant near Bumrungrad International Hospital near Sukumvit Soi 1. The restaurant does not have a special name – simply called “Myanmar Cuisine”, and serve authentic and delicious Myanmar food to customers. Each set meal consists of one serving of rice and one dish an...
"Teaching the courses is the best two hours of my day," said Nan Mya Mya Win, who is affectionately called "Teacher Zhao" by her students after her Chinese name Zhao Hongxian. "I'm very happy to help my students learn eac...
As an example of what he called the junta’s brutality, Andrews pointed to its April 11 airstrike using a Russian Yak-130 fighter jet on a ceremony attended by some 300 opponents of army rule, which was quickly followed by an attack by Russian Mi-35 helicopters on those who came to help...