Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference held in Laos on 17 July 2024. Below is a transcript of Secretary Blinken’s speech: “We have seen an unprecedented expa
Nicholas Kong On July 7, 2025, US President Donald J. Trump issued a series of standardized letters announcing new tariff policies to world leaders. Among the recipients—whether by protocol or oversig
The National Unity Government (NUG) -A delegation of representatives from the Committee Representing Pyitaungsu Hluttaw attended a Parliamentary Hearing named “Better together, delivering for the peop
Mizzima Karen National Union (KNU), All Burma Student Democratic Front (ABSDF), and Chin National Front (CNF) have called on the United Nations and diplomatic community to rectify their “misunderstand
Mizzima As the military junta in Burma continues to commit widespread human rights violations, civilians are constantly fleeing to seek shelter and protection in southeast Myanmar, according to advoca
Alex Willemyns for RFA Two senior U.S. lawmakers are pushing legislation that would create a special envoy in the State Department dedicated to the displaced Rohingya population in Myanmar and Banglad
Mizzima The Seventh Swedish National Pension Fund (AP7) announced yesterday that it is excluding the Indian arms companies Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the
The National Unity Government (NUG) · The spokesperson of the NUG Presidential Office stated that instead of protecting the interest of China, their joint venture security companies in cooperation wit
Global leaders must break their silence and raise their voices to demand ailing Suu Kyi’s immediate release from prison Alan Clements Kim Aris, the youngest son of 80-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi, in rec
AFP Myanmar’s junta applauded the Trump administration on Wednesday for halting a scheme that protected its citizens from deportation from the United States back to their war-racked homeland. Around 4
AFP Soldiers patrolled the deserted streets of Yangon on Thursday 1 February 2024, three years after a coup ended a short-lived experiment with democracy and as the embattled junta faces growing chall
(Photo: KBC KACHIN) Mizzima The U.S. Embassy in Burma has issued a statement welcoming the release by the Myanmar junta of Reverend Dr. Hkalam Samson, a Kachin pastor and former head of the Kachin Bap
The National Unity Government (NUG) - In Khin-U Township of Sagaing Region, the junta army conducted aerial bombings on the school and near the clinic in Nyaungbingyisu Village. According to the Peopl
RFA Myanmar’s junta has recruited nearly 4,000 men nationwide in its latest round of conscription as it seeks to reinforce the ranks of its army in the face of battlefield setbacks to insurgents battl
Photo: A scene in Moebye town where civilians were killed due to heavy and small arms fire by junta forces over three days from 6 to 8 June 2023 (Free Burma Rangers-FBR) Mizzima At least 35 civilians
Mizzima The Burma Human Rights Network released a statement on 1 February marking the five year anniversary of the Myanmar military coup. The statement calls attention to the killing of thousands of c
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 My
Mizzima A ‘Public Hearing on the Human Rights Crisis in Myanmar’ was held in Timor-Leste on 27 May 2024 to raise awareness of the human rights and humanitarian crisis in Myanmar. Timor Leste supports
The National Unity Government (NUG) · In Kalay District of Sagaing Region, the three units of People’s Defence Force were combined as Regiment (16). · Ministry of Judiciary Affairs-NUG announced on Mo
The National Unity Government (NUG) · In Mahlaing Township of Mandalay Region, a guerrilla force attacked the junta police stationed at an inspection gate in Letsway Village. Reportedly, 2 junta polic