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Swedish fashion retailer, H&M, has announced that the company will gradually stop sourcing from Myanmar. This is as reports of labor abuses in garment factories in the country is increasing. …
H&M will ‘phase out’ sourcing from Myanmar Read More
A landslide in a jade mine in northern Kachin’s Hpakant township of Myanmar has killed at least thirty-one persons with eight people still missing. “We found six more dead bodies …
At least 31 persons die in Myanmar jade mine landslide Read More
A bomb blast in southeastern Myanmar killed one person and wounded twelve people recently this week. “One died from those injuries when they arrived at hospital,” a government official from …
Bomb blast in Myanmar kills one person and wound 12 others Read More
Myanmar’s government troops have been launching airstrikes in Kayah state since last week, causing 117 more Karenni refugees to flee from their country to Thailand’s Mae Hong Son province. Sources …
More refugees from Myanmar flee from attacks to Mae Hong Son Read More
A high-ranking source in the Karenni Army reported that about 1,000 Karenni refugees fled from Myanmar military aggression across the Thai-Myanmar border to Mueng district, Mae Hong Son province, Thailand …
Some 1,000 Karenni refugees flee from Myanmar military aggression to Mae Hong Son Read More
Myanmar’s tourism industry has seen a significant rebound in the financial year 2022-23 as the country welcomes an influx of Chinese visitors. This is according to figures from the country’s …
Myanmar’s tourism rebounds with influx of Chinese visitors Read More
The authorities in Myanmar destroyed more than $446 million worth of illegal drugs seized from around the country. This was to mark an annual international anti-drug trafficking day on Monday, …
Myanmar burns $446 million worth of seized drugs Read More
A UN expert has emphasized the need for a fundamental reconsideration of the global approach to the crisis in Myanmar. Thomas Andrews, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human …
UN expert urges global reconsideration of Myanmar crisis Read More
Swedish arms are still being exported to Myanmar’s military regime via Indian arms sales. This is according to Justice for Myanmar (JFM). An investigation by JFM discovered that the Indian …
Swedish Arms Exported to Myanmar Read More
Five of eight civilians taken hostage by the military in Shwebo Township were found dead by locals over the weekend. Their bodies were dismembered in what survivors and members of …
Myanmar military accused of using explosives in execution of five civilians Read More