According to Labour News, Workers at the Latwar (3) Garment factory are forced to work on weekends, and are being deducted up to 10,000 kyat from their wages if they fail to show up at work on Sundays. According to the 2021 ITUC Global Rights Index, Myanmar is one of Read more…
Political prisoners in Insein Central Prison announced they will not celebrate Thingyan, the Burmese New Year, and urge people to join them in boycotting celebrations organized by the military regime as propaganda POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS• The Burmese military regime stripped another 17 celebrities of their citizenship. The list Read more…
In Minkin, Sagaing, 2 women who were reportedly raped by Burmese soldiers, committed suicide by hanging on March 27th. Regime troops raided Kyaw village on March 17th, killing 5 men and raping women. POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS• North Okkalapa: 9 youths from Dawbon and Insein townships were sentenced to Read more…
Innocent children should not be shot dead by the soldiers who should protect them. In Bilin, Mon State, Maung Kyae Sin Min and Nyi Nyi Zaw, who were only 6 and 9 years old, were killed by regime troops. Moe Lun, age 11, was reportedly tortured while in military custody Read more…
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS• The military council issued a new law last week enabling them to force members of Myanmar’s police to join the fight against anti-coup resistance forces across the country (Source: Myanmar Now)• Myanmar’s junta Lieutenant General Yar Pyae meets five members of Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) Read more…
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS• Ko Hlyan Phyo Aung, the 22 year-old student who was lost his hand and lost his sight in one eye due to the explosion of a stun grenade and tortures by regime soldiers, has been sentenced to 3 years of prison for protesting against the Read more…
On Armed Forces Day, a day originally meant to commemorate the start of the Burmese resistance to the Japanese occupation during World War II (but later hijacked by the Burmese Army to celebrate itself), coup leader Min Aung Hlaing vows once again to annihilate the Resistance and its supporters. He Read more…
While the Burmese military is preparing for tomorrow’s Armed Forces Day, pro-democracy activists decided not only to boycott the celebrations, but also launched a “Power strike”. Pro-democracy civilians will turn their lights off at 8 pm. Several civilians will be forced to take part in the protests, as the electricity Read more…
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS• Khin Thiri Thet Mon, daughter of coup leader Min Aung Hlaing, has acquired a stake in Investcom PTE Ltd which recently bought the Norwegian telcom, Telenor Myanmar.• Myanmar’s parallel civilian National Unity Government’s (NUG) foreign ministry has been lobbying the international community to offer asylum Read more…
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS• An official from the Election Commission said that action would be taken against the National League for Democracy (NLD) and the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) parties by the end of the month.• The military regime has ordered to all members of their administration, Read more…