Etiket: Burma
Burma | Junta bans men from applying to work abroad
(Rangoon) The Burmese junta has decided to suspend the issuance of authorizations to men allowing them to work abroad, in the midst of a wave of departures to escape military…
Thailand | Military on alert due to fighting in neighboring Burma
(Mae Sot) Thai armored vehicles patrolled the town of Mae Sot on Wednesday while artillery fire was heard in Burma where the junta and an armed ethnic group clashed on…
Burma: the insurgency is gaining ground
Published on 02/02/2024 10:38 Update on 02/02/2024 11:06 Video length: 3 min Burma: the insurgency is gaining ground Three years ago, the Burmese military junta overthrew the government in a…
three years after the coup, Burma sinks into civil war
Three years ago, the military junta took power in Burma. Since then, rebel forces have regained ground but the future of the country remains uncertain. Published on 02/02/2024 18:27 Update…
Burma | The junta imposes two years of military service
(Rangoon) The Burmese junta announced it would apply a law requiring men aged 18 to 35 and women aged 18 to 27 to serve in the army for at least…
three years after the coup, Burma sinks into civil war
Three years ago, the military junta took power in Burma. Since then, rebel forces have regained ground but the future of the country remains uncertain. Published on 02/02/2024 18:27 Reading…
Burma: the insurgency is gaining ground
Published on 02/02/2024 10:38 Update on 02/02/2024 11:06 Video length: 3 min Burma: the insurgency is gaining ground Three years ago, the Burmese military junta overthrew the government in a…
Airstrikes kill at least 15 in Burma
(Bangkok) At least 15 people, including children, were killed in airstrikes on a village in northwest Burma, local media reported on Sunday. Published yesterday at 10:34 a.m. Burma is in…
Actor, crooner and musician Guy Marchand, known for his role as Nestor Burma, has died at the age of 86
Welcome Culture Famous for his role in the television series “Nestor Burma”, Guy Marchand was also a face of the big screen, starting with “Garde à vue” and a refined…
Actor, crooner and musician Guy Marchand, known for his role as Nestor Burma, has died at the age of 86
Welcome Culture Famous for his role in the television series “Nestor Burma”, Guy Marchand was also a face of the big screen, starting with “Garde à vue” and a refined…
Burma | Junta counter-offensive in town in Rakhine state
(Rangoon) Myanmar’s junta on Thursday bombed a town in Rakhine state that it said had come under the control of its adversaries, in what constitutes a new front in the…
Russia announces naval military exercises with Burma
(Moscow) Russia announced that it would conduct naval military exercises with Burma, a first in the “recent history” of the two countries, during a visit by the head of the…
Fighting in Burma near the Chinese border
(Rangoon) Fighting rages in northern Burma, near the Chinese border, after the coordinated offensive by ethnic minority groups, which challenge the junta in proportions not seen since the 2021 coup.…
Burma | Junta announces counterattack after offensive by ethnic armed groups
(Rangoon) The head of the Burmese junta promised “counter-offensives” after the coordinated attack by armed ethnic groups who took control of towns and roads near the Chinese border, according to…
Burma | Around 14,000 people displaced by floods
Désolé, votre navigateur ne supporte pas les videos (Bago) « Je ne m’attendais pas à voir autant d’eau ici » : en Birmanie, des inondations d’ampleur inédite ont provoqué le déplacement d’environ 14 000 personnes…
Burma | Army attack on displaced persons camp leaves 29 dead
(Rangoon) An attack by the Burmese army left 29 dead in an internally displaced person camp in northern Burma, a spokesperson for the ethnic rebel group which controls the region…
Burma | Rohingya testify for the first time in person
(Buenos Aires) Members of Burma’s Rohingya Muslim minority testified for the first time in person on Wednesday in Buenos Aires, as part of an Argentine justice investigation into alleged crimes…
Cyclone Mocha in Burma | UN calls for access to victims struggling to survive
(Sittwe) Residents of the cyclone-ravaged capital of Myanmar’s Rakhine state Mochaare in search of drinking water as the United Nations negotiates with the junta for access to the hardest hit…
Burma: Cyclone Mocha kills at least 41 in Rakhine State
Cyclone Mocha has claimed at least 41 lives in villages in Burma’s western Rakhine state, local officials told AFP on Tuesday. • Read also: Powerful Cyclone Mocha hits Bangladesh and…
Burma | Cyclone Mocha kills at least 41 in Rakhine State
(Bu Ma) The Cyclone Mocha killed at least 41 in villages in Rakhine state in western Burma, local officials told AFP on Tuesday. Posted at 7:37 With winds blowing up…