Tag: Myanmar
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China Executes 11 Ming Family Members in Scam Case
China conducts high-profile executions linked to Myanmar scam networks In a stark display of criminal justice, authorities in China have executed 11 members of the Ming family, a group accused of running scam centers that operated across Myanmar. The executions mark a brutal resolution to a string of offenses including homicide, illegal detention, fraud, and…
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China Executes 11 Members of Myanmar Scam Mafia, Highlights Cross-Border Crime Crackdown
Overview of the Case Chinese state media report that 11 members of a notorious family, known as the Ming family, were executed in connection with a string of crimes linked to scam centers in Myanmar. The executions mark a dramatic and high-profile culmination of a cross-border crackdown on organized crime that authorities say exploited victims…
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Myanmar Pakistan Bilateral Cooperation Expands Amid Talks
Myanmar, Pakistan Explore Expanded Bilateral Cooperation The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, held a courtesy meeting with U Tha Swe, the Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, during the latter’s official visit to Pakistan. The encounter underscored a shared commitment to broadening bilateral cooperation across multiple…
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Philippines hosts ASEAN Myanmar stakeholder talks to reignite stalled peace bid
Background: A pivotal ASEAN effort under Philippine leadership The Philippines, as the current chair of ASEAN, has positioned itself at the center of efforts to revive Myanmar’s stalled peace process. With Ma. Theresa Lazaro, the Philippines’ Foreign Affairs Secretary, taking on the role of ASEAN’s special envoy to the crisis, the regional bloc has shifted…
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ASEAN chair Philippines hosts Myanmar stakeholders meeting to push stalled peace bid
Philippine-led push for Myanmar peace gains traction at high-level ASEAN gathering The Philippines, holding the rotating chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), is pressing ahead with a renewed effort to advance the stalled Myanmar peace process. At a pivotal stakeholders’ meeting held in Tagaytay, Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro, who…
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Philippines Hosts Myanmar Meeting to Revive Peace Bid
ASEAN Chair Philippines Convenes Myanmar Stakeholders’ Meeting The Philippines, leading ASEAN as chair this year, convened a high-level stakeholders’ meeting in Tagaytay to press forward the stalled peace bid for Myanmar. The session marks a recorded push by Manila to mobilize regional influence and humanitarian relief amid ongoing violence and political turmoil in the country…
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Myanmar Defends Rohingya Case at ICJ, Calls Genocide Claims Unsubstantiated
Myanmar Rejects Genocide Claims at the ICJ Myanmar presented a bold rebuttal on the international stage this week, telling the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that allegations of genocide against the Rohingya minority are unsubstantiated. In a highly anticipated session in The Hague, Myanmar described its operations in Rakhine State as a legitimate counterterrorism effort,…
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Myanmar Rejects Rohingya Genocide Claims at ICJ: Calling the Case Unsubstantiated
Background: The ICJ Case and the Rohingya Crisis The international legal showdown between Myanmar and the Rohingya minority has reached a critical moment at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. Myanmar argued that the allegations of genocide against the state are unsubstantiated, insisting that its 2017 crackdown on Rohingya militants should be…
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Myanmar Rejects Rohingya Genocide Claims at ICJ as Allegations Are Denied
Overview: Myanmar denies genocide claims at the ICJ Myanmar has publicly contested the International Court of Justice’s genocide allegations, arguing that the charges against it for the treatment of the Rohingya minority are unsubstantiated. In a session at The Hague, the government frames its counterterrorism crackdown as a necessary and legally warranted operation, rather than…
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From Behind Bars: Aung San Suu Kyi’s 20-Year Shadow Over Myanmar
The Prolonged Detention and Its Context As of mid-2026, the Burmese democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi has spent roughly two decades under some form of detention, with five of those years occurring after the 2021 military coup that toppled her government. The world watched in uneasy silence as a figure once celebrated for peaceful…