Pages
-
Recent Posts
Myanmar Archive
-
Myanmar: Suu Kyi appeal refused, Singapore ‘disappointed’
The house arrest of Myanmar’s leading dissident Aung San Suu Kyi’s will continue, after the Supreme Court of Myanmar refused an appeal to shorten it. The current 18-month sentence extension was ordered after an uninvited American swam across a lake to Suu Kyi’s home, where Suu Kyi allowed him to stay. The [...] -
Female activists jailed as UN envoy enters Myanmar
The Military junta in Myanmar has sentenced four female activists to jail terms of two years with hard labour on the day that a UN envoy arrived to inspect human rights progress in the nation, the opposition party said Tuesday. The women were accused of causing public unrest and were sentenced during a closed hearing [...] -
Democracy icon Suu Kyi may be freed in November
There have been reports that the detained Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi may be released in November this year when her house arrest ends. The optimism is checked, however, because this would likely come too late for her to actively participate in this year’s much-anticipated elections, the country’s first since [...] -
State-run Indian company plans to take 4% stake in Myanmar-China pipeline
State-run Indian company Gail intends to acquire a 4% stake in the USD $2.01 billion Myanmar-China gas pipeline. The investment of Gail and OVL a subsidiary of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited would amount to approximately USD $250 million in the project. Gail’s investment comes after reports that its net profits have undergone a three-fold [...]
