DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Myanmar junta leader assumes presidential powers as president takes ‘sick leave,’ state media reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Michael Mitsanas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —General Min Aung Hlaing, leader of Myanmar’s military junta, became the country’s interim president on Monday after figurehead leader Myint Swe was placed on medical leave, state media reported. “The Interim President’s Office has sent a letter to the State Administration Council Office notifying it to delegate the responsibilities,” government broadcaster MRTV said Monday, referring to the junta council that governs Myanmar, which is chaired by Hlaing. On Friday, the state-owned Global New Light of Myanmar reported that 73-year-old Swe has been suffering from “psychomotor retardation” and “malnutrition” since early 2023. The junta first promised to hold elections within two years after seizing power – a deadline that has been repeatedly extended. At least 18.6 million people in Myanmar today need urgent humanitarian assistance, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Persons: Min Aung Hlaing, Myint Swe, “, MRTV, Hlaing, —, Nobel, Aung, Kyi —, Tom Andrews Organizations: CNN, Interim, Administration, Office, “, Pro Tem, Administration Council, Information, UN, Rights, United Nations Office, Humanitarian Affairs Locations: Myanmar

The law has been activated in the wake of the army’s biggest setbacks since the countrywide conflict erupted after the takeover. The rout inspired resistance forces in other parts of the country to launch their own attacks. The military government’s forces were stretched thin by the recent upsurge in resistance activity. The 2021 military takeover was met by widespread nonviolent protests and civil disobedience. But the confrontations escalated into violence after security forces used deadly force against the protesters, giving birth to organized armed resistance that has spiraled into civil war.

Persons: —, extendable, Aung, Suu Kyi, Zaw Min Tun, ”, Min Tun Organizations: Service Law, State Administration Council, National Unity Government, Frontier Myanmar Locations: BANGKOK, State, Suu, Myanmar, Rakhine, Bangladesh, Maj, Zaw, Yangon

Muse hosts the 105-Mile Trade Zone and has the greatest volume of trade with China. It is the fourth border crossing seized by the alliance forces in a month of intense fighting. Social media sites associated with the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army displayed photos and video of what they said were its forces at the border gate. Fighting has been raging in the region since the Arakan Army, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army, calling themselves the Three Brotherhood Alliance, launched a coordinated offensive on Oct. 27. The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army has made common cause with Beijing by declaring elimination of the cyberscam operations to be one of its goals.

Persons: Le Kyar, “, ” Le Kyar Win, couldn't, hasn't, Zaw Min Tun, Aung, Suu Kyi, Myanmar's, beseiging Laukkaing Organizations: Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, Associated Press, Muse, Trade, Social, Arakan Army, National Liberation Army, Brotherhood Alliance Locations: BANGKOK, China, Muse, Myanmar, Shan, Maj, Zaw, Arakan, Suu, Laukkaing, Beijing

☆ Myanmar Fighter Jet Crashes, Rebels Claim Responsibility
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - A Myanmar fighter jet has crashed during clashes between the military and an insurgent group, both sides said, in another setback for a junta facing the biggest challenge to its rule since a coup in 2021. Junta spokesperson Zaw Min Tun told state-run MRTV the jet crashed due to a technical problem and the pilots had ejected safely and were in contact with the military. The military-installed president last week said Myanmar was at risk of breaking apart due to the failure to deal with the insurgency more effectively. Assaults on towns have also taken place in Sagaing region, in central Myanmar, west of Shan State. The KNDF said on its Facebook page it shot down the jet on Saturday using heavy machine guns and its members were searching for the pilots.

Persons: Zaw Min Tun, KNDF, Martin Petty, Robert Birsel Organizations: Reuters, Karenni Nationalities Defence Force, Reuters Staff Locations: Myanmar, Kayah State, Thailand, Shan State, China, Sagaing, Vietnam, Thai

☆ Myanmar fighter jet crashes, rebels claim responsibility
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 12 (Reuters) - A Myanmar fighter jet has crashed during clashes between the military and an insurgent group, both sides said, in another setback for a junta facing the biggest challenge to its rule since a coup in 2021. Junta spokesperson Zaw Min Tun told state-run MRTV the jet crashed due to a technical problem and the pilots had ejected safely and were in contact with the military. The military-installed president last week said Myanmar was at risk of breaking apart due to the failure to deal with the insurgency more effectively. Assaults on towns have also taken place in Sagaing region, in central Myanmar, west of Shan State. The KNDF said on its Facebook page it shot down the jet on Saturday using heavy machine guns and its members were searching for the pilots.

Persons: Zaw Min Tun, KNDF, Martin Petty, Robert Birsel Organizations: Karenni Nationalities Defence Force, Reuters, Reuters Staff, Thomson Locations: Myanmar, Kayah State, Thailand, Shan State, China, Sagaing, Vietnam, Thai

☆ Myanmar junta says 145 died in cyclone, NGOs fear higher toll
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] A view of the damage caused by Cyclone Mocha in Sittwe, Myanmar in this handout image released May 17, 2023. Partners Relief and Development/Handout via REUTERSMay 19 (Reuters) - Myanmar's military-controlled media said on Friday 145 people were killed when Cyclone Mocha hit the country this week, in stark contrast to reports from rights groups and residents who fear hundreds may have died. The junta said in a statement that as of May 18 a total of 145 people had been found dead, including 91 in camps for internally displaced people. Rakhine has a large population of Rohingya Muslims - around 600,000, a persecuted minority that successive governments in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar have refused to recognise. Reporting by Reuters Staff; writing by Kanupriya Kapoor; editing by Mark HeinrichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

It is in these poorly constructed camps that aid agencies fear Cyclone Mocha has hit the hardest. A man walks past destroyed buildings in Sittwe, in Myanmar's Rakhine state, on May 15, 2023, after Cyclone Mocha made landfall. Residents ride motorcycles past broken utility poles in Sittwe, in Myanmar's Rakhine state, on May 15, 2023, after Cyclone Mocha made landfall. At one point Cyclone Mocha had been predicted to hit the camp but it was spared a direct hit with the storm making landfall further down the coast. According to the UN, roughly 15,000 homes were destroyed in Rakhine state during that storm.

☆ China says Myanmar's sovereignty should be respected
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BEIJING, May 2 (Reuters) - China supports Myanmar in finding its own path to development and urges the international community to respect its sovereignty and help it achieve peace and reconciliation, China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday. "China supports Myanmar in exploring a development path with Myanmar characteristics that suits to its national conditions," Qin's ministry cited him as saying in the talks. The international community should respect Myanmar's sovereignty and play a constructive role in helping it achieve peace and reconciliation, he said. On economic development, Qin said China would accelerate investment linked to a China-Myanmar Economic Corridor and implement projects on agriculture, education and health care. China also supported Myanmar on improving its relations with its western neighbour, Bangladesh, the Chinese foreign minister said.

☆ Myanmar releasing 4 foreign prisoners in amnesty, including American
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Britain’s embassy in Yangon said Bowman, a former British ambassador to Myanmar, had not yet been released from prison. “Sean’s heart was with the people of Myanmar to help lift them out of poverty and help Myanmar reach its economic potential. Bowman, 56, was arrested with her husband, a Myanmar national, in Yangon in August. Kyaw Htay Oo, a naturalized American, returned to Myanmar, the country of his birth, in 2017, according to media reports. Myanmar did not release many details of the other prisoners who were being freed, but almost all would have been held on charges related to the protests.

☆ Armata din Myanmar a dat foc unui sat după ce s-a luptat cu locuitorii care se opuneau regimului militar
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-17 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: AFP PHOTO / PAUK TOWNSHIP NEWSArmata din Myanmar a dat foc unui sat după ce s-a luptat cu locuitorii care se opuneau regimului militarForțele de securitate din Myanmar au incendiat un sat din centrul țării, după ce s-au luptat acolo cu oponenți ai regimului militar, informează CNN, care citează declarațiile a zeci de localnici. Agenția de presă Reuters nu a reușit să verifice în mod independent cauza incendiului, iar junta militară din Myanmar nu a comunicat pe acest subiect. Myanmar a fost cuprins de violențe și proteste după ce armata a răsturnat regimul democratic condus de Aung San Suu Kyi, la 1 februarie 2021. Imaginile realizate miercuri în satul Kin Ma arată urmele incendiului devastator. Organizațiile pentru drepturile omului au acuzat armata din Myanmar că a incendiat sute de sate în 2017, în timpul unei ofensive care a obligat 700.000 de oameni din minoritatea de musulmani Rohingya să fugă în Bangladesh.

Persons: Reuters, Suu Kyi Organizations: TOWNSHIP NEWS, CNN, Televiziunea, NASA, Reuters Locations: Myanmar, Bangladesh

☆ FOTO // Armata din Myanmar a dat foc unui sat după ce s-a luptat cu locuitorii care se opuneau regimului militar
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-17 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: ProfimediaFOTO // Armata din Myanmar a dat foc unui sat după ce s-a luptat cu locuitorii care se opuneau regimului militarForțele de securitate din Myanmar au incendiat un sat din centrul țării, după ce s-au luptat acolo cu oponenții regimului militar. Televiziunea de stat MRTV a anunțat că incendiul care a avut loc marți în satul Kin Ma, locuit de 800 de oameni, a fost provocat de „teroriști" și că instituțiile de presă care au relatat altceva „complotează să discrediteze armata". Sătenii au făcut declarații sub condiția anonimatului și au spus că forțele de securitate au incendiat satul după confruntările avute acolo cu oponenții regimului militar și că cel puțin două persoane au murit. Majoritatea locuitorilor din sat au rămas ascunși în pădurile din împrejurimi. Organizațiile pentru drepturile omului au acuzat armata din Myanmar că a incendiat sute de sate în 2017, în timpul unei ofensive care a obligat 700.000 de oameni din minoritatea de musulmani Rohingya să fugă în Bangladesh.

Organizations: Armata, Televiziunea, NASA Locations: Myanmar, Bangladesh, Profimedia

☆ Junta militară din Myanmar lansează noi acuzații grave împotriva lui Aung San Suu Kyi
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-18 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Apar noi acuzații de corupție împotriva fostei lidere Aung San Suu Kyi, arestată în timpul loviturii de stat din Myanmar. De data aceasta, junta militară susține că ea a primit mită în valoare de 550.000 de dolari de la un om de afaceri, a anunţat televiziunea publică birmană, citată joi de AFP. „După această mărturisire, autorităţile au detectat că Aung San Suu Kyi se face vinovată de corupţie şi se pregătesc să o pună sub acuzare”, a relatat MRTV, potrivit Agerpres. Avocatul fostei lidere de facto a guvernului birman, ţinută într-un loc secret de armată, a reacționat spunând că noile acuzații sunt „nefondate şi absurde”. Săptămâna trecută, armata a anunţat lansarea unei anchete pentru corupţie, acuzând-o într-o primă fază pe Aung San Suu Kyi că a primit ilegal 600.000 de dolari, iar ulterior 11 kilograme de aur.

Persons: Suu Kyi, AFP, San Suu Kyi, corupţie Organizations: Miercuri, Agerpres Locations: Myanmar

Search resuls for: "MRTV"

12 mentions found