Aung San Suu Kyi will defend Myanmar genocide charges
State counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will travel to the Hague in December to defend Myanmar before the United Nations’s highest court. The Nobel laureate will lead a delegation to counter charges by the Gambia brought before the International
US official criticizes repatriation process
Myanmar is still struggling to resolve the refugee crisis, which continues to damage its international reputation. A top-ranking US foreign aid official delivered a sharp criticism of how Myanmar is handling the repatriation process for more than 750
KBZ Bank hires American law firm after UN accusations
According to a CNBC report, Kanbawza Bank (KBZ) is seeking counsel from a US-based law firm after it was named in a recent UN report calling for broad sanctions against military-affiliated companies. KBZ hired the law firm Williams & Connolly for
Flooding left 45,000 displaced across Myanmar
An estimated 45,000 people have been displaced by flooding across Myanmar in recent weeks, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The areas most heavily affected by the flooding are Kachin, Rakhine, Mon a
UN official calls for aid access in Rakhine
A senior UN official has urged the Myanmar government to improve access for aid workers in conflict-torn Rakhine State. It is estimated that there are around 33,000 displaced people in the region. According to a Reuters article, Ursula Mueller, a UN
