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The regime’s push for solar power to rescue Myanmar from massive blackouts has failed, and a new Chinese gas plant and hydropower provide controversial alternatives.

Myanmar is fortunate to have extraordinary travel destinations within its borders. But these tourist jewels have been denied to most foreigners since the pandemic began and then the coup in February 2021. But, after years of closed borders, Myanmar is once again opening upto foreign tourists from 17 April.

သတင်းအမှားများကိုတိုက်ဖျက်ခြင်းအစီအစဉ် (Misinformation Busters)မှ ပြန်လည်ကြိုဆိုလိုက်ပါတယ်။ ဖေ့စ်ဘုတ်ပေါ်ပြန်ရောက်လာသည့် စစ်ကောင်စီဝါဒဖြန့်စာမျက်နှာများ ပိတ်ပင်ပေးရန် Justice For Myanmar တောင်းဆို၊

Myanmar’s forests are dying. The Southeast Asian nation lost four million hectares of forest cover – an area the size of Switzerland – between 2001 and 2020, according to the Global Forest Watch.

Yesterday, we reported on a meeting between the outgoing Australian ambassador to Myanmar, Andrea Faulkner, and the leader of that country’s coup and alleged war criminal, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.

Telenor har ved flere anledninger forklart sitt salg av virksomheten i Myanmar med at selskapet ikke kan gå med på krav fra militærjuntaen om utlevering av kundenes persondata.

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Myanmar’s military-led regime exported more than $190 million worth of timber in 2021, including to countries with active sanctions on the country’s state-controlled timber monopoly, according to a recent report from Forest Trends.

One of Europe's largest pension funds, PFZW, ditched 24 companies - including Danske Bank and Swedbank - from its equity and bond investments in the second half of 2021.

Australia has been accused of “kowtowing to dictators” and an “act of treachery” after outgoing ambassador to Myanmar Andrea Faulkner met with junta leader Min Aung Hlaing this week, the military commander responsible for overthrowing the country’s democratically elected government and the deaths of at least 1730 civilians.

Australia’s ambassador to Myanmar met alleged war criminal and coup leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on Wednesday, in a meeting the junta claims discussed “enhancement of cooperation” between the two countries.