Thailand’s auditing industry fails to protect migrant workers: activists
MAE SOT, Thailand – When Shwe Lin heard that an auditing firm was visiting the garment factory where she worked in the Thai border town...
Category : Myanmar
No deposit, no treatment: More patients from Myanmar shut out from Thai hospitals
MAE SOT, Thailand – When Aung Hein Thant’s brother went to a hospital in Thailand following a serious head injury from a motorcycle accident, he...
Junta airstrikes in Myanmar’s northwest kill dozens in a single night
Read RFA coverage of these topics in Burmese. Junta airstrikes in northwestern Myanmar killed more than 30 civilians, including an entire family, residents and officials...
As UN appeals for $275M for quake-hit Myanmar, China weighs in with major donation
As the United Nations called for $275 million in aid for quake-hit Myanmar, neighboring China pledged 1 billion yuan (US$137 million), eclipsing the offers from...
Insurgent army executes 5 civilians in northern Myanmar
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. An insurgent army in northern Myanmar publicly executed five convicted criminals, including a Chinese citizen, residents told...
In Myanmar, monks and nuns pay a heavy price
SAGAING, Myanmar — One of the oldest monasteries in Mandalay was flattened after central Myanmar’s devastating 7.7 earthquake Thirty-nine were killed when the 117-year-old Ma...
Volunteer groups pause quake aid in Myanmar citing junta restrictions
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Junta restrictions on aid activities following central Myanmar’s devastating 7.7 earthquake have driven some to postpone aid...
Insurgent groups seize two major towns in Myanmar’s northwest: sources
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. A rebel army and allied forces near Myanmar’s northwestern border with India have seized towns that were...
Myanmar junta says international groups must be ‘approved’ for quake aid
Read RFA coverage of these topics in Burmese. International aid groups who want to provide assistance to earthquake-hit areas of Myanmar must gain prior approval...
Myanmar quake death toll tops 3,000 as junta hampers aid efforts
Read RFA coverage of these topics in Burmese. The death toll from the devastating Myanmar earthquake rose past 3,000 on Thursday, according to the country’s...
