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Sanctioned Myanmar tycoons find shelter in Singapore
Bloomberg, Published on 18/10/2022
» Frangipani plants and coconut trees front the three-story villa on Sentosa Island where Myanmar tycoon Tay Za stays when he’s in Singapore. It’s one of two houses his family owns in a development overlooking the South China Sea known as a playground for the wealthy. A short drive away is the Marina Bay Sands casino, where he would often show up carrying a duffel bag stuffed with cash. On a sunny day in June, a yellow Ferrari F8 Spider and a Mercedes were parked outside one of the villas.
UN court rejects Myanmar challenge to genocide case
AFP, Published on 23/07/2022
» The UN's highest court ruled on Friday that a landmark case accusing military-ruled Myanmar of genocide against minority Rohingya Muslims can go ahead.
1 year after coup, US will slap new sanctions on Myanmar
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/02/2022
» The US issued fresh sanctions against people and entities linked to Myanmar’s military that seized control of the government a year ago, with President Joe Biden warning “further costs” will be imposed as long as the junta doesn’t hold elections.
Sanctions and new charges, 1 year after Myanmar coup
AFP, Published on 01/02/2022
» WASHINGTON: The United States, Britain and Canada unveiled coordinated sanctions on Myanmar officials Monday as the junta leveled fresh charges against Aung San Suu Kyi -- one year after ousting her in a coup.
Fear stalks Rohingya refugee camps after murders
AFP, Published on 06/11/2021
» KUTUPALONG (BANGLADESH) - Bloodstains still mark the spot where assassins gunned down Mohib Ullah, an activist who was a leading voice for the 850,000 Rohingya living in fear in Bangladeshi refugee camps.
Revealed: the craven corruption behind the Myanmar coup
Poppy McPherson, Reade Levinson, John Geddie, Wa Lone, Simon Lewis and Stephen Grey, Published on 08/09/2021
» BANGKOK/LONDON: A week after the Burmese military seized power, a Twitter account that had lain dormant for nearly a decade flickered back into life.
Myanmar's civil servant strikes start to bite
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» YANGON - Public hospitals are deserted. Government offices left dark. And the trains don't leave the stations.