Two Singaporeans were fined a total of S$80,000 for their role in selling a sonar system to the Myanmar Navy. The system later ended up with Myanmar entity Light of Universe for US$1.58 million.
In related news, Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan had earlier confirmed 138 Singapore-based entities’ involvement in Myanmar’s military supply chain.
Over 25 missing in Myanmar jade mine landslide, unregulated industry faces peril.
Rescuers brave risks amid ongoing floods, hoping to find survivors despite dangers.
Monsoon rains have triggered floods and landslides in Myanmar, claiming five lives and displacing around 40,000 people.
The devastation comes on the heels of Cyclone Mocha’s impact in May. Climate change exacerbates such extreme weather events globally.
Seventeen Rohingya refugees drowned after their boat capsized while escaping Myanmar.
Rohingya often risk dangerous sea journeys from Bangladesh to Malaysia and Indonesia seeking safety and a better life.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo urges political will from all sides to resolve Myanmar’s crisis, as ASEAN intensifies diplomatic efforts.
Puan Maharani, the Speaker of Indonesia’s People’s Consultative Assembly and 44th President of AIPA, highlighted the importance of international cooperation in tackling global challenges at the 44th AIPA General Assembly.
She stressed AIPA’s role in addressing various issues through regional collaboration, particularly emphasizing peace efforts in Myanmar.
Myanmar reduced Aung San Suu Kyi’s prison sentence by six years, despite facing 14 cases. The junta’s move is criticized as a ploy to appear moderate amidst ongoing violent resistance and repression.
Thousands have been killed and displaced since the coup.
Jailed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi pardoned in five cases, still faces 14 others; part of an amnesty of 7,000 prisoners for Buddhist Lent.
Conflict continues since 2021 coup.
The US expresses “deep concern” over Myanmar’s junta extending the state of emergency for six months amid ongoing violence and instability since the coup. Sanctions will continue to hold the regime accountable.
A bomb blast near Thanlwin bridge checkpoint in Myanmar’s southeast killed one person and injured 12 others, amid escalating violence following the military coup in 2021.