Myanmar junta hints at further election delay

Source: Straits Times Myanmar will hold a national census in late 2024, the state media reported on Friday, hinting at another delay in elections that the junta has pledged to hold to end the crisis sparked by its coup. Agence France-Presse (AFP)...

Myanmar Church speaks out against rare earth mining

Source: Union of Catholic Asian News “We are concerned about the effects of environmental degradation, the livelihoods of local communities and the wellbeing of animals due to the extraction of rare earth,” said Church leaders, where unregulated rare earth mining...

Crackdown, Financial Constraints Limit Myanmar Protests

Source: Voice of America Two years after Myanmar’s military coup, a handful of young people are still protesting the coup, but, given the military crackdown on protests, the tightened security situation, and financial constraints only a relatively few flash mob...