Myanmar man arrested for sexually harassing woman in Japan
A Myanmar man has been arrested by police in Hiroshima, Japan, for allegedly sexually assaulting a female pedestrian, Japanese media reported. The man, a 23-year-old man who was in Japan on an internship visa, was arrested. Japanese media reported that the man allegedly sexually assaulted a female pedestrian in Hiroshima’s Asakusa neighborhood at around 8:30 […]
Who took the world’s most famous photo, ‘The Nay Pyi Taw Girl’?
A girl, naked and terrified by the pain and fear of napalm, runs with other children. The Vietnam War photo “Napalm Girl” made Vietnamese photojournalist Nick Ut famous and won him a Pulitzer Prize. He is the first Vietnamese-born person to win the prestigious journalism award, and the only Vietnamese-born person to win a Pulitzer […]
Tens of thousands of birthday wishes to Aung San Suu Kyi will be collected and attempted to set a Guinness World Record.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s younger son Kim Eric, along with some artists and revolutionary forces, are calling for a campaign to collect tens of thousands of birthday wishes for State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s 80th birthday and set a Guinness World Record. On Aung San Suu Kyi’s 80th birthday, which falls on June […]
KNU Brigade 7 headquarters attacked with suicide drones
The headquarters of the Karen National Union (KNU), a major military base in Hpa-an district, Karen State, was bombed by suicide drones in the early hours of June 12, a military source told the BBC. The drone strikes took place between 1am and 4am, he said. “There were no casualties,” a headquarters official said. The […]
Military Council discusses Russia-Myanmar mutual visa exemption with Moscow
The Military Council reported that the two countries’ ministerial-level officials discussed the possibility of visa-free travel between Russia and Myanmar at the 5th International Tourism Forum held in Moscow, Russia. The Military Council announced the discussions in a state-run newspaper on June 12. The forum will be accompanied by a six-day tourism exhibition from June […]