(Reuters) – Two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, have been detained in Myanmar since December 12, 2017. At the time of their arrest, they had been working on an …
Read More »Chasing dinosaurs in northern Myanmar, full of conflicts
MYITKYINA, MYANMAR – "Amber Hunters" in search of a Jurassic-style discovery of dinosaur remains sift through mounds of precious resin in Myanmar, a lucrative business that captivates paleontologists but also feeds decades …
Read More »Report on trafficking in persons highlights the vulnerability of children
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, accompanies Ivanka Trump, the daughter and assistant to President Donald Trump, during an event to announce the 2018 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) ceremony at the State …
Read More »Myanmar’s top military officers must be tried for crimes against humanity: Amnesty International
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Myanmar's top military officials, including commanders of its defense and army services, should be tried for crimes against humanity for treating the Rohingya minorities, Amnesty International said in …
Read More »It is not easy: complex mass migration, politics, restructuring of the world
PARIS – Lined up before dawn, dozens of immigrants in front of a government office in Italy rubbed shoulders to be one of the few insiders who applied for asylum on Wednesday. …
Read More »A surprise finding: fossils of 99 million year old frogs encased in amber
The fossil of Electrorana limoae. (Lida Xing / China Geosciences University) At first glance, odd-shaped specks that darken a vibrant piece of yellow amber appear to be amorphous spots. But on closer …
Read More »Burma repatriates the first Rohingya family despite warnings from the USA
Workers prepare a muddy field near newly established structures by the Burmese authorities outside of Maungdaw, Rakhine State, in January 2018. The structures will be part of the Taung Pyo Letwe receiving …
Read More »Water risk: Thailand launches road safety campaign & # 39; Seven Deadly Days & # 39;
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The video begins with revelers throwing water on the side of a road while celebrating Songkran, the festival that marks the beginning of the traditional Thai new year. Elephants …
Read More »Could Facebook have helped stop the hate speech in Myanmar?
Of all the calculations recently published on Facebook -from its role in electoral interference to the exposure of user data-, the one that employees in Menlo Park, California lost while sleeping was …
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