Section: The Irrawaddy (Thailand)
Trump Impeachment Trial Starts; Lawyers Deny Wrongdoing by President
US Senate begins impeachment trial of President Donald Trump over allegations he pressured Ukraine to investigate a political rival. …read more Source:: The...
Iran Apologizes to Ukraine for Accidentally Shooting Down Airliner
Iranian president apologizes to Ukrainian leader for the accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner by Iran’s military. …read more Source:: The...
US Believes Iran Accidentally Shot Down Ukraine Airliner; Tehran Denies Claim
Tehran denies US reports that Ukrainian airliner was accidentally shot down by Iranian missile. …read more Source:: The...
Trump Asks China to Probe Democratic Rival Joe Biden
Even as Congress investigates Trump’s call for Ukraine to probe the son of Democratic candidate Joe Biden, the president asks Beijing to do the same. …read more Source:: The...
China Building First Modern, Full-Sized Aircraft Carrier
HONG KONG/BEIJING—Construction of China’s first full-sized aircraft carrier is well under way, according to satellite images obtained and analyzed by a U.S. think tank. The images from April, provided to Reuters by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, reveal considerable recent activity during the last...
Ukrainian Firm Will Reportedly Help Tatmadaw Build Plant for Military Equipment
YANGON – A Ukrainian military import/export agency and the Myanmar Army recently signed a joint venture agreement to construct an assembly plant to build armored personal carriers (APCs) and self-propelled howitzers by 2020. Defense Blog reported on Wednesday that Great Export Import Company had confirmed an initial delivery of equipment and...
‘Dirty List’ Names 49 Firms Doing Business with Military
CHIANG MAI, Thailand—A total of 49 companies worldwide are named and shamed in Burma Campaign UK’s latest “Dirty List” of firms that do business with the Myanmar Military. The list released on Tuesday comprises companies whose operations have been linked to human rights violations or environmental destruction in Myanmar. The companies work...
A Third of Protected Wildlife Areas Marred by Roads and Towns: Study
OSLO — A third of the world’s protected areas for wildlife are suffering road building, more farms and other man-made threats that are undermining goals to safeguard the diversity of life on Earth, scientists said on Thursday. Almost 200 nations agreed in 2010 to set aside at least 17 percent of the world’s land areas in parks and...
Some US Allies Caught in Crossfire of Sanctions on Russian Arms
NEW DELHI — US sanctions on Russian military exports have put the brakes on a $6 billion deal with India and may derail the arms purchases of other US allies around Asia, experts say. Under a law that US President Donald Trump signed in August, any country trading with Russia’s defense and intelligence sectors will face sanctions. The law...
NLD Lawmakers Debate Pros, Cons of Proposed Protest Law Amendments
NAYPYITAW — The Peaceful Assembly and Procession Law needs to be amended because it does not comply with the military-drafted 2008 Constitution, said lawmaker U Tun Tun Hein, a Central Executive Committee member of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD). “This law is fine for people who want to stage a protest with good intentions. But if...
