Tag: Myanmar

Thousands of Rohingya refugees protested in Bangladesh on Thursday, demanding a return to their homeland of Myanmar and an escape from the refugee camps. Many of these refugees fled Myanmar after the military’s crackdown on who they deemed to be “foreign interlopers” six years ago. Refugees cite the increasing crime...

Opium production has increased in Myanmar for the first time since 2014. A new report by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) shows a marginal increase which breaks the country's recent downward trend in production.  The increase was between September 2020 and January 2021, meaning it occurred...

Various photos of 3D-printed 9mm FGC-9s belonging to the People's Defence Forces (#PDF) in #Myanmar, who are fighting against military forces of the junta that seized power earlier this year during a coup. The weapon was designed by JStark1809, who you may know from @popular.front’s documentary on him. The “FGC” stands...