Even before the typhoon,the UN estimated 18.6 million people out of a total population of 55 million needed humanitarian assistance.
Sean Turnell was Aung San Suu Kyi’s financial Mr Fix-it and says everything is pointing to the defeat of Myanmar’s junta.
Concerns of a Myanmar military counter-offensive at the border has drawn neighbouring Thailand closer to the conflict.
Myanmar has been locked in civil war since the army took power from Aung Suu Kyi’s elected government in 2021.
Hundreds rallied on the steps of Victorian parliament to protest against human rights abuses in South-East Asian nations ahead of a diplomatic summit in Melbourne.
The Sydney economist is no Jason Bourne,but as an adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi’s government he was in the junta’s sights soon after the 2021 coup.
The Myanmar ruling junta has been accused to carrying out the airstrikes,the deadliest attack on civilians since it seized power in a 2021 coup.
Products linked to Myanmar’s military junta have been facing boycotts from consumers and businesses.
The 78-year-old’s condition has led her family to raise new concerns about her treatment by Myanmar’s military,which has detained her since a 2021 coup.
After the brutal 2021 military coup,the company decided to exit the troubled country and change its name,offloading its majority share in the mine.
The 78-year-old Nobel laureate was jailed for 33 years after the Myanmar military staged a coup in 2021. The clemency means her jail time will be reduced.