Htun Khaing

Htun Khaing
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Soe Htun Shein seen at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Oct 14 (Photo : Tun Maung Nyein / Myanmar Now)
Myanmar Police Hunt Fugitive Gold Baron in Thailand
Investigators travel to Bangkok after Myanmar Now reported Soe Htun Shein had been spotted at Suvarnabhumi airport
Published on Oct 29, 2019
A banner hanging at a gate in Moehti Moemi reads: “Anyone who stops our business is our enemy.” (Photo: supplied)
‘The Dogs Are Eating Each Other’ - How the NLD’s War With a Nationalist Gold Baron Left a Mining Town Desolate
Top executives linked to anti-Muslim extremists fled the lucrative site in fear of arrest after losing a bitter spat with the government
Published on Sep 26, 2019
‘All the Rooms Are Vacant’ - Pyin Oo Lwin’s Tourism Industry Crippled After Rebel Attack
Charming hill town that usually hosts up to 12,000 visitors a month now has almost no tourists
Published on Aug 29, 2019
Thuzar Myint Htun had allegedly scammed her wealthy contacts out of more than 20 billion kyat, roughly $13 million. She was seen at a court hearing in Thingagyun township in Yangon in January this year.
Explosive chemicals and fake military contracts: wealthy business owners lose millions of dollars in alleged scam
Thuzar Myint Htun, whose brother was a high-ranking military MP, is on trial for ‘cheating’ friends and others out of over 20 billion kyat.
Published on Mar 28, 2019
Authorities arrest and charge protesters who on 3 July demonstrated against the erection of a bronze statue of General Aung San (Pic: Khun Athan)
Politics
Aung San in Kayah State: inside the political storm
LOIKAW — One night in 2012, in the Kayah State capital of Loikaw, a group of ethnic Karenni youths were engaged in clandestine activity. In advance...
Published on Jul 19, 2018
Dala Bridge model. (Ministry of Construction / Facebook)
The battle over Yangon’s Dala Bridge
A bridge over the Yangon River could transform the lives of locals commuting to the city on disaster-prone boats, but private port operators see a threat.
Published on Jul 6, 2018