Indonesian President Joko Widodo has said that it is important to stop violence in Myanmar.
He said this at a press conference held on May 8 before the 42nd ASEAN Summit to be held in Indonesia from May 9 to 11.
Antara news reports that the people have become hostages of the conflict and that the violence must stop.
He also expressed deep regret that the continued violence has hindered the delivery of humanitarian aid to conflict areas.
The President of Indonesia also condemned the shooting of the humanitarian aid convoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Sisai Township, southern Shan State, on the morning of May 7.
Reuters reported yesterday that it was not clear who was behind the incident.
Singapore condemns shooting of ASEAN diplomatic convoy
The Singaporean government has condemned the attack on a convoy of ASEAN aid group diplomats in Shan State.
In order to deliver the necessary aid to the refugees, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore issued a statement last night requesting that diplomatic organizations be allowed to work safely.
A convoy of iron officials from Singapore and Indonesia arrived yesterday morning in Sisai Township, Southern Shan State. The gas station was shot on Sai Khao Road.
Two employees from the Yangon-Singapore Embassy also participated in the convoy. He said that they have returned to Yangon without any harm.
The PAO National Liberation League PNLO, which operates in the area, said the shooting could be the handiwork of the military council and the PAO militia.
The NUG government also said that it was not the handiwork of the PDF under them.
The military council announced that this shooting was the hand of terrorists.
In a statement from the Singapore government, the government of Singapore has further urged to reduce violence in accordance with the common agreement established by ASEAN in resolving the Myanmar issue and to open an inclusive dialogue.
Internet slavery from Cambodia and Myanmar spread to the world
Diplomat news reported on May 8 that a research found that Cambodia and Myanmar are being forced to work like slaves in cybernetic communication control work.
In particular, young intellectuals from various parts of the world are recruited to the Southeast Asian region and forced to engage in online fraud in locked compounds.
Having been so enslaved, the sole purpose of the enslaved is to get as much money as possible and as fast as possible. If you don't meet the specified amount of money or try to run away, you will be severely punished.
Victims of online fraud People who become friends with vague promises are all over the world. Lonely people around the world have also been scammed out of up to a million dollars, and some have had to sell their homes.
Mina Chiang, the founder of HRC, a UK-based human research consultancy, said that there is a need for greater public and government understanding of this issue. Mina Chiang is doing fieldwork with researchers in Cambodia and Myanmar.
People who have been scammed by cyber fraud are computer savvy. People who can use social media easily. Many are university graduates. People who can speak more than one language.
But Mina Chiang said that now there are things to be aware of when being recruited to work in Cambodia or Myanmar. Without clearly knowing the type of job and the nature of the task, they will pay a good wage. Those who say they will provide free airfare and accommodation should be careful.
According to the HRC group, people who are forced to be sold into slavery are now more widespread than ever before. But no one, including the HRC, knows exactly which countries are the source countries providing the raw materials.
In the current HRC list, Bangladesh, Brazil China Ethiopia Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Kenya Laos Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar, Pakistan Russia Taiwan Thailand Uganda United States of America, Uzbekistan Vietnam and Zimbabwe are included.
Most of the criminal gangs are Chinese along with some from Taiwan and Malaysia. There are two-way cooperation activities between Cambodia and Myanmar. There is also bribery between the police of the two countries, including Prime Minister Hun Sen's family. Mina Chiang said that Hun Sen, who has good relations with China, will not be able to stop China's pressure.
The easiest route for foreign governments is to treat the problem as a piece of bad luck, the Diplomat reports.
More than 7,000 refugees in Inda still cannot return home because of the deployment of the military council : Myanmar
Sagaing Division Residents said that nearly 7,000 residents who fled from five villages have been unable to return to the village for two months because military council troops are stationed at the top of the bridge that connects Impin village and Nantha village, which is located west of Into city.
Because a battle could break out at any time between the army of the military council and the army of the defense forces, who are camped at the top of Impin village's bridge, Aung Kone, Impin Nanta, Locals said that nearly 7,000 residents from five villages, such as Tueng Tao and Mor Tai, have been fleeing since early April.
The residents who are fleeing are taking refuge in the houses of their relatives in nearby villages. An official from Indaw Revolution - IR told RFA that although the People's Defense Forces and civil charities are working to provide food aid, there is still a need.
"We have also cooperated with civil parishioners' groups and are helping children with food to avoid war. In some cases, there are also donors who donate. A blanket is a blanket. The need is there, but we are helping as much as we can."
He said that there are frequent clashes in Aung Gone and Nantha Village, where the military council forces arrest residents and burn their houses down.
This season is the time to harvest beans, but the locals are afraid to go back to the village to work, the locals said.
A resident of Aung Kone village told RFA that the military council army told the residents that they could come to the village to harvest beans after registering and swearing, but the residents did not dare to return.
"After registering the start-up stock and signing the pledge, I was informed that I can come and work in the village and work on the fields. But the locals did not dare to return. Mainly, they are afraid of being arrested when there is a fight."
Regarding this incident, RFA contacted Social Affairs Minister U Aye Hlaing, spokesperson of the Military Council Group, Sagaing Region, by phone several times, but he did not answer the phone.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) announced on May 6 that there are more than 1.8 million people who have been displaced by the armed conflict in Myanmar.
North Korea transport goods waiting in Dandong, China Resuming overland trade soon?
There are signs of a recovery in trade between North Korea and China, which has been sluggish due to the corona, as it is known that a large amount of goods to go to North Korea are currently waiting at the customs office in the border area between North Korea and China . Reporter Kim So-young reports .
An inside source in North Korea reported to Radio Free Asia (RFA) on the 8th that overland trade between Sinuiju , North Korea and Dandong, China would resume soon .
Earlier this month, an order from the Ministry of Foreign Trade was issued to each region to prepare for the resumption of Shinuiju-Dandung customs trade .
On the same day, another source working for a North Korean trading company also informed Dandong Customs that there were a lot of cargo to be sent to North Korea.
Sources added, however, that there have been many unexpected variables, and that it is difficult to estimate the exact timing of resuming land trade .
According to the General Administration of Customs of China, trade between North Korea and China in the first quarter of this year ( January to March ) recorded about 486 million dollars, recovering to the pre-corona level, showing signs of expanding trade between North Korea and China this year .
In the midst of this, after the Chinese government announced the construction of a special trade and tourism zone to revitalize trade and tourism between North Korea and China in the Changbai Mountain area of Jilin Province, China last year, which is a border area between North Korea and China, it was found that construction has recently begun in earnest.
North Korea-specialized media 38 North analyzed satellite images of ' Planet Labs ' and reported that it confirmed that a blue roof and basic building structure had been erected at the end of last month after land clearing work in the area was carried out in October .
According to the blueprint released last year by Fanhua Construction Group Co., Ltd., which was in charge of the construction, a customs house, general exhibition center , cultural experience center , and economy /trade center will be built on a 37- acre site to promote trade and industrial cooperation between North Korea and China. is about to come in.
Along with the construction plan, the company stated that it " hopes that this special economic zone will promote cross-border labor , finance and industrial cooperation, as well as trade activities such as North Korean ore imports and Chinese steel exports . "
The North Korean won- dollar exchange rate, which has risen since the second half of last year, has also maintained a high upward trend until recently .
According to Asia Press , a media specializing in North Korea , the won- dollar exchange rate was 8,400 won as of May 5 , up about 37 % from 8,100 won on April 7 , a month ago .
Regarding this, North Korean economists interpreted that the expectation of expanding trade between North Korea and China is encouraging the exchange rate to rise.
William Brown, a North Korean economist and professor at the University of Maryland, told Radio Free Asia (RFA), “ If the atmosphere of expanding trade is created, they will want to hold more dollars and yuan to import goods from China . ” It will continue to rise, ” he said .
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