Jan 18, 2026
Myanmar presented its first oral arguments in the case brought by The Gambia against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on 16 January. The hearings are being held from 12 to 29 January. Myanmar’s Agent, U Ko Ko Hlaing, Union Minister for the Ministry 2 at the President’s Office, delivered the opening statement.
Jan 18, 2026
“Looking at this pattern, Bengali people live in both Bangladesh and Myanmar, and in Myanmar, the term ‘Rohingya’ is used. This is what Brig-Gen Aung Gyi meant in his speech, referring to the people living on both sides of the border.” (Associate Professor Dr Sint Sint Myat)
Jan 18, 2026
1. It is an honour for me to appear before you again. 2. I present arguments for the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, together with my colleagues Mr Blom-Cooper, Ms Lawrie, Professor Talmon, Professor Miron, Mr Hooper and Ms Cordone, each of whom will address you as counsel in due course.
Jan 17, 2026
U Zaw Win Myint, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to the People’s Republic of China, presented his Credentials to Mr Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, on 16 January 2026 at the Great Hall in Beijing.
Jan 17, 2026
THE International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds oral hearings in the case The Gambia versus Myanmar from 12 to 29 January in the Hague, the Netherlands. The first round of oral arguments in Myanmar was held from 10 am to 1 pm and from 3 pm to 6 pm local time yesterday.
Jan 17, 2026
UNION Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe received Mr Abhay Thakur, Ambassador of India, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
Jan 17, 2026
MY name is Rick Heizman, an American citizen from San Francisco, USA. And now I live here in Myanmar. I’ve been here many, many times, starting in 1981, all the way back then. And I’ve been in Arakan, Rakhine State, many times, beginning in 1996. I’m going to talk about the conflict there between the Rakhine Buddhists and the Bengali Muslim Rohingya people. One thing to note here is that this conflict has been going on for a very long time, basically since the World War II era. And more recently, there have been three major attacks by the Bengali Muslim Rohingya. In 2012 and 2016, and then only 10 months after that, in 2017. The 2017 attack was quite amazing in that it was what should be called the world’s largest terrorist attack in history. At that time, 25 August 2017, a surprise attack in the early morning started against almost um 150 targets. These were villages and army bases.
Jan 17, 2026
Hearings related to the case between the Republic of The Gambia and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar are being held at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, from 12 to 29 January.
Jan 17, 2026
MEMBER of the State Security and Peace Commission and Union Minister for Defence General Maung Maung Aye, who is currently in Leshi of the Naga Self-Administered Zone in Sagaing Region, met departmental officials and members of Naga’s traditional literature and culture associations at the city hall of Leshi yesterday.
Jan 17, 2026
ESTEEMED President of the International Court of Justice, distinguished Vice-President, honourable Members of the Court,