A Southeast Asia summit this month will invite a non-political representative from Myanmar, Brunei said on Saturday, sidelining the leader of the military junta in an unprecedented move for the group. The decision by foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), at an emergency meeting on Friday …
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Trial of ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi taking toll on her health: Lawyer
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s health has suffered from her frequent appearances before a court run by the military junta that deposed her government, her lawyer said Monday. Suu Kyi went on trial in June, four months after she was taken into custody in a coup that plunged …
Read More »Child refugees mark anniversary of Myanmar’s crackdown on Rohingya
Hundreds of children have staged a protest rally at refugee camps in Bangladesh to commemorate the fourth anniversary of Myanmar’s crackdown on the Rohingya Muslims that forced thousands to flee across the border into the neighboring country. Community leader Mohammad Osman said between 3,000 and 4,000 children participated in the …
Read More »Rights groups say Myanmar military attacking medics, hindering COVID-19 response
Rights groups say Myanmar’s military has killed more than two dozen medics and carried out hundreds of attacks against health workers in order to hamper the response to a resurgent outbreak of COVID-19 amid ongoing turmoil across the Southeast Asian country. According to Press TV, Insecurity Insight, Physicians for Human …
Read More »Myanmar protesters hold rallies to mark anniversary of 1988 uprising
Protest rallies in Myanmar have been organized to condemn the military rule and mark the anniversary of a popular 1988 uprising against a previous army junta, which facilitated Aung San Suu Kyi’s rise to prominence. Several groups of protesters marched in Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon, and second city, Mandalay, on …
Read More »Protests break out against ruling Myanmar military on anniversary of 1988 uprising
Protests against Myanmar’s military government broke out across the nation on Sunday, the anniversary of the bloody suppression of a 1988 uprising against a previous army junta. At least six separate protests were documented on Facebook pages of opponents of the military, which seized power from the elected government six …
Read More »New envoy to crisis-torn Myanmar calls for full access to all parties
A special envoy to Myanmar appointed by Southeast Asia’s regional bloc to help resolve the coup-hit country’s political crisis called Saturday for full access to all parties when he visits. Brunei Second Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof was named to the role this week by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations …
Read More »At least 40 bodies found in Myanmar jungle area after army crackdown -media
A Myanmar militia force fighting the army in a central part of the country and residents have found at least 40 bodies in jungle areas in recent weeks, including some showing signs of torture, a militia member and media reports said. Since the military overthrew the elected government of Aung …
Read More »Myanmar’s UN envoy reveals purported massacre by the junta
Myanmar’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Kyaw Moe Tun, who has refused to leave his post despite being fired after a coup in February, has revealed a purported massacre by the military regime. In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday, Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun said that …
Read More »Myanmar junta leader takes on prime minister role, repeats 2023 election pledge
Myanmar’s military ruler Min Aung Hlaing has taken on the role of prime minister in a newly formed caretaker government, state media reported on Sunday, six months after the army seized power from a civilian government. In a speech on Sunday, Min Aung Hlaing repeated a pledge to hold elections …
Read More »Myanmar’s junta chief extends coup with promise of 2023 election
Myanmar’s military ruler Min Aung Hlaing has promised to hold elections in two years’ time, extending the state of emergency that was imposed after the civilian government was overthrown in a military coup six months ago. The Southeast Asian country has been in turmoil since the army ousted Aung San …
Read More »Anti-coup activists in Myanmar expand demonstrations nationwide
Anti-coup activists in Myanmar have expanded demonstrations nationwide, demanding the return to power of the democratically elected government. The Monday protests coincided with a public holiday to commemorate slain independence heroes, including the father of the country’s detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was assassinated alongside members of …
Read More »Myanmar military says to ramp up oxygen supply as COVID-19 cases surge
Myanmar’s military authorities will ensure that oxygen plants operate at full capacity to help treat COVID-19 patients as cases in the Southeast Asian country hit record highs, an army spokesman said on Monday. Zaw Min Tun told a news conference that vaccinations would be extended to those below the age …
Read More »Russia backs ASEAN plan on tackling post-coup turmoil in Myanmar
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow strongly supports the Southeast Asian diplomatic efforts to end the post-coup crisis engulfing Myanmar. During a joint press briefing with his Indonesian counterpart, Retno Marsudi, in Jakarta on Tuesday, Lavrov said that Moscow considered the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s position “a …
Read More »US increases pressure on Myanmar military in fresh sanctions
The United States on Friday increased pressure on Myanmar’s junta in response to the February military coup, adding four companies it said support the military to its trade blacklist and imposing sanctions on key military officials. The U.S. Treasury Department said it imposed sanctions on seven key members of the …
Read More »Myanmar junta to release 700 prisoners from Yangon’s Insein jail
Myanmar’s authorities will free around 700 prisoners from Yangon’s Insein jail on Wednesday, prison chief Zaw Zaw told Reuters, in a release that is expected to include some of the thousands of people detained for opposing military rule. The prison chief said he did not have a list of those …
Read More »Myanmar army ‘tightens grip’ on multibillion jade trade: Report
Coup leader General Min Aung Hlaing’s son implicated in the importation of dynamite used in open pit jade mines. Myanmar’s military has further tightened its grip on the country’s jade trade, using the industry to finance the February 1 coup that plunged the country into turmoil, a new report released …
Read More »Myanmar army clashes with anti-junta militia in Mandalay city
Myanmar security forces backed by armoured vehicles clashed on Tuesday with a newly formed militia group in the second-biggest city of Mandalay, according to social media posts from the group and media reports.
Read More »Myanmar junta leader leaves for Russia conference, second trip abroad since coup
Myanmar’s junta leader has flown out of the country to attend a conference in Moscow, state media reported on Sunday, his second trip abroad since seizing power in February.
Read More »Flower protests in Myanmar for Suu Kyi’s 76th birthday
Supporters of Myanmar’s detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi wore flowers in their hair and paraded with them at street demonstrations on Saturday as she marked her 76th birthday locked up by the generals who overthrew her. Protests have been held almost daily in Myanmar since Suu Kyi was ousted …
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