382 children killed, maimed in Myanmar since coup, says UN
The UN on Tuesday called for the protection of children from the Myanmar military junta’s brutal attacks which "constitute crimes against humanity."
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Myanmar’s multi-pronged crises have ‘deepened, expanded dramatically’
political crisis unleashed in Myanmar following the February 1 military coup last year, has "opened new frontlines that had long been at peace," according to UN special envoy Noeleen Heyzer.
Myanmar raising bloodthirsty death squads
Violence in Myanmar is spreading across rural and urban spaces like bushfires, with military arson campaigns consuming communities throughout the so-called Dry Zone, bolstered by air strikes and heavy artillery blasts to terrorize civilians…
Myanmar court gives go-ahead for Australian’s secrets trial
A court in Myanmar ruled Thursday that prosecutors presented sufficient evidence against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Australian economist Sean Turnell and three other defendants to continue their trial on charges of violating the…
Myanmar: Junta vows to enforce death sentences
Myanmar's military junta announced on June 3, that it would execute four people whose appeals were rejected following grossly unjust closed-door trials, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.
A not quite fine balance
Russia’s brutal invasion into Ukraine, which has led to the death and displacement of millions, has not come without a cost. As Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine border towns and Western powers began to apply economic sanctions in the hopes…
Disobedience for the sake of democracy
movement began with doctors and other health workers who pinned red ribbons on their clothing and stopped going to work. Then the teachers followed suit, as did diplomats, railway workers, and staff from the energy and other departments.
Biden hosts ASEAN as he looks to show Pacific commitment
Joe Biden is hosting leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as his administration makes an extended effort to demonstrate that the United States
Dry streets as Myanmar boycotts water festival to protest junta
YANGON
Myanmar marked its normally boisterous new year water festival with silence and boycotts on Wednesday, as fighting between the military and opponents of the coup raged across the country.
The Southeast Asian nation has been in…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi misses court hearings due to quarantine
Aung San Suu Kyi did not attend recent court hearings in which she is a defendant because she has been quarantined due to possible exposure
US says Myanmar repression of Muslim Rohingya is genocide
Muslim Rohingya population in Myanmar amounts to genocide, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken
‘Kill more’: Facebook fails to detect hate against Rohingya
Facebook failed to detect blatant hate speech and calls to violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority years after such behavior
Myanmar military engaged in widespread abuses: UN human rights chief
Michelle Bachelet says some of the systematic abuses by military may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity
US to invite ‘non-political’ Myanmar representative to summit with Asean
ASEAN inviting a non-political representative from military-ruled Myanmar to a summit 10-country bloc Washington
Myanmar troops accused of holding children hostage during clashes
Myanmar, which has been the scene of fierce fighting between militia groups opposed to the military coup.
New round of EU-Myanmar sanctions garners praise
The most notable of the new sanctions include measures against the state-run oil and gas company. The enterprise is considered to be one of the junta's largest sources of profit.
Junta rejects push for new Asean Myanmar envoy to meet opponents
Myanmar has been in chaos, its economy paralysed and more than 1,500 civilians have been killed in a military crackdown
UNHCR: Solution to Rohingya crisis lies in Myanmar
A political solution to the crisis is absolutely necessary, the deputy UN high commissioner for refugees says
226 job seekers from Myanmar caught for illegal entry
Singkhon border pass. They wanted to get jobs in Samut Sakhon, Ratchaburi and Bangkok. They had paid 20,000 baht each to job brokers.
ASEAN special envoy on Myanmar urged to meet Aung San Suu Kyi
ASEAN Special Envoy to Myanmar, must now ensure that he meets with all stakeholders, including the National Unity Government (NUG), civil society, and detained leaders such as Aung San Suu Kyi.
‘Continuous monitoring necessary to ensure human rights of Muslims’
Experts at OIC meet on human rights urge actionable steps, as they discuss issues and situation of Muslims in Myanmar, India
Rohingya urge world court to prevent junta representing Myanmar
Rights groups express concern over military leaders representing Myanmar at UN court’s hearing on Rohingya genocide from Feb. 21
Myanmar crisis overshadows Asean foreign ministers’ talks
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), which last year unexpectedly blocked Myanmar’s military government from joining key meetings over a failure to honour a peace plan agreed with the bloc.
Foreign firms in Myanmar face tough choices after coup
YANGON
Japan beer giant Kirin became on Monday (Feb 14) the latest foreign company to announce it was leaving Myanmar in the wake of a coup last year and a military crackdown on dissent.
Investors flocked to the country after the…
Myanmar junta holds parade on major holiday, announces prisoner amnesty
YANGON
Myanmar’s junta showed off its military strength with a parade in the capital Naypyitaw today, with its leader Min Aung Hlaing defending last year’s coup as necessary to protect the country from enemies, both domestic and foreign.…
Malaysia scores highest among Asean peers in democracy index report
KUALA LUMPUR
A democracy index report by London-based financial journal The Economist has revealed Malaysia as recording the highest score among Asean countries.
Despite being grouped in “flawed democracy” among other countries like…
Thailand’s silence on Myanmar comes at a price
MARK S. COGAN
As the calendar turned to February, it brought the solemn first anniversary of the 1 February 2021 military coup d’état in Myanmar, which saw the democratically elected National League for Democracy (NLD) ousted from power.…
Sri Lanka to import 1,00,000 metric tonnes rice from Myanmar
COLOMBO
Sri Lanka will import 1,00,000 metric tonnes of white rice and 50,000 metric tonnes of parboiled rice from Myanmar during the years 2022 and 2023.
It has planned to import this stock of rice at the US $ 445 per metric ton…
Australia urges Myanmar to free detained economist
SYDNEY
Australia's foreign minister called on Sunday (Feb 6) for the "immediate release" of economist Sean Turnell, who has been detained by Myanmar's military junta for the past year.
Turnell, an Australian economics professor, was…
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi faces new bribery charge in string of cases: State TV
Myanmar's military government announced a new bribery charge against deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday (Feb 3), the country's state broadcaster reported.
Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, 76, is on trial in nearly a…
UN calls for halt to Myanmar violence, return to democracy
UNITED NATIONS
The U.N. Security Council called Wednesday for an immediate cessation of violence throughout Myanmar as the country’s military coup entered a second year, and it reaffirmed support for the country’s democratic transition…
Myanmar shadow government drops objections to ICJ’s Rohingya genocide case
Myanmar's shadow government, set up after last year's military coup, said it accepts the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to hear allegations that the country committed genocide against its Rohingya minority.…
Cambodia says non-political Myanmar rep invited to ASEAN meeting
PHNOM PENH
Cambodia's foreign ministry said on Thursday (Feb 3) that a non-political representative from Myanmar had been invited to attend a meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers later this month rather than the country's…
US hitting Myanmar with new sanctions one year after coup
The U.S. government is imposing a new round of sanctions against Myanmar military officials, judges and businessmen on the one-year anniversary of the military coup that overthrew the country's democratically elected government and plunged…
Myanmar authorities arrest dozens ahead of planned protests
Security forces in Myanmar have arrested dozens of people in a preemptive move to suppress plans for a nationwide strike on the one-year anniversary of the army’s seizure of power.
Opponents of military rule in the country have called…
No peace in Myanmar 1 year after military takeover
The army takeover in Myanmar a year ago that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi not only unexpectedly aborted the country's fledgling return to democracy. It also brought a surprising level of popular resistance, which has blossomed into a low-level…
Myanmar: Why once peaceful protesters are now choosing violence
In the first hours after the military grabbed power in a shock coup in Myanmar one year ago, there was little public reaction.
No one seemed to know how they should react, and Aung San Suu Kyi, the woman who had led opposition to…
Myanmar nun who faced down a junta
Almost a year after she knelt in the dust to beg Myanmar police not to shoot anti-coup demonstrators, Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng still shakes at the memory of the day she says God saved her.
A photo of the Catholic nun in a simple white…
Asean challenge: Myanmar under Cambodia chair
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) may face a bigger challenge on Myanmar issues in 2022 as the group's semblance of unity may be tested under the leadership of Cambodia, the group's rotating chair for this year.…
ICJ must not allow Myanmar’s coup regime to leverage genocide hearings as a source of legitimacy
Maung Zarni
The International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, announced the dates of its public hearings on the preliminary objections raised by Myanmar – in The Gambia v. Myanmar, or, in plain…
Myanmar anti-coup fighters claim attack in state capital
Anti-coup fighters attacked a government office in eastern Myanmar with rockets and grenades on Wednesday, killing over a dozen junta troops according to the rebels and local media.
Intense clashes between junta troops and "People's…
Myanmar job seekers caught on Malaysian border
SONGKHLA
Thirty-one illegal Myanmar migrants hoping to get work in Malaysia were caught at a rubber plantation near the southern border in the Sadao district late on Wednesday night.
A patrol of soldiers, police and local officials…
ASEAN and India to the Myanmar issue discussed
NEW DELHI
Tillotoma Foundation, a global think tank, organised the International Seminar on the Present Scenario in Myanmar on 15th January, 2022 with senior Indian diplomats and noted experts.
Last year, soon after the military coup…
Myanmar junta court postpones Suu Kyi verdict
YANGON
A Myanmar junta court on Monday postponed giving its verdict in Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial for illegally importing and possessing walkie talkies, a source with knowledge of the case said.
The Nobel laureate has been detained…
Reporter dies under interrogation in Myanmar’s escalating terror: Media watchdog
PARIS
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the international community to condemn the escalation in terror against reporters covering the news in Myanmar and to implement targeted sanctions against the generals running the…
Myanmar public urges gas sanctions to stop military funding
The young woman in Myanmar decided to speak out when she realized that money from the company she loved was now in the hands of the military leaders she hated.
She and her parents had long worked for Total Energies, the French company…
Blinken says US weighing new sanctions on Myanmar
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration is weighing tough new sanctions on Myanmar to pressure the country’s military leaders to restore a democratic path interrupted by a February…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi convicted in further blow to democracy
Aung San Suu Kyi, the civilian leader of Myanmar who was ousted in a de facto coup this year, was convicted of incitement and another charge Monday and sentenced to four years in prison — in a trial widely criticized as a further effort by…
Myanmar junta warns citizens against purchase of bonds issued by democratic forces
Naypyidaw, Myanmar
Myanmar junta on Friday threatened to arrest people who will 'invest' in bonds offered by the supporters of democratic forces in the country.
This came after the National Unity Government (NUG), an alliance of…
Myanmar woman raped, body set on fire
PRACHIN BURI
A Thai man has admitted to abducting a Myanmar colleague, raping her and later setting her body on fire after she drowned while he was trying to flee with her by jumping into a pond.
Police arrested Boonlai Buaman, 27, an…
Over 400 Myanmar migrants under China detention for over a year
Beijing
At least 400 migrant workers from Myanmar have been detained by China for entering the country illegally and working without official documents.
These migrants have been under Beijing's detention for more than a year now.…
Myanmar Monk’s reappearance brings solace in coup-hit
Sagaing (Myanmar)
Now each morning, crowds of pilgrims line his path, hoping for a glimpse of the monk who has become an unwitting embodiment of hope and solace for thousands in the coup-wracked country.
Myanmar has endured eight…
Myanmar to free 5,000 jailed for anti-coup protests – junta chief
YANGON
Myanmar will release more than 5,000 people jailed for protesting against the February coup which ousted the civilian government, the country's junta chief said Monday.
A total of 5,636 prisoners will be freed to mark the…
ASEAN excludes Myanmar junta from summit in rare move
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
Southeast Asian nations will invite a non-political representative from Myanmar to a regional summit this month, turning in an unprecedented snub to the military chief who led a coup against an elected civilian…
UN alarmed by Myanmar military moves
GENEVA
The United Nations voiced alarm today at Myanmar’s military junta deploying heavy weapons and troops to particular townships, fearing for the civilian population.
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said the…
Asean in talks on barring Myanmar junta chief from summit
Southeast Asian nations are discussing whether to exclude Myanmar's junta chief from a summit due to slow progress on a plan to address turmoil after a coup in the country earlier this year, a top diplomat said Wednesday.
The Association…
No defence witnesses at Suu Kyi incitement trial in junta court
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not call any defence witnesses at her incitement trial in a junta court, her lawyer said Tuesday.
Suu Kyi went on trial in June, 4 months after she was taken into custody in a coup that sparked…
US journalist held in Myanmar hit with second charge
YANGON
An American journalist imprisoned via Myanmar's junta since May has been hit with a second criminal charge, his lawyer told today.
Danny Fenster, the managing editor of Frontier Myanmar, used to be detained at Yangon…
Myanmar currency trade turns to online groups on Facebook amid crisis
YANGON
As Myanmar’s economic slump deepens after February’s military coup and parts of its financial system freeze up, many in the strife-torn country are turning to online groups to bypass official channels to trade currencies.
The…
Rohingya leader in Bangladesh shot dead
COX'S BAZAR
Unidentified assailants on Wednesday (Sept 29) shot dead a top Rohingya community leader during a refugee camp within the Bangladesh resort district of Cox's Bazar, officials said.
Mohib Ullah was talking with other…
US, Singapore ‘deeply concerned’ for Myanmar
WASHINGTON
Singapore and therefore the united states are "deeply concerned and anxious" about the plight of the people of Myanmar, Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan said on Wednesday.
The people of Myanmar…
Myanmar currency drops 60% tanks since February coup
Myanmar's currency has lost over 60% of its value since the beginning of September, driving up food and fuel prices in an economy that has tanked since a military coup eight months ago.
Many gold shops and money exchanges closed on…
Myanmar junta blames internet blackouts on anti-coup fighters
Myanmar's junta has denied suspending the internet in conflict-wracked regions, blaming a recent spate of data blackouts on anti-coup protesters who had destroyed military-owned communications towers.
The Southeast Asian country has been…
Thai Border Force Arrested 11 Myanmar nationals for border-crossers illegal
KANCHANABURI, Thailand
Thailand border force Saturday arrested 11 Myanmar nationals for illegal entry, including two women who had spent two nights lost during a forest after getting separated from a larger group that was caught on…
Thai border force arrests 14 Myanmar Migrant
KANCHANABURI, Thailand
Fourteen illegal Myanmar migrants are arrested in a border area in Muang district on Thursday morning.
A joint patrol of soldiers from the Lat Ya Task Force and native police found the foreigners, seven of whom…
India- Myanmar border sees exodus as thousands flee fighting
Myanmar towns near the Indian border have fled after buildings were set aflame by artillery amid fighting between militia forces opposition military rule and also the army, according to residents and media reports.
About 10,000 people…
Suu Kyi goes on trial for incitement, pleads not guilty
YANGON
Myanmar's junta has put ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi unproved for incitement, her lawyer said on Tuesday (Sept 21), the latest during a list of charges that could see her jailed for decades.
Ms. Suu Kyi and her National…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi has ‘no comment’ on call for war against junta
Toppled Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has "no comment" on a declaration of war against the junta by a shadow government dominated by lawmakers from her party, her lawyer said Monday.
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military…
Myanmar anti-junta bomb attack on security forces near Yangon
Myanmar anti-junta dissidents have administered a bomb attack on security forces near Yangon, with several killed in an ensuing firefight, the military and media said.
The neighbouring nation has been in turmoil since the military…
Myanmar junta to put ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi trial for corruption
YANGON
Myanmar's junta will put ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi unproved for corruption, her lawyer said on Friday (Sept 17), adding to a raft of ongoing cases that would see her jailed for many years.
Ms. Suu Kyi has been under…
Myanmar court moves venue for secrets trial of Australian
BANGKOK
A court in Myanmar has agreed to change the venue for the trial of an Australian economist and adviser to ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on charges of violating the nation’s official secrets law, lawyers said Tuesday.…
Aung San Suu Kyi illness causes Myanmar court to postpone her hearing
BANGKOK
Myanmar’s detained former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, was unable to attend a scheduled court hearing Monday because she felt ill, her lawyers said.
Suu Kyi is being tried within the capital Naypyitaw on charges of sedition —…
14 Myanmar nationals arrested on Malaysian border
SONGKHLA
Fourteen Myanmar nationals were arrested on Saturday on the Thai side of the border opposite Malaysia's Kedah State in Sadao district, police said.
The migrants were arrested in two groups.
The first group was arrested on…
Myanmar as opposition urges ‘defensive war’
At least 20 people are killed in fighting between militias and Myanmar’s security forces, consistent with witnesses and Myanmar media, within the worst violence since opponents of the military government called in the week for a “people’s…
Myanmar’s shadow government calls for uprising against military junta
Myanmar's National Unity Government (NUG), a government in exile formed by lawmakers ousted in the Feb. 1 military coup, declared on Tuesday “people's defensive war” against the ruling junta.
In a video posted on Facebook, Duwa Lashi La,…
Myanmar military crackdown death toll tops 1,000: Watchdog
The death toll in the tactical crackdown in Myanmar following the Feb. 1 coup has ascended to 1,000, as indicated by a nearby observing gathering.
The Help Relationship for Political Detainees (AAPP) said in its most recent update that…
Rohingya genocide survivor affirms against Myanmar military
DHAKA, Bangladesh
A Rohingya lady has affirmed under the steady gaze of a court in Argentina against the Myanmar military's destruction of Muslims in Rakhine express, a Rohingya rights body affirmed Wednesday.
The observer, whose…
Activists allege Myanmar leaders are ‘weaponizing’ COVID-19
DAVID RISING | BANGKOK
With coronavirus deaths rising in Myanmar, allegations are growing from residents and human rights activists that the military government, which seized control in February, is using the pandemic to consolidate…
Myanmar’s twin curse of murderous military and cultist opposition
Maung Zarni
The last few days saw heated debates and name-calling in Burmese-language social media between, on the other hand, national minority activists who are completely fed up with the ethnic majoritarian colonial mentality and on…
The murky fringes of Myanmar’s civil war
Jesua Lynn
On March 23, 2021, Tuesday, the military junta that plunged Myanmar into political turmoil proved how heartless their quest for power is.
That afternoon, armed forces were conducting a raid at the Chanmyathazi township in…
Myanmar junta leader in Moscow for second trip abroad since coup
Myanmar's junta chief arrived in Moscow on Sunday to attend a security conference, marking only his second known trip abroad since he seized power in a coup.
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military overthrew civilian leader Aung…
Myanmar’s youth resistance among
Saw Yan Naing
Htar Htet Htet, 32, has swapped her gowns for guns, having joined the ranks of a growing number of young people in Myanmar who were initially part of the peaceful demonstrations against the military junta but have since taken…
ASEAN leaders to visit Myanmar soon
JAKARTA, Indonesia
Amid a continuing chaos in Myanmar since the Feb.1 military coup, the leaders of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are planning to visit Myanmar.
Further information about the visit is not available…
Muslims in Myanmar form multi-ethnic consultative committee
Muslims in Myanmar from various ethnic backgrounds have formed the Muslims of Myanmar Multi-ethnic Consultative Committee (MMMCC) to restore democracy and justice in the country and protect the legitimate rights of all Muslim ethnic groups…
Myanmar shadow govt says allying with rebels to ‘demolish’ junta
A shadow government in Myanmar seeking to reverse the February 1 coup has joined forces with a rebel group to "demolish" junta rule, it said Saturday.
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi and her…
Myanmar’s junta uses bodies as tools of terror in crackdown
Two black pickups speed down an empty city street in Myanmar before coming to a sudden stop. Security forces standing in the back of the trucks begin firing at an oncoming motorbike carrying three young men.
The bike swerves, crashing…
Myanmar election chief considers dissolving Suu Kyi’s NLD
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar
The head of Myanmar’s military-appointed state election commission said Friday that his agency will consider dissolving Aung San Suu Kyi’s former ruling party for its alleged involvement in electoral fraud and have its…
Election watchdog says no credible proof of Myanmar fraud
BANGKOK
Last November’s election results in Myanmar were “by and large, representative of the will of the people,” an independent election monitoring organization said Monday, rejecting the military’s allegations of massive fraud that…
UN envoy asks Thai leader’s aid in ending crisis in Myanmar
BANGKOK
The United Nations’ special envoy on Myanmar met with Thailand’s prime minister on Friday as she continues efforts to end violence in Myanmar sparked by a military takeover in February.
The envoy, Christine Schraner Burgener,…
Aung San Suu Kyi to appear in court May 24, lawyer says
Yangon
A judge on Monday ordered Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to appear in person in court for the first time on May 24, her lawyer said, after weeks of delays in her case.
The Nobel laureate has not been publicly seen…
Myanmar 100 days: three female activists
YANGON
They have given up everything and are working in the shadows to overthrow the junta.
A hundred days on from the military coup that ended Myanmar's brief dalliance with democracy, three women tell about their lives and their…
Flash mobs in Myanmar’s biggest city avoid deadly response
Yangon
A flash mob of mostly young people in Myanmar’s biggest city staged a brief protest march Thursday against military rule, the latest in a series of actions aimed at reducing the chances of a deadly response by the authorities.…
Ousted Myanmar lawmakers announce ‘people’s defence force’
Yangon
A shadow government of ousted Myanmar lawmakers said Wednesday it has set up a "people's defence force" to protect civilians, as the police and military deploy deadly arms against anti-coup protesters.
The country has been in…
Myanmar insurgent group says has captured military base near Thai border
Bangkok
A prominent ethnic rebel group attacked and captured a military base in eastern Myanmar near the Thai border early Tuesday morning, an official from the group said.
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted…
Myanmar unity gov’t welcomes ASEAN meeting consensus
JAKARTA, Indonesia
Myanmar's newly formed National Unity Government (NUG) welcomed the five-point consensus on the coup crisis during a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
"This is what the National Unity…
Human rights crisis in Myanmar, history test for ASEAN leaders
Usman Hamid
At the time when the world is busy with tackling COVID-19 pandemic, the Tatmadaw – Myanmar’s national armed forces – overthrew the civilian government and overturned election results. It happened at the cost of the lives of…
ASEAN leaders to discuss Myanmar crisis this weekend
JAKARTA, Indonesia
Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will meet in Jakarta on Saturday to discuss the Myanmar crisis.
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh,…
Myanmar refugee crisis brewing as turmoil hits economy
BANGKOK
Aid workers and activists are warning Myanmar’s political upheavals risk causing a regional refugee crisis as the strife following a February coup displaces growing numbers of people who have lost their livelihoods.
Tom…
738 killed since coup in Myanmar: Rights group
At least 738 people have been killed so far in Myanmar's military crackdown against anti-coup protesters, according to the latest figures by a rights watchdog.
In its daily briefing on Tuesday, the Assistance Association for Political…
Rohingyas to be included in Myanmar national unity government
DHAKA
A community-based organization of the Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar has appealed for the inclusion of representatives of the persecuted Muslim people in the national unity government formed in Myanmar to counter the military regime.…
Myanmar junta detains Japanese journalist
A Japanese freelance journalist detained by security forces in Myanmar's largest city Yangon has been investigated for allegedly spreading fake news, the Japanese Embassy in Myanmar said Monday.
Yuki Kitazumi, a former reporter for the…
Rebel groups see opportunity in post-coup Myanmar
Myanmar’s coup has opened an unexpected window of opportunity for the various ethnic rebel outfits, which have no loyalty to either the junta or to deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but could together pose a threat to the army's rule.
The…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi hit with new criminal charge
Yangon
Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was hit with a fresh criminal charge on Monday, as the junta's tough crackdown on dissent rolls on.
The 75-year-old Nobel laureate has not been seen in public since being…
Myanmar: At least 701 killed during protests
The death toll in Myanmar rose to 701 from protests against a military coup and the arrest of elected government officials.
A daily report by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners said there were new casualties from areas…
Rohingya want to dethrone junta, return to Myanmar
DHAKA, Bangladesh
Seventy-year-old Aysar Rahman is one of the more than 750,000 Rohingya who fled Myanmar in August 2017 when its military launched a crackdown that saw villages being burned down, extrajudicial killings, and rape.…
Myanmar: 20 killed during protests in Bago region
At least 20 civilians in Myanmar lost their lives during protests in the region of Bago against the recent military coup that saw numerous elected government officials detained, local media reported on Saturday.
Soldiers in the Ma Ga Dit…
US focuses on Myanmar issues; lauds Bangladesh’s extraordinary generosity
Dhaka
The US remains very focused on helping all concerned in finding a solution to the Rohingya crisis and restoring democracy in Myanmar, John Kerry, the US special presidential envoy for climate, said on Friday.
He appreciated…
UN special envoy to step up Myanmar diplomatic effort as death toll surpasses 600
The UN's special envoy for Myanmar is to embark on an Asian tour to step up diplomatic efforts to tackle the crisis, as the death toll from the junta's crackdown on dissent passed 600 on Friday.
The push by Christine Schraner Burgener…
‘Incredibly relieved’: Australian couple released from detention in Myanmar
An Australian couple has been freed from house arrest in Myanmar and allowed to leave the country without charge, one of the two business consultants said on Sunday.
Christa Avery and her husband Matthew O’Kane were refused permission to…
557 killed in Myanmar since coup, says rights group
Yangon
At least 557 people have been killed in a crackdown against pro-democracy protesters since the Feb.1 military takeover in Myanmar, according to the latest figures by a rights watchdog.
In a daily briefing report on Saturday,…
Myanmar Junta Orders Indefinite Mobile Internet Shutdown
Myanmar’s military rulers have ordered Internet service providers to shut down wireless broadband services until further notice, several telecom sources said on April 1, Reuters reported.
The military did not announce or explain its…
Expert warns of new refugee wave amid Myanmar crisis
KUALA LUMPUR
The crisis in Myanmar may lead to new waves of refugees, warned an expert.
"The important thing that the flow of the refugees will not be the same as we have seen in the past," said Lilianne Fan, the co-founder and…
Death toll from Myanmar junta’s brutal crackdown on protesters surpasses 500
More than 500 people have been killed in the Myanmar junta's brutal crackdown on protests against its coup to oust civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a local monitoring group said Tuesday.
The grim toll was passed as world powers ramped…
Myanmar junta killed 320 people: Rights group
Yangon
At least 320 people have been killed by military crackdown during ongoing anti-coup demonstrations in Myanmar, according to latest figures revealed by a rights watchdog.
“A total of 2,981 people have been arrested, charged or…
Myanmar anti-coup activists plan new street protests after paralyzing strike
Myanmar pro-democracy activists plan to resume street demonstrations on Thursday, a day after a nationwide silent strike saw businesses shut and people stay at home in protest against military rule in the Southeast Asian country.
In a…
One dead in Myanmar anti-coup protest as ousted MPs urge unity against junta
Yangon
At least one anti-coup protester was killed Sunday as demonstrators across Myanmar continued to defy military rule, a day after a group of ousted MPs in hiding urged them to overcome the nation's "darkest moment".
Myanmar has…
Britain tells citizens to quit Myanmar, UN warns of ‘crimes against humanity’
Yangon
Britain on Friday advised its citizens to flee Myanmar, as a UN expert warned the junta is likely committing "crimes against humanity" in its attempt to stay in power.
The military authorities are cracking down with increasing…
Suu Kyi lawyer rejects military graft claims as ‘groundless’
Yangon
Aung San Suu Kyi's lawyer on Friday rejected junta allegations of corruption against Myanmar's deposed civilian leader as "groundless", calling it "illegal mudslinging" by the generals who seized power from her.
The country…
Lobbyist signs $2m contract to represent Myanmar junta: documents
Yangon, Myanmar
A lobbyist recruited to represent the Myanmar junta internationally is set to pocket a US$2 million fee, according to documents filed to the US Justice Department seen Wednesday.
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the…
Malaysia court allows rights groups to challenge Myanmar deportations
KUALA LUMPUR
A Malaysian court on Tuesday granted international human rights groups permission to challenge the recent deportation of Myanmar nationals, a major step in a country where the law bars immigration decisions from being…
Protests in Myanmar continue on smaller scale after Sunday crackdown
YANGON
Protests against the Feb. 1 military coup in Myanmar continued Tuesday, but on a smaller scale than those in previous days following the crackdown Sunday by security forces that killed at least 18 demonstrators and wounded over 30…
1 month on, anti-coup protests continue in Myanmar despite violence
YANGON
One month after a military coup that ousted the elected government of de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar has seen no abatement of popular protests as Sunday marked its deadliest day since the power grab.
Violent…
Junta forces disperse rallies with 3 reported dead in Myanmar crackdown
Yangon, Myanmar
Myanmar security forces violently dispersed anti-coup rallies around the country on Sunday, with reports of at least three protesters killed in the crackdown.
The junta has ratcheted up its use of force over the…
Bangladesh under no obligation to accept stranded Rohingya refugees
Dhaka
Bangladesh is under “no obligation” to shelter 81 Rohingya Muslim refugees adrift for almost two weeks on the Andaman Sea and being assisted by neighbouring India, said Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen.
India’s coast…
Myanmar police detain Japanese journalist at protest in Yangon
Yangon, Myanmar
Myanmar police detained a Japanese freelance journalist at a protest in the commercial capital of Yangon, a colleague said on Friday, in the first detention of a foreign reporter since the military coup on Feb. 1.
Yuki…
Myanmar junta’s top diplomat in talks with Thailand, Indonesia
Bangkok
The Myanmar junta's foreign minister visited Thailand on Wednesday as regional powers tried to broker an end to three weeks of deadly unrest triggered by a military coup.
Foreign minister Wunna Maung Lwin held talks with his…
Western countries increase pressure on Myanmar junta as protests continue
The foreign ministers of the G7 countries said on Tuesday they "firmly condemn" violence committed by Myanmar's security forces against protesters and urged them to "exercise utmost restraint and respect human rights and international law".…
Malaysia deports over 1,000 Myanmar nationals despite court order
LUMUT, Malaysia
Malaysia on Tuesday deported over 1,000 Myanmar nationals back to their homeland just weeks after a coup, the country's immigration chief said, despite a court order halting the repatriation and a storm of criticism from…
Myanmar sees largest-scale protests since coup
YANGON
Massive demonstrations against the military coup in Myanmar were staged in cities and towns across the country on Monday, as a general strike shut many businesses.
The protests appear to be largest in the three weeks since the…
UN condemns Myanmar junta after two killed in anti-coup unrest
Yangon, Myanmar
The deaths of two anti-coup protesters in Myanmar sparked fresh UN condemnation of the country's new military regime on Sunday, as mourners prepared for the funeral of a young woman who became a national symbol of…
Myanmar’s anti-coup movement mourns death of young protester shot in the head
Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing became a rallying point for hundreds of thousands of demonstrators in towns and cities across Myanmar when video went viral of her being shot in the head by security forces while protesting against a military coup.…
Digital warfare: Myanmar’s cyber crackdown explained
Yangon, Myanmar
Myanmar's military has imposed repeated internet blackouts, blocked some social media sites and drafted a cybersecurity bill as it attempts to grind down resistance to its takeover.
These moves by the new junta have…
Suu Kyi faces new charge making long-term detention likely
YANGON
The lawyer for Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is already facing charges of illegally importing and using radios, said Tuesday that she has been slapped with an additional criminal charge, making it likely that she…
Timeline: The two weeks since Myanmar’s coup
Here is a timeline of events since Myanmar’s military took power in a coup on Monday, February 1.
Feb 1: Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and other senior figures from the National League for Democracy (NLD) are detained in an early…
Myanmar braces for another day of protests as violence condemned
YANGON
Myanmar was bracing for another day of protests on Wednesday against last week's military coup, while the United States and others condemned violence against demonstrators the previous day.
As protesters defied a ban on large…
Protests continue in Myanmar despite gathering bans
YANGON
Protests across Myanmar against last week's military coup and leader Aung San Suu Kyi's detention continued Tuesday for a fourth day, with thousands of people demonstrating in Yangon and other cities despite bans on gatherings…
Myanmar authorities signal crackdown as 100,000 demonstrate
YANGON
Myanmar authorities appeared to signal an impending crackdown on demonstrations Monday as well over 100,000 people, the most since a 2007 uprising, protested in Yangon and elsewhere against last week's military coup and leader…
A coup in Myanmar, but to what end
On 1 February, Media reported that a ‘major cabinet reshuffle’ had just been announced in Myanmar. That’s a euphemistic way of describing what took place across the country beginning in the early hours that day. Another term is ‘military…
Ghosts of coups past in Myanmar
Mary Callahan
It has been a decade since urban residents of Myanmar had seen armoured vehicles on the streets. This streak was broken in late January 2021 as tensions between the military and the civilian government-elect escalated into…
Tens of thousands protest military takeover in Myanmar
YANGON
Tens of thousands of people protested in Myanmar's largest city Yangon on Sunday against the military coup that toppled the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, ending a decade of civilian rule.
Protest participation was the…
Myanmar’s democracy veterans, once again political prisoners
Bangkok
Carrying just a small bag, Mya Aye was escorted from his home in the dead of the night by Myanmar soldiers just as an internet blackout shrouded the country and a dawn coup ousted its civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
The…
Biden has to be firm against Myanmar for strategic benefits
Clementine Bizot and Phar Kim Beng
In light of Joe Biden's clear intention to hold the Democracy Summit, upon his victory on Nov. 3 2020, which would be modelled on the Nuclear Security Summit of the Obama administration, Biden is not…
Thousands protest against coup in Yangon
Yangon, Myanmar
Thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon on Saturday to denounce this week’s coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in the first such demonstration since the generals seized power.…
Anti-coup tweets take off in Myanmar
SINGAPORE
Since Myanmar’s new military rulers imposed a temporary blockade on Facebook on Thursday, thousands in the country have joined Twitter, according to app downloads estimate.
Many are using the platform and pro-democracy…
UN Security Council calls for release of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
The United Nations Security Council called for the release of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others detained by the military and stressed the need to uphold democracy, but stopped short of condemning this week’s coup.
In the United…
Indonesia, Malaysia seeking Asean meeting on Myanmar after coup
JAKARTA
The leaders of Indonesia and Malaysia on Friday said they were seeking a special meeting of foreign ministers of Southeast Asian nations to discuss the situation in Myanmar, where an elected government was overthrown in a coup…
Myanmar’s military arrests civilian government-and democracy
Jonathan T. Chow and Leif-Eric Easley
In the early hours of Feb. 1, the day Myanmar’s newly elected parliamentarians were to take their seats, the armed forces arrested senior members of the National League for Democracy (NLD), including…
India to continue humanitarian assistance to Myanmar
NEW DELHI,India
India on Thursday said that it will continue its humanitarian assistance to Myanmar and is monitoring the situation.
Talking to reporters MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said "India has extended assistance to…
Myanmar junta leader hints at election by August next year
Yangon, Myanmar
Myanmar junta leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who came to power in a coup on Monday, has hinted that a general election could be held by August next year at the earliest, judging from a speech reported Thursday.…
A diminished Suu Kyi, a diminished Myanmar
Syed Badrul Ahsan
Countries need armies. Some armies need countries. There have been soldiers in modern times who have occupied their own countries and kept them in their grip for long periods of time. The Myanmar army needed a country,…
Facebook disrupted in Myanmar as UN chief says coup must fail
Yangon, Myanmar
Myanmar's generals ordered internet providers to restrict access to Facebook on Thursday, days after they seized power, as UN chief Antonio Guterres said the world must rally to ensure the military putsch fails.
The…
Myanmar citizens turn to pot-banging to protest coup
YANGON
An increasing number of Myanmar people have begun protesting the military coup by banging cooking pots outside their windows, as ousted civilian leaders such as Aung San Suu Kyi remain detained.
Most of those who have turned to…
G-7 condemns military coup in Myanmar
TOKYO
Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized countries on Wednesday condemned the military coup in Myanmar and called for the release of all people "unjustly detained" including civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
"We…
Key events in Myanmar, long under military rule
Key events in Myanmar:
— Jan. 4, 1948: Country then known as Burma gains independence from British colonial rule.
— 1962: Military leader Ne Win stages a coup and rules the country through a junta for many years.
— 1988: Aung San…
Rohingya refugees fear returning to Myanmar after coup
DHAKA, Bangladesh
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in camps in Bangladesh condemned the military coup in their homeland and said it makes them more fearful to return.
A counterinsurgency operation by Myanmar’s military in 2017…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi detained again – without her old support
BANGKOK
A day after Myanmar’s military pulled off a well-choreographed coup, the country’s civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, finds herself right back where she was just over a decade ago — under house arrest.
But this time, her…
Myanmar, Burma and why the different names matter
This week, the military upended years of quasi-democratic rule in Myanmar, with soldiers taking control of the country in a carefully orchestrated coup.
The military said the seizure of power was necessary because the government had…
Myanmar’s unrest may benefit China, make regional security fragile
BEIJING
Fears are mounting that Myanmar's political disruption may provide a window of opportunity for China to get closer to the Southeast Asian country, making security ties among democratic forces fragile.
Should the United States…
Japanese manufacturers halt production in Myanmar after coup
TOKYO
Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corp. and auto parts maker Denso Corp. said Tuesday they have halted production in Myanmar to ensure the safety of their employees following a military coup the previous day.
The two companies…
Myanmar generals in firm control after coup
Yangon, Myanmar
Myanmar’s generals appeared in firm control Tuesday a day after a surgical coup that saw democracy heroine Aung San Suu Kyi detained, as they offered silence to a barrage of global condemnation.
There were few signs of…
Taiwan calls for peaceful resolution of political strife in Myanmar
Taipei
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) called on Monday for a peaceful resolution of political unrest in Myanmar following reports of a suspected coup in the Southeast Asian country.
In a press statement, MOFA said the ministry…
Military rule just made official
The military coup in Myanmar on Monday must not been seen as a surprise. Since the forming of the government about five years ago, the government, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, has never been in charge due to the system of governance under the…
Poetic justice in Myanmar?
Back in 2015, in advance of the elections that brought her to power, I wrote what was then one of the first critical takes on Aung San Suu Kyi for the New York Times.
Even then, Suu Kyi's failure to stand up for the rights of the…
BGB: No plans to tighten security along Myanmar border
Dhaka
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has ruled out any plans to immediately bolster security along the border with Myanmar, despite media reports suggesting that Myanmar’s border with Thailand will be closed.
Tensions have been running…
Min Aung Hlaing: Myanmar’s powerful, ambitious army chief
Yangon, Myanmar
After taking credit for restoring Myanmar's democracy but then watching the military get smashed in elections, the country's top general has seized power just months away from official retirement.
General Min Aung…
Myanmar military and its coup
Maung Zarni
Myanmar's military staged a coup, detaining the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint early Monday, just hours before the scheduled start of the first session of the new parliament.
The…
Myanmar coup: What we know so far
Yangon, Myanmar
The Myanmar military's seizure of power on Monday follows weeks of tensions with civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her government.
Suu Kyi and other top civilian leaders were taken into custody by soldiers on the…
Internet, TV and radio disrupted in Myanmar after apparent military coup
Yangon, Myanmar
Myanmar's state broadcaster said Monday it has been unable to provide regular broadcasts on TV or radio, in what could be a sign that the military is disrupting airwaves.
A spokesman for the ruling National League for…
US warns of response after military detains Suu Kyi, other officials
Washington, United States
The United States on Sunday urged Myanmar's military to release detained officials, including de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and warned of a response from Washington.
"The United States opposes any attempt…
Comments on Myanmar’s arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi, other figures
Yangon, Myanmar
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures from the ruling party have been detained in an early morning raid, the spokesman for the governing National League for Democracy said on Monday.
The move came…
Myanmar lawmakers undaunted as parliament set to convene amid political crisis
Yangon, Myanmar
Myanmar's new lawmakers vowed to take their seats in parliament for the first time on Monday and said they were undaunted by threats from the army and fears of a coup after the military alleged last year's election was…
UN, foreign missions sound alarm over Myanmar coup fears
Yangon, Myanmar
More than a dozen embassies, including the US and EU delegation, Friday urged Myanmar to "adhere to democratic norms", joining the UN in a chorus of international concern about a possible coup.
Myanmar is just a decade…
Rohingya case may face delay at The Hague
A final decision at the UN’s top court in the legal battle against Myanmar for the alleged genocide of Rohingya Muslims could be delayed, as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is first set to rule on objections filed by Myanmar.
A…
Leading UN member-states fail to end Rohingya abuse
With an air of renewed optimism, Bangladesh side has widely reported on the Beijing-brokered meeting yesterday to resuscitate the repatriation process of 1 million Rohingya.
In sharp contrast, today's Global New Light of Myanmar,…
Myanmar: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s Charm Offensive
The Chinese Foreign Minister made an official visit to Myanmar, Indonesia, Brunei and Philippines in the second week of January.
Wang Yi’s first halt was in Myanmar. This was the first visit of any Foreign official after the…
‘No breakthrough expected from tripartite meet on Rohingya crisis’
Dhaka,Bangladesh
No breakthrough is expected from a foreign secretary-level tripartite meeting on the protracted Rohingya crisis between Bangladesh, Myanmar and China on Tuesday, senior diplomats told.
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin…
Saudi envoy: Rohingyas with Bangladeshi passports considered Bangladeshis
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Issa bin Youssef Al-Duhailan on Sunday said they are considering those Rohingyas as Bangladeshis who have been to Saudi Arabia with Bangladeshi passports.
“They came with…
Democracy in Myanmar still under threat
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) secured a landslide victory in November’s 2020 general election. The NLD’s massive win was shocking even for close observers of Myanmar politics, who…
Facebook urged to prevent Myanmar army campaign
A Rohingya rights group strengthened its demands Saturday for Facebook to stop the Burmese military from using its platform to recruit members.
It came after Facebook suspended US President Donald Trump's account for inciting violence.…
At the root of the crisis lies Myanmar
While one appreciates the concern that North American imams and Muslim leaders have for the Rohingya population, it serves to become another example of certain segments of the international community’s compulsion to provide sanctimonious…
Myanmar ruling party claims win as vote count continues
YANGON, Myanmar
Myanmar’s ruling party led by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday claimed it has won majority of seats, although vote count continues across the country.
Aung Shin, a spokesman for the ruling National league for…
Myanmar’s ‘maximum containment’ COVID plan pushed to brink as virus surges
YANGON
Myanmar has quarantined tens of thousands of people to prevent a coronavirus outbreak from overwhelming its fragile healthcare system but public health experts and doctors say the strategy is on the brink of collapse as infections…
Myanmar orders Yangon stay at home from Monday
YANGON
Myanmar announced a stay-at-home order for its biggest city Yangon after reporting a record daily increase in new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.
The order in Yangon, Myanmar’s commercial capital, comes into effect on Monday and…
Myanmar: Minorities slam biased campaign ahead of polls
YANGON, Myanmar
Coronavirus fatalities in Myanmar continue to rise steadily, reaching 75 as of Saturday after dozens of patients have died in recent weeks.
More than 4,200 new cases have also been reported since late August when…
Myanmar’s move
For a true resolution to the Rohingya crisis, two things need to happen without any compromise.
The first is the voluntary repatriation of the Rohingya to their homeland of Rakhine under the right conditions. This means that they must be…
COVID-19 deaths continue to mount in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar
Myanmar confirmed 15 new COVID-19 linked deaths during the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 61 as of Friday.
A daily release from the Health and Sports Ministry on Friday stated 15 more COVID-19 patients with…
Rohingya crisis needs a political solution from Myanmar
Dhaka,Bangladesh
The Rohingya crisis requires a political solution that lies in the repatriation of the Rohingyas to Myanmar by addressing root causes, creating right conditions and holding the wrongdoers accountable, Ambassador Rabab…
Scientists find world’s oldest sperm in Myanmar amber
A team of paleontologists have discovered what they believe is the world's oldest animal sperm, frozen inside a tiny crustacean in a blob of tree resin in Myanmar 100 million years ago.
The oldest known examples of fossilised animal…
Myanmar troops at border: Bangladesh prepared for any situation
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Against the backdrop of continued deployment of troops by Myanmar near the border, Bangladesh is fully aware and prepared to face any situation that may arise from the actions of the country’s second neighbour, multiple…
UN: Myanmar fails to resolve Rohingya crisis
Myanmar has failed to take necessary measures to resolve the Rohingya crisis, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on Monday.
Speaking at the opening of the 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council…
Myanmar deploys over 2,500 more troops near Bangladesh border
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Myanmar has deployed more than 2,500 additional troops since Saturday in camps along the Rakhine and Chin states’ border in western Myanmar, bordering Bangladesh.
Additional troops and weapons were suddenly deployed…
Myanmar army deserters confirm atrocities against Rohingya
BANGKOK
Two soldiers who deserted from Myanmar’s army have testified on video that they were instructed by commanding officers to “shoot all that you see and that you hear” in villages where minority Rohingya Muslims lived, a human…
Suu Kyi opens campaign for Myanmar election amid virus surge
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi raised her party’s flag at its office in the capital Tuesday to start an election campaign that may be disrupted by a resurgence of the coronavirus.
Her National League for Democracy…
Myanmar’s COVID-19 cases surpass 1,000
Yangon,Myanmar
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has increased to 1,058 as of Thursday morning, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports.
A total of 63 COVID-19 confirmed cases including 41 local…
Indigenous activists clash with UN over proposed park
JAKARTA, Indonesia
When farmer May Cho Win learned that a conservation project proposed by the U.N. Development Program in Myanmar would include the land she’s worked for over a decade, the 28-year-old wondered how she and her husband…
Canadian pastor guilty of defying Myanmar’s coronavirus law
YANGON, Myanmar
A court in Myanmar on Thursday sentenced the Canadian pastor of an evangelical church to three months imprisonment after finding him guilty of violating a law intended to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
Myanmar-born…
Myanmar attitudes to sex undressed in textbook row
Yangon, Myanmar
Unchaperoned teens, gay partners and sex workers - fictional characters in a new curriculum for Myanmar schools are causing a real-world tussle over morality in a deeply conservative nation.
In Myanmar, sex out of wedlock…
Landslide at Myanmar jade mine kills at least 113 people
YANGON, Myanmar
Rescue workers say at least 113 people have been killed in a landslide at a jade mining site in northern Myanmar.
At least another five people have been injured in Thursday’s accident, said Khin Maung Win, chairman of…
World now has nearly 80 million refugees: UN
GENEVA
The UN Refugee Agency on Thursday said an unprecedented 79.5 million people were displaced as of the end of 2019, with Turkey hosting the highest number of people forced to leave their homes.
"UNHCR has not seen a higher total,"…
Traffickers demand ransoms for Rohingyas held at sea in Southeast Asia
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Rohingya refugees attempting to reach Malaysia by boat from Bangladesh are being held hostage by human traffickers who have demanded large ransoms from their relatives with threats of violence, according to several…
Drug trafficking, terror activities on rise as Myanmar gears up for elections
Yangon,Myanmar
Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Myanmar is scheduled to hold its third general election in six decades in a landmark development for the country's democratic transition. However, the country is facing a sudden rise in activities…
Rohingya virus cases fuel Bangladesh, Myanmar dispute
DHAKA, Bangladesh
Bangladesh and Myanmar are at odds over the origin of two coronavirus cases confirmed among the latter’s Rohingya community.
The dispute started when Myanmar’s Health Ministry confirmed that two Rohingya men -- a Muslim…
WHO urged to seek end to internet shutdown in South Asia
The World Health Organization (WHO) has been urged to “publicly denounce the use of internet shutdowns as a hindrance” to its mission and urge governments to allow internet use to aid the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a joint…
UN expert calls for war crimes probe in Myanmar
A UN human rights expert on Wednesday called for an investigation of alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Myanmar’s Rakhine and Chin States.
In a statement issued from Geneva, UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee said the world…
Myanmar ships 800 freed Rohingya prisoners back to Rakhine
Myanmar shipped hundreds of recently released Rohingya inmates back to the country's restive western borderlands on Monday, after fears that its overcrowded prisons could become hotbeds for runaway coronavirus outbreaks.
Men, women and…
Myanmar charges pastor, preacher for defying virus ban
YANGON, Myanmar
Myanmar's authorities on Tuesday charged four people for organizing public gatherings defying the ban imposed in the wake of coronavirus.
Police opened criminal cases against the accused including a Christian pastor and a…
Myanmar journalist faces life sentence over interview
YANGON, Myanmar
Myanmar's authorities have detained a journalist under a controversial counter-terrorism law over a news report about an ethnic rebel group in the country's volatile Rakhine state.
Police late on Monday detained and…
Mounting western Myanmar civilian deaths concern UN
GENEVA
The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, said Friday it is concerned by reports of mounting civilian casualties and growing displacement triggered by the latest escalation of clashes in western Myanmar.
It urged warring parties to cease…
Myanmar President U Win Myint meets PM Modi
New Delhi
Myanmar President U Win Myint met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Hyderabad House here on Thursday and discussed a wide range of bilateral issues.
The visiting dignitary, earlier today, had called on External Affairs…
India provides 5th tranche of relief assistance for Rohingyas
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Indian High Commission in Dhaka on Thursday supplied 1,000 sewing machines with pedal, 32 office tents, 32 rescue kits and 99 family tents for the Rohingyas living in Cox’s Bazar camps.
The relief materials were…
Germany suspends development cooperation with Myanmar until Rohingya repatriation
DHAKA,Bangladesh
German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Dr Gerd Muller has announced that development cooperation with Myanmar will be suspended until Myanmar allows Rohingyas to return to their homes in Rakhine…
Myanmar arrests 48 Rohingya fleeing camps
PETHEIN
Nearly 50 Rohingya Muslims have been detained at sea by Myanmar's navy, a local official said Friday, the latest from the persecuted minority to be caught trying to flee camps in Bangladesh and Myanmar's restive Rakhine state.
It…
14 Rohingya die, dozens unaccounted for as boat sinks off Bangladesh
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh
At least 14 people drowned and dozens more were unaccounted for after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees sank off southern Bangladesh early Tuesday, officials said.
Some 130 people were packed on the fishing trawler…
India shuts down for foreigners who have been to China after Jan 15, 2020
NEW DELHI, In line with keeping Indians safe from the Coronavirus Outbreak, India bars foreigners who have visited to China on or after Jan 15, 2020. The foreigners will not be allowed to India via sea, land or airports. This includes land…
International court gathering evidence in Rohingya case
DHAKA
Investigators from the International Criminal Court have begun collecting evidence for a case involving alleged crimes against humanity by Myanmar against Rohingya Muslims causing them to flee to neighboring Bangladesh, a court…
Rohingyas finally await justice: ICC
DHAKA
The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has expressed optimism that justice will finally be done to Rohingyas though this is going to be a long, hard and challenging process of investigation.
"Justice…
Amnesty Int’l: Asia seeing growing repression, resistance
BANGKOK
Authoritarian governments in Asia are undermining human rights and demonizing their critics, but they face a rising tide of protest from young people who defy grave risks to protest such repression, Amnesty International said in…
Feeling the pressure
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations and is commonly known as the world court. It settles legal disputes submitted by states and gives advisory opinions on legal questions referred…
ICJ interim genocide ruling on Myanmar vindicates Rohingya
Rohingya around the world on Thursday shared a pervasive sense of vindication after four-decades of policy-inflicted sufferings at the hands of Myanmar state which has systematically sought to destroy their identity and physical existence…
India: Rohingya refugees hail world court verdict
NEW DELHI, India
Displaced Rohingya community living in India hailed on Thursday the International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict, directing Myanmar to prevent the act of genocide against them. They were all in praise for the small West…
Tragic fate follows Rohingya in India
NEW DELHI, India
Even as recent international attention has rekindled hope among displaced Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar, hundreds of them living in India fear another displacement as the fallout of recently enacted controversial citizenship…
Top UN court orders Myanmar prevent Rohingya genocide
The UN's top court on Thursday announced its ruling on accusations that Myanmar committed genocide against its Muslim Rohingya minority.
Delivering its verdict on the case filed last month by Gambia, International Court of Justice (ICJ)…
International court to rule on Rohingya genocide case
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday will deliver its verdict on a case related to genocide of the Rohingya filed by Gambia against Myanmar.
In a public sitting at the Peace Palace in The Hague, ICJ President Judge…
Myanmar gov’t doggedly continues with its genocide denial
After having co-presided with the visiting Chinese president Xi Jinping over the signing of 33 agreements, including bilateral trade deals, Memorandums of Understanding, strategic partnership agreements, and technical cooperation, Myanmar…
‘Myanmar forces committed war crimes against Rohingya’
A Myanmar-appointed panel concluded on Monday that some soldiers likely committed war crimes against its Rohingya community but the military was not guilty of genocide, findings swiftly condemned by rights groups.
The "Independent…
Myanmar panel: Security forces likely committed war crimes
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar
An independent commission established by Myanmar’s government has concluded there are reasons to believe that security forces committed war crimes in counterinsurgency operations that led more than 700,000 Rohingya…
President Xi in Myanmar to push for BRI plan
YANGON, Myanmar
Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is expected to be a primary issue of discussion in Myanmar on Friday during a landmark official state visit by the Chinese president to the country.
More than 100 police officers…
Xi Jinping to visit Myanmar next week
Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit neighboring Myanmar next week amid efforts to strengthen relations with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Myanmar has been a close ally in backing China's claims in the…
Western Union ‘cuts ties’ with Myanmar military’s bank
YANGON, Myanmar
A leading global money transfer service Western Union has stopped using a military-owned bank as one of its agents in Myanmar, rights groups said.
Western Union is one among the most recognizable names on the Dirty List of…
Myanmar’s president calls for people’s participation in building democratic federal…
YANGON:
Myanmar's President U Win Myint Saturday called for the participation of country people in government's endeavor to build a peaceful democratic federal union.
"Today is the time when all the national brethren have been striving…
UN condemns human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya
UNITED NATIONS
The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Friday strongly condemning human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims and other minorities, including arbitrary arrests, torture, rape and deaths in detention.…
Myanmar child nuns dream of conflict-free lives
Teenager Dhama Theingi dreams of becoming an engineer and playing football, but for now she must rise for dawn prayers before pounding Yangon's streets to collect alms as one of Myanmar's growing number of child nuns seeking refuge from…
Aung San Suu Kyi by amid genocide
A Nobel Peace Prize winner once hailed as her country’s Nelson Mandela has stood by as ethnically motivated violence and mass atrocities tear apart her country.
Democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi spent 15 (out of 21) years under…
Myanmar army pauses operations in north in rare conciliatory action
The Myanmar military on Friday announced a more than four-month cessation of its activities in northern areas where it is fighting ethnic minority insurgents, in what appeared to be a rare conciliatory move aimed at kick-starting peace…
word against regulation
When the printing press first began spreading throughout Europe in the 15thand 16thcenturies, it brought with it a revolution in and democratization of ideas. Scripture and scientific text were spread rapidly and was readily accessible to…