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Myanmar activists say more than 800 killed by security forces since coup

Reuters
Posted at May 18 11:38 AM

More than 800 people have been killed by Myanmar's security forces since a wave of protests broke out across the country after the military seized power in a coup in February, an activist group said. Read more »

Myanmar troops battle militias as anti-coup resistance grows

Reuters
Posted at May 14 11:43 PM

Myanmar army artillery shelled positions held by civilian militias in a northwestern town for a second day on Friday, rebel fighters and a lawmaker said, after the ruling junta declared martial law there to quell a local rebellion against its rule. Read more »

US lawmakers agree on bipartisan panel to probe Jan. 6 attack

Reuters
Posted at May 14 11:12 PM

WASHINGTON - The top Democrat and Republican on the House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee have reached a deal to push forward with a bipartisan, independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 storming of US Capitol, the lawmakers said on Friday. Read more »

Myanmar reporter sentenced to 3 years in jail

Kyodo News
Posted at May 13 08:01 PM

A court in junta-ruled Myanmar has sentenced a reporter of independent broadcaster Democratic Voice of Burma to three years in prison, according to his employer. Read more »

Myanmar coup: 100 days of turmoil

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 10 12:54 PM

Myanmar's military seized power on February 1, ousting the civilian government and arresting its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. The 100 days that have followed have seen mass street protests, bloody crackdowns by the junta, economic turmoil and growing international concern. Read more »

10 Japan firms may have links with Myanmar's military junta

Kyodo News
Updated as of May 09 09:53 AM

At least 10 Japanese companies have had direct business ties with firms affiliated with Myanmar's military or have taken part in projects that could be sources of income for the junta, a Kyodo News investigative team found recently. Read more »

Myanmar junta designates shadow government as a 'terrorist' group

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 09 08:26 AM

Myanmar's junta declared Saturday night that a group of ousted lawmakers running a shadow government would now be classified as "terrorists", as the military moves to tighten its grip over a country in turmoil.  Read more »

Different kind of battle, as Myanmar anti-coup MMA fighter arrested

Reuters
Posted at May 07 02:09 AM

Phoe Thaw, 36, was arrested in hospital while receiving treatment for leg wounds sustained while testing a home-made bomb late on Wednesday. Read more »

UNHCR: ’No one chooses to be a refugee’

Johanna Son
Posted at May 06 02:25 AM

Refugees, people fleeing air strikes by the Myanmar military, and those who are at risk of political persecution, or worse, if they are caught by the junta - they have been the focus of attention as the coup in Myanmar enters its fourth month in May.  Read more »

Myanmar charges Japanese journalist over 'fake news'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 04 06:23 PM

The Myanmar junta has charged a Japanese journalist under a "fake news" law, a report said Tuesday, in the latest blow to press freedom since the military seized power. Read more »

Myanmar parcel bomb blasts kill 5 including ousted lawmaker -media

Reuters
Posted at May 04 11:51 AM

Blasts from at least one parcel bomb in Myanmar have killed five people, including an ousted lawmaker and three police officers who had joined a civil disobedience movement opposing military rule, media reported on Tuesday. Read more »

Myanmar anti-coup protests, crackdown go on as Saturday marks 3 months

Kyodo News
Updated as of May 01 09:46 PM

YANGON - Saturday marked three months since a military coup in Myanmar that ousted the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. People who call for democracy continued their protests against the coup in various forms including a so-called civil disobedience movement to boycott work. Read more »

Coup, pandemic driving half of Myanmar into poverty: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 30 06:26 PM

Half of Myanmar's population could be living in poverty next year, driven by the combination of the pandemic and the political crisis sparked by the military coup, the UN said Friday. Read more »

Myanmar junta wants ‘stability’ before heeding pleas on violence

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 28 09:01 AM

The junta said it would consider the "constructive suggestions made by ASEAN leaders when the situation returns to stability in the country". Read more »

Rebels attack Myanmar army near border; junta knocks back ASEAN plan

Reuters
Updated as of Apr 27 06:24 PM

Ethnic minority Karen insurgents attacked a Myanmar army outpost near the Thai border on Tuesday in some of the most intense clashes since a military coup nearly three months ago threw the country into crisis. Read more »

Fighting in Myanmar erupts near Thai border

Reuters
Posted at Apr 27 01:30 PM

Heavy fighting erupted at a Myanmar army outpost near the eastern border with Thailand early on Tuesday in an area largely controlled by forces of a Karen ethnic army. Read more »

Myanmar junta postpones Suu Kyi court date again

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 27 07:03 AM

Kyi has been under house arrest, with the junta charging her under six cases -- including for sedition and having unlicensed walkie-talkies. Read more »

Myanmar shadow govt welcomes ASEAN call to end violence

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 25 12:17 PM

Myanmar's shadow government of ousted lawmakers has welcomed a call by Southeast Asian leaders for an end to "military violence" after their crisis talks in Jakarta with junta leader Min Aung Hlaing.   Read more »

Southeast Asian nations say consensus reached on ending Myanmar crisis

Tom Allard and Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Posted at Apr 25 12:45 AM

JAKARTA - Southeast Asian leaders said they had agreed on a plan with Myanmar's junta chief on Saturday to end the crisis in the violence-hit nation, but he did not explicitly respond to demands to halt the killing of civilian protesters. Read more »

Southeast Asian leaders discuss Myanmar crisis with junta chief

Fanny Potkin and Nilufar Rizki, Reuters
Posted at Apr 24 07:22 PM

The gathering of leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta is the first coordinated international effort to ease the crisis in Myanmar, an impoverished country that neighbors China, India and Thailand. Myanmar is part of the 10-nation ASEAN.   Read more »