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Indonesia says no real progress made on Myanmar peace

Christine Tjandraningsih and Puy Kea, Kyodo News
Posted at May 11 10:17 PM

ASEAN sources said another ASEAN leaders' retreat to review the five-point consensus has been proposed, though a decision has yet to be made. Read more »

Myanmar junta pardons more than 2,000 political prisoners

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 04 06:54 AM

The military has arrested thousands of protesters and activists since its February 2021 putsch that ended Myanmar's brief democratic experiment. Read more »

Air strikes kill at least 50 in central Myanmar

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 12 03:29 AM

The country has been in chaos and its economy in tatters since the military seized power in February 2021. Read more »

Special meeting between ASEAN, Myanmar junta leader sought: source

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 04 07:46 AM

Indonesia is seeking to hold a special meeting between ASEAN leaders and the head of Myanmar's military junta. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 2, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 11:36 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Empty streets on Myanmar coup 2nd anniv

EPA-EFE
Posted at Feb 02 09:54 AM

Anti-coup groups urged the public to participate in the Silent Strike to mark the second anniversary of Myanmar's military coup. Read more »

Myanmar extends state of emergency as nation marks 2 years since coup

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 02 02:25 AM

Myanmar's ruling military extended a state of emergency imposed on the country for another six months Wednesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 1, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 11:43 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Myanmar migrant workers protest during coup anniversary

Diego Azubel, EPA-EFE
Posted at Feb 01 07:46 PM

Protesters hold pictures of Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest marking the 2nd anniversary of Myanmar's military coup, outside the Embassy of Myanmar in Bangkok on Wednesday. Read more »

Myanmar marks 2 years since coup, eyes polls

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 01 11:17 AM

Myanmar on Wednesday marked 2 years since the coup that ousted its democratically elected government. Read more »

2 years after Myanmar coup, UN says situation 'catastrophic'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 27 07:11 PM

Nearly two years after Myanmar's military coup, the UN rights chief warned Friday that the country had plunged into catastrophe. Read more »

Fighting flares between junta, rebels in southern Myanmar

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 24 10:41 PM

Fighting has flared in recent days between Myanmar junta forces and rebels opposed to their rule, officials and locals said Tuesday. Read more »

1 dead after Myanmar rebels attack provincial celebration: junta

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 16 12:24 AM

One person was killed and 8 others wounded when rebels opposed to the ruling junta attacked a celebration in eastern Myanmar, the military said. Read more »

Myanmar military trumpets white elephant as sign of right to rule

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 05:01 AM

Ancient rulers regarded white elephants as extremely auspicious, and their appearance was taken as a symbol of righteous political power. Read more »

'Buddhist bin Laden' feted by Myanmar junta chief

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 03 07:57 PM

Wirathu has long been known for his nationalist anti-Islamic rhetoric -- particularly against the Rohingya Muslim minority. Read more »

Suu Kyi faces 33 years in Myanmar prison

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 30 06:09 PM

The 77-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate and icon of opposition to the brutal military rule was tried on five counts of corruption at the court set up inside the prison compound in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw. Read more »

UN Security Council calls for Suu Kyi release

Peter Hutchison, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 22 01:24 PM

The UN Security Council called for Myanmar's junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi Wednesday as it adopted its first ever resolution on the situation in the turmoil-ridden Southeast Asian country. Read more »

UN says Myanmar sentenced 7 students to death

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 03 04:20 PM

The Myanmar junta handed out at least seven more death sentences this week, taking the tally of those on death row to 139, according to the United Nations. Read more »

Myanmar junta to deport former British envoy, Japan journalist: statement

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 17 12:48 PM

Myanmar's junta said Thursday it will deport a former British ambassador, an Australian economics adviser and a Japanese journalist jailed during its crackdown on dissent and released in an amnesty. Read more »

50 die in Myanmar junta airstrike on ethnic rebel group concert

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 25 12:38 PM

An airstrike by Myanmar's military on a music concert recently held by an ethnic rebel group killed at least 50 people, including artists and civilians, local media reported Monday. Read more »