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UN commissioner urges international effort on Myanmar

Reuters
Posted at Sep 23 09:00 PM

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Thursday warned of a human rights catastrophe under military rule in Myanmar. Read more »

Thousands flee Myanmar town after clashes with troops

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 22 10:35 PM

Thousands have fled a town in west Myanmar after days of fighting between anti-junta dissidents and the military. Read more »

Myanmar junta to put Suu Kyi on trial for corruption

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 17 06:30 PM

Myanmar's junta will put ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on trial for corruption, her lawyer said Friday. Read more »

Suu Kyi returns to court but still 'somewhat dizzy'

Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 05:53 PM

The health of 76-year-old Suu Kyi is closely watched in Myanmar, where she spent many years in detention for challenging its military governments. Read more »

Myanmar shadow government seeks revolt vs junta

Reuters
Posted at Sep 07 03:06 PM

Myanmar's shadow government, formed by opponents of military rule, called for a revolt against the junta. Read more »

Myanmar junta agrees to ASEAN call for ceasefire to distribute aid

Reuters
Posted at Sep 06 05:04 PM

Following a coup in February, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been trying to end violence in Myanmar. Read more »

Myanmar shadow government launches guerilla radio

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 20 06:45 PM

A Myanmar shadow government working to overthrow the junta launched a daily radio program on Friday. Read more »

Death toll since Myanmar coup tops 1,000: group

Reuters
Posted at Aug 18 04:28 PM

The Southeast Asian country has sunk into chaos since the coup, with protests continuing daily. Read more »

2 die jumping from building to escape Myanmar troops

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 11 06:54 PM

Two people died and three were injured after jumping from the fourth floor of a building in Myanmar to escape a raid by security forces. Read more »

Myanmar junta disowns plot to attack UN envoy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 10 07:12 PM

Myanmar's junta had "nothing to do" with an alleged plot to attack the country's ambassador to the UN, state media said Tuesday. Read more »

40 bodies found in Myanmar jungle after army crackdown

Reuters
Posted at Aug 05 07:53 PM

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. Read more »

Brunei's second foreign minister named envoy to Myanmar

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 04 08:13 PM

ASEAN foreign ministers agreed Wednesday on Brunei's second foreign minister as the group's special envoy to Myanmar. Read more »

Indonesia urges Myanmar to approve appointment of ASEAN envoy

Tom Allard and Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Reuters
Posted at Aug 02 05:45 PM

JAKARTA - Indonesia's foreign minister urged Myanmar on Monday to approve the appointment of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) special envoy and said little progress had been made on a plan to promote talks between Myanmar's rival sides. Read more »

Myanmar junta chief says new elections in two years

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 01 10:27 PM

Myanmar's junta chief said Sunday that elections would be held and a state of emergency lifted by August 2023, extending the military's initial timeline given when it deposed Aung San Suu Kyi six months ago. Read more »

Q&A with a Myanmar artist: ‘Cartoons help the public see the truth’

Reporting ASEAN
Posted at Jul 30 02:32 AM

An interview by Reporting ASEAN's Johanna Son with an editorial cartoonist on the situation in Myanmar. It will be six months since the coup in Myanmar on 1 Aug 2021.   Read more »

75 children killed, around 1,000 detained since Myanmar coup: UN experts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 06:58 PM

Dozens of children have been killed and hundreds arbitrarily detained in Myanmar since a coup more than five months ago, UN rights experts warned Friday. Read more »

Myanmar faces oxygen shortage as new virus cases top 7,000

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 15 10:27 PM

YANGON - Myanmar is struggling with a shortage of medical oxygen amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, as the country reported 7,083 new coronavirus infections over a 24-hour period on Wednesday. Read more »

US calls for ASEAN action on Myanmar, rejects China maritime claims

James Pearson, Reuters
Posted at Jul 14 06:36 PM

HANOI - The United States rejects China's "unlawful" maritime claims in the South China Sea and stands with Southeast Asian nations faced with Beijing's "coercion", Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday. Read more »

Myanmar rights violations under scrutiny from new task force

Reuters
Posted at Jul 06 02:00 AM

A new task force was launched on Monday to investigate evidence of human rights violations in Myanmar more than five months after the military army ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and plunged the Southeast Asian country into turmoil. Read more »

Birthday message for Myanmar’s junta leader

Agence France Presse
Posted at Jul 04 12:58 PM

Protesters take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar as they mark the birthday of junta leader Min Aung Hlaing Saturday by burning his portrait and staging mock funerals.   Read more »