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ASEAN condemns lack of Myanmar peace progress

Rose Troup Buchanan and Lisa Martin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 05 09:58 PM

Myanmar has been in chaos since a putsch in February last year, and the death toll from the military's brutal crackdown on dissent has passed 2,100. Read more »

ASEAN warns Myanmar against more executions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 03 11:46 PM

Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are discussing how to address the growing crisis in Myanmar at talks in Phnom Penh. Read more »

Myanmar junta executes 2 pro-democracy rivals

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 25 04:09 PM

Myanmar's junta has executed a former lawmaker from Suu Kyi's party and a prominent activist, in its first use of capital punishment in decades. Read more »

Myanmar junta court to give verdict in Suu Kyi corruption trial

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 06:32 PM

A Myanmar junta court will hand down a verdict in the corruption trial of Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday, according to a source. Read more »

Myanmar political prisoners excluded from new year amnesty

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 17 04:56 PM

Families of detained Myanmar protesters had their hopes dashed Sunday after political prisoners were not included in some 1,600 people released by the junta to mark the Buddhist new year. Read more »

Myanmar army says to ‘annihilate’ coup opponents

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 27 01:27 PM

Myanmar's junta will "annihilate" coup opponents, its army chief said as the military staged a show of force on the anniversary of its bloodiest crackdown so far on democracy protests. Read more »

Kirin to exit Myanmar, end beer partnership with military entity

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 14 06:23 PM

Kirin will exit from Myanmar's beer market as a means of promptly ending a business partnership with a military-linked entity in the Southeast Asian country. Read more »

ASEAN to exclude Myanmar foreign minister from meeting

Reuters
Posted at Feb 03 07:22 PM

Cambodia is due to host the meeting of ministers on Feb. 16 and 17. Read more »

ASEAN urges ‘immediate’ end to Myanmar violence

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 03 01:52 AM

The 10-nation regional bloc has led diplomatic efforts to end the chaos unleashed in Myanmar by coup last year. Read more »

PH says Myanmar's Suu Kyi 'indispensable' to democracy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 16 11:55 PM

Foreign Affairs Sec. Teodoro Locsin broke ranks Sunday, tweeting he had adopted "as my own" a statement condemning Suu Kyi's sentencing. Read more »

Cambodia shelves first ASEAN meeting over attendance 'difficulties'

Prak Chan Thul, Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 08:53 PM

Cambodia said on Wednesday it had postponed a meeting of foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations scheduled for next week. Read more »

Burnt remains of people found in Myanmar: monitor

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 26 01:03 AM

The charred remains of more than 30 people, including women and children, were found in burnt-out vehicles in Myanmar on Saturday, a rebel group and a monitor said, accusing the junta of the attack. Read more »

US imposes sweeping human rights sanctions on China, Myanmar and North Korea

Daphne Psaledakis, David Brunnstrom and Simon Lewis, Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 06:19 PM

China denies abuses in Xinjiang, but the US government and many rights groups say Beijing is carrying out genocide there. Read more »

'Suu Kyi's 4-year sentence reduced to 2 years'

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 07 01:22 PM

Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi now faces a two-year sentence for incitement and violating coronavirus rules after the military government ordered her four-year sentence halved, in the wake of Monday's first verdict against her since a February coup. Read more »

Five dead after Myanmar security forces ram car into Yangon protest - media

Reuters
Updated as of Dec 05 06:04 PM

(UPDATE) Five people were killed and at least 15 arrested after Myanmar security forces in a car rammed into an anti-coup protest on Sunday morning in Yangon, local news portal Myanmar Now reported. Read more »

Inside the SE Asian meet that snubbed Myanmar

Rozanna Latiff, Tom Allard and Poppy McPherson, Reuters
Posted at Oct 19 07:27 PM

Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore pushed for a harder stance against Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing at a 'tense' meeting. Read more »

Myanmar frees hundreds of political prisoners after ASEAN pressure

Reuters
Posted at Oct 19 04:54 PM

Photos and videos posted on social media showed detainees reunited with weeping family members. Read more »

Myanmar to release over 5,000 anti-coup protesters

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 03:49 PM

Myanmar will release more than 5,000 people jailed for protesting against a February coup, which ousted the civilian government. 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 »