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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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Myanmar protesters wear flowers to mark Suu Kyi's birthday

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 20 09:15 AM

YANGON - Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar donned flowers in their hair Saturday to mark the birthday of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains under house arrest and is due to face court again next week. Read more »

China urges ASEAN to avoid 'undue interference' in Myanmar crisis

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 08 09:46 PM

BEIJING - China has asked ASEAN nations to avoid "undue interference" in the Myanmar crisis, as the United States and other democratic forces have been imposing sanctions on the Southeast Asian country's junta, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Read more »

Myanmar anti-coup insurgents seize police post, kill security forces

Reuters
Posted at May 23 08:00 PM

Fighters opposed to Myanmar's military junta seized a police station in the eastern town of Mobye on Sunday and claimed to have killed at least 13 members of the security forces and captured four, local media said. 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 »

Myanmar poet dies after being detained, his family says

Reuters
Updated as of May 10 12:47 AM

(UPDATE) Myanmar poet Khet Thi, whose works declare resistance to the ruling junta, died in detention overnight and his body was returned with the organs removed, his family said on Sunday. 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 »

Japanese journalist detained in Myanmar moved to prison: embassy

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 19 12:28 PM

A Japanese freelance journalist detained by security forces in Myanmar's largest city Yangon on Sunday has been transferred to prison, the Japanese Embassy in Myanmar said Monday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 12, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:36 PM

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

Dissent in Myanmar

AFP
Posted at Apr 12 04:35 PM

Children play with toy guns next to a banner put up by activists in protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar on Sunday.  Read more »