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Myanmar villagers accuse junta troops of torching houses

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 26 12:15 AM

Myanmar junta troops torched dozens of houses across three villages in a restive northern region last week, according to villagers and local media, as the regime struggles to crush resistance to its rule. Read more »

Myanmar junta says to free over 800 prisoners

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 12 04:54 PM

Myanmar's junta on Saturday announced an amnesty for more than 800 prisoners, as it held a parade and show of force in the capital to mark the country's Union Day. Read more »

Myanmar villagers accuse soldiers of burning hundreds of homes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 05 05:52 PM

Myanmar villagers and anti-coup fighters have accused troops of burning hundreds of homes in the country's restive northwest, as the junta seeks to crush resistance to its rule. Read more »

Myanmar's Suu Kyi back in court

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 04 08:52 PM

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi returned to a junta court on Friday after skipping a previous hearing because she felt unwell, a source with knowledge of the case said. Read more »

Drug trafficking surging in year since Myanmar coup

Panu Wongcha-um and Tom Allard, Reuters
Posted at Feb 01 07:32 PM

Increased instability in Myanmar since a military coup a year ago has seen a surge in narcotics production there and trafficking into Southeast Asia and beyond, a senior official from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) told Reuters. Read more »

Myanmar marks 1 year since coup, remains in chaos

Kyodo News
Updated as of Feb 01 01:12 PM

Myanmar on Tuesday marked a year since the military ousted the democratically elected government, with the Southeast Asian country left in chaos. Read more »

Suu Kyi to face new trial in Myanmar

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 05:31 PM

Myanmar's junta has charged Aung San Suu Kyi with influencing election officials during 2020 polls, a source said on Monday, a year after it staged a coup alleging massive voter fraud. Read more »

Families of detainees in Myanmar search for answers

Thu Thu Aung, Reuters
Posted at Jan 29 05:46 PM

Nearly a year after his son was last seen being hauled away by Myanmar junta troops, 66-year-old Win Hlaing says he just wants to know whether he is alive. Read more »

A year after the coup: In Myanmar, journalism is a minefield

Ko Thet Paing, Reporting ASEAN
Updated as of Jan 29 01:59 AM

Journalists in Myanmar have been living in a state of chronic stress as they make decisions about their livelihood and safety with little knowledge of what the future looks like. Read more »

Cambodia PM says Myanmar junta welcome at ASEAN if...

Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 05:40 PM

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday said he had invited Myanmar's junta chief to a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Read more »

Myanmar sentences lawmaker from Suu Kyi's party to death

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 02:32 AM

The Southeast Asian country has been in chaos since the February coup, with more than 1,400 killed in a subsequent crackdown on dissent. Read more »

Suu Kyi gets more prison time over 'illegal import of walkie-talkies'

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 10 05:58 PM

Monday's ruling by the special court in Naypyitaw was her second verdict. Read more »

Japan firms keep, expand business in Myanmar even after coup

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 10 10:58 AM

About 70 percent of Japanese companies investing in Myanmar will either maintain or expand their operations in the Southeast Asian country in a year or two. Read more »

Myanmar court jails Suu Kyi aides for sedition

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 30 05:36 PM

A Myanmar junta court on Thursday sentenced two close aides of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to two years in jail for sedition, a legal source told AFP. Read more »

UN official condemns reported killings of civilians in Myanmar

Reuters
Posted at Dec 27 08:39 PM

A senior UN official called on Myanmar authorities to investigate the reported killing of at least 35 civilians that opposition activists blamed on government soldiers, saying he was "horrified" at the violence. 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 »

Suu Kyi appears in prison uniform in court

Reuters
Updated as of Dec 17 07:37 PM

Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in court on Friday wearing a white top and a brown wraparound longyi that is the typical uniform for prisoners in the Southeast Asian country, a source with knowledge of the court proceedings said. Read more »

Myanmar photographer dies in military custody

Reuters
Posted at Dec 15 06:00 PM

A photographer detained after an anti-coup protest in Myanmar's biggest city last week has died while in custody, according to accounts from his friends, media reports and an advocacy group. Read more »

'Silent strike' against junta empties Myanmar streets

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 06:07 PM

Myanmar anti-coup demonstrators staged a "silent strike" Friday, closing businesses and emptying the streets of cities and towns across the country to protest against military rule. Read more »

Myanmar soldiers accused of killing 11 after charred remains found

Reuters
Updated as of Dec 09 03:57 AM

(UPDATE) Myanmar soldiers have been accused of rounding up 11 people in a village in a central area of the strife-torn country before shooting them and setting fire to their bodies, according to residents in the area and media reports. Read more »