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UN’s Guterres, Ban Ki-moon call for ASEAN to act on Myanmar

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 03:41 AM

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that "ASEAN's role is more crucial than ever as the region faces an urgent crisis in Myanmar.   Read more »

Myanmar ‘unity government’ demands seat at ASEAN crisis talks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 19 03:05 AM

"It's important that this military council is not recognized," says Moe Zaw Oo, deputy minister of foreign affairs for the parallel "national unity government." Read more »

Myanmar junta chief to attend ASEAN summit in first foreign trip since coup

Reuters
Updated as of Apr 18 10:01 AM

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will attend an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Indonesia on April 24, Thailand said on Saturday, for his first known foreign trip since he seized power on Feb. 1. Read more »

Myanmar security forces fire on protesting medical workers, some hurt - media

Reuters
Updated as of Apr 15 03:20 PM

Myanmar security forces opened fire on Thursday on a pro-democracy protest by medical workers in the city of Mandalay, causing some casualties, media said.   Read more »

UN fears Myanmar could be heading towards ‘full-blown’, Syria-type conflict

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 14 02:00 AM

Myanmar is in chaos and its economy has been paralyzed since the military seized power from civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1. Read more »

Myanmar activists cancel traditional new year festivities, hold silent protests

Reuters
Posted at Apr 13 02:41 PM

Opponents of military rule in Myanmar cancelled traditional new year festivities on Tuesday and instead showed their anger at a Feb. 1 coup through silent displays of defiance and small protests across the country.   Read more »

EU top diplomat: China, Russia undermine international Myanmar response

Kate Abnett, Reuters
Posted at Apr 12 01:43 AM

In Myanmar, protest groups are calling for the boycott of the Thingyan Water Festival this week, an important celebration, because of the killings. Read more »

Myanmar youth fight internet outages with underground newsletter

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 11 03:17 PM

Myanmar youth are fighting the junta's internet shutdown and information suppression with an explosive underground printed newsletter they are secretly distributing across communities. Read more »

Myanmar security forces with rifle grenades kill over 80 protesters

Reuters
Posted at Apr 11 03:10 AM

Myanmar security forces fired rifle grenades at protesters in a town near Yangon on Friday, killing more than 80 people, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) monitoring group and a domestic news outlet said. Read more »

Myanmar actor arrested as junta hunts 120 celebrities

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 08 02:12 PM

A leading Myanmar actor, singer and model who has backed the country's anti-coup protests was arrested on Thursday, his sister said, as the junta hunts more than 100 celebrities for supporting the movement.   Read more »

Protests after reports Myanmar military 'stormed' London embassy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 08 04:13 AM

Ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn told the Daily Telegraph that Myanmar military figures had taken over the diplomatic mission.    Read more »

Russian ministry: Myanmar sanctions could lead to civil war

Reuters
Posted at Apr 07 03:42 AM

Russia said on Tuesday the West risked triggering civil war in Myanmar by imposing sanctions on the military junta that has seized power in a coup, but France said the European Union will step up restrictions on the generals. Read more »

Pope shares solidarity with Myanmar youth, as protesters decorate Easter eggs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 05 06:54 AM

Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar decorated boiled eggs on Sunday, as Pope Francis in his Easter message expressed solidarity with the country's youth.   Read more »

In Myanmar, Easter eggs a symbol of defiance for anti-coup protesters

Reuters
Posted at Apr 04 06:53 PM

Opponents of military rule in Myanmar inscribed messages of protest on Easter eggs on Sunday while others were back on the streets, facing off with the security forces after a night of candle-lit vigils for hundreds killed since a Feb. 1 coup. Read more »

Rebel group says more than 12,000 displaced by Myanmar junta air strikes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 03 05:00 PM

YANGON - A rebel group has accused Myanmar's military of deploying "excessive force", saying on Saturday that continuous air strikes have displaced more than 12,000 unarmed civilians, including children. Read more »

4 killed in Myanmar protests as junta cracks down on online critics

Reuters
Posted at Apr 03 04:27 PM

Myanmar security forces opened fire on pro-democracy protests on Saturday killing four people, a protester and media said, as the military reinforced its bid to end dissent with arrest warrants for online critics and internet blocks. Read more »

Myanmar junta says Suu Kyi broke secrets law

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 02 08:40 AM

Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been accused of breaking a colonial-era official secrets law, her lawyer said Thursday, as former colonial power Britain ramped up sanctions against the junta. Read more »

UN Security Council 'strongly' condemns Myanmar violence, civilian deaths

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 02 07:29 AM

The UN Security Council on Thursday "strongly condemned" the deaths of hundreds of civilians in Myanmar, in a unanimous statement watered down by China after two days of tough negotiations. Read more »

Myanmar protesters hold vigils as US orders non-essential staff to leave

Reuters
Posted at Mar 31 11:54 AM

Myanmar activists held candle-lit vigils overnight after scores of deaths in recent days from a military crackdown on anti-coup protesters and clashes in ethnic border areas, as the United States ordered non-essential embassy staff to leave. Read more »

US suspends Myanmar trade pact after bloodiest weekend

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 30 07:07 AM

The US suspended a trade pact with Myanmar Monday and led international condemnation of the junta's ruthless crackdown, as protesters and mourners took to the streets after the deadliest weekend since the military coup.   Read more »