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Myanmar targets higher vaccinations as COVID-19 cases soar

Reuters
Posted at Jul 20 12:43 PM

Myanmar's military-controlled health ministry expects half of the population to be vaccinated against COVID-19 this year, state media reported on Tuesday, a day after authorities announced a record tally of coronavirus deaths. Read more »

Pinoy sa Myanmar nasawi sa COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 20 07:04 PM

Isang Pinoy ang namatay sa Myanmar noong nakaraang linggo dahil sa COVID-19 sa gitna ng lumalalang kaso ng sakit doon, ayon sa embahada ng Pilipinas sa Yangon. Read more »

'Dead body carrier': COVID surge overwhelms Myanmar burial volunteers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 19 11:08 AM

YANGON - With hospitals in junta-run Myanmar empty of pro-democracy medical staff and coronavirus cases surging nationwide, volunteers are going house-to-house to collect the fast-rising number of victims dying in their homes. Read more »

In Myanmar, COVID-19 disaster adds to a confluence of crises

Johanna Son and Ko Thet Paing*, Reporting ASEAN
Posted at Jul 16 07:28 PM

Hospitals and quarantine areas are having to turn away patients, including those who need to be on oxygen support or ventilators. Ambulances queue up outside the Yangon general hospital, yet another sign of the crumbling health system nearly six months after the military took power in a Feb 1 coup. 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 »

12 killed in Myanmar military plane crash

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 10 05:09 PM

YANGON (UPDATED)- Twelve people were killed when a Myanmar military plane crashed in a central region of the country Thursday, a spokesman for the junta said. Read more »

More people sentenced to death by court-martial in Myanmar

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 14 04:15 PM

Myanmar's state-run television reported Tuesday night that 7 people had been sentenced to death by court-martial for their roles in the killing of a woman who purportedly cooperated with the military. 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 »

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 »

Oil giant Total to continue gas production in coup-hit Myanmar

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 05 10:28 AM

French energy giant Total will not halt gas production in coup-hit Myanmar, its chief said Sunday, despite growing calls for foreign companies to sever ties with the junta as it escalates a brutal crackdown on dissent.   Read more »

Teenage girl caught in Myanmar protest crossfire fights for life

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 18 08:08 AM

YANGON - A 16-year-old girl's life hung in the balance on Wednesday, after she was caught in the crossfire of a crackdown on Myanmar protests, and her parents risked arrest in a frantic bid to get her to hospital. Read more »

Myanmar declares martial law in Yangon townships after deadly day

Reuters
Posted at Mar 15 10:47 AM

YANGON - Myanmar's junta late Sunday imposed martial law in two densely populated Yangon townships after at least 18 protesters were killed in one of the deadliest days since the February 1 coup. Read more »

DFA tells Filipinos in Myanmar to avoid places of protests as violence escalates

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 09:36 PM

MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday told Filipinos in Myanmar to exercise caution as violence escalates in the country. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 22, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:46 PM

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

Lighting candles for freedom

Sai Aung Main, AFP
Posted at Feb 22 11:47 AM

Protesters hold a candlelight vigil outside the US Embassy during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar on Sunday.  Read more »

Myanmar military tightens grip as protests enter fifth day

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 10 03:48 PM

Myanmar's military tightened their post-coup grip on power, stepping up a campaign of intimidation against the ousted civilian leadership while pushing harsher tactics as a fifth consecutive day of nationwide demonstrations began on Wednesday. Read more »

Protests continue in Myanmar

Sai Aung Main, AFP
Posted at Feb 10 10:55 AM

Protesters stand with a plastic cover to protect against police water cannon as they take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar on Tuesday. Read more »

Martial law declared in parts of Myanmar as rallies heap pressure on coup leaders

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 09:05 PM

Martial law was declared in parts of Myanmar's second largest city Mandalay Monday, after hundreds of thousands rallied across the country against the coup and the military issued a stern warning against further protests. Read more »

Myanmar protests draw hundreds of thousands

AFP
Posted at Feb 08 03:31 PM

Buddhist monks march with protesters during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on Monday. Read more »

Thousands protest military takeover in Myanmar

Ye Aung Thu, AFP
Posted at Feb 07 04:19 PM

Protesters march during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar on Sunday.  Read more »