Tag: Myanmar
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Myanmar’s embattled military government cracks down on free flow of news by blocking VPNs
Myanmar’s military government has launched a major effort to block free communication on the Internet, shutting off access to virtual private networks, or VPNs, which can ... -
Civilian casualties rise in civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military
Six months into an offensive against Myanmar ‘s military government, opposition forces have made massive gains, but civilian casualties are rising sharply as regime troops increasingly ... -
Karen guerrillas leave a town that army lost two weeks ago as rival group holds sway
Guerrilla fighters from the main ethnic Karen fighting force battling Myanmar’s military government have withdrawn from the eastern border town of Myawaddy two weeks after forcing ... -
Ethnic Karen guerrillas claim to have seized key border town
Guerrillas from the Karen ethnic minority yesterday claimed to have captured the last of the army’s outposts in Myawaddy district in eastern Myanmar, virtually clearing the ... -
Thailand sends aid to war-torn country, but critics say it will only help junta
Thailand delivered its first batch of humanitarian aid to war-torn Myanmar yesterday, in what officials hope will be a continuing effort to ease the plight of ... -
Nine Security Council members urge a halt to airstrikes by military
Nine members of the United Nations Security Council condemned “indiscriminate” airstrikes by Myanmar’s military against civilians before an envoy briefed the council yesterday [Macau time] as ... -
Churches, temples and monasteries regularly hit by airstrikes, activists say
A study issued yesterday by researchers collecting evidence of war crimes in Myanmar supported reports that air strikes by the military government damaged churches in the ... -
ASEAN special envoy embarks on inaugural mission
A veteran Laotian diplomat recently appointed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ‘ special envoy to Myanmar arrived this week on his first mission to the ... -
Order on China-Myanmar border shared concern
Strengthening border security and maintaining the stability of the border have always been a top priority in the cooperation between China and Myanmar, as it has ... -
Myanmar confirms a key northeastern city on border with China has been seized by an ethnic alliance
Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged that it withdrew its forces from a key city on the northeastern border with China after it was taken over by ... -
Military government pardons 10,000 prisoners to mark Independence Day
Myanmar’s military government yesterday pardoned nearly 10,000 prisoners to mark the 76th anniversary of gaining independence from Britain, but it wasn’t immediately clear if any of ... -
Editor says authorities arrested two local journalists from online news service
Myanmar’s military government has arrested two journalists with a local online news service, their editor said this week, in its latest crackdown on media freedom since ... -
Economy is deteriorating as civil conflict intensifies: World Bank
Myanmar’s economy is forecast to grow only 1% in the fiscal year that ends in March, the World Bank says, as conditions deteriorate with an escalation ... -
China, Myanmar conduct naval drills together as fighting surges in border area
Myanmar and China are conducting naval drills together as the military government in the Southeast Asian nation loses ground in its northeast border region to a ... -
Preparedness for spillover natural precaution
A month into the so-called Operation 1027, a joint offensive against the Myanmar government forces by the Brotherhood Alliance of three ethnic armies in the country’s ... -
China calls for a cease-fire in Myanmar fighting
Beijing called for a cease-fire in Myanmar after a coalition of ethnic fighters seized several crossings along Myanmar’s border with China in the past month. However, ... -
Refugees who fled to India after latest fighting returning home, officials say
More than half of the estimated 5,000 refugees who had fled the heavy fighting in Myanmar’s western Chin state and had entered northeastern India have begun ... -
An ethnic northern resistance group says an entire army battalion surrendered to it
An entire Myanmar army battalion based near the Chinese border surrendered to an alliance of ethnic armed groups that launched a surprise offensive last month against ... -
Myanmar hosts joint naval exercise with Russia, its close ally and top arms supplier
The military-run Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar is holding its first joint naval exercise with Russia, state media reported, with the countries carrying out maneuvers in ... -
Resistance claims first capture of a district capital from regular forces
Armed resistance groups fighting Myanmar ‘s military government seized a district capital in the north this week after taking state offices and a police station in ... -
In Myanmar, a Facebook post deemed inflammatory led to an ex-minister’s arrest
A former high-profile Myanmar army officer who had served as information minister and presidential spokesperson in a previous military-backed government has been arrested and charged with ... -
Journalist gets a 20-year sentence for reporting on cyclone’s aftermath, news site says
A court in Myanmar sentenced a photojournalist for an underground news agency to 20 years in prison with hard labor for his coverage of a deadly ... -
Myanmar won’t be allowed to lead association in 2026, in blow to generals
Southeast Asian leaders decided that Myanmar won’t take over the rotating leadership of their regional bloc as scheduled in 2026, Asian diplomats and a leader said ... -
EU rejects Myanmar’s diplomatic role and says it still doesn’t recognize generals
The European Union’s top diplomat yesterday expressed opposition to Myanmar’s upcoming role as the overseer of relations between the 27-nation bloc and Southeast Asian nations and ... -
Myanmar violence and sea disputes to dominate talks joined by US, Russian and Chinese envoys
Myanmar’s prolonged civil strife, tensions in the disputed South China Sea and concern over arms buildups in the region are expected to dominate the agenda when ... -
UN expert urges a different approach to resolve the crisis in Myanmar
An independent expert working with the United Nations on the issue of human rights in Myanmar urged the international community yesterday to find a different approach ... -
Thailand cuts power to Myanmar border towns’ notorious casinos, but they keep operating
A Thai state enterprise that has been exporting electricity to neighboring Myanmar has cut off power to two border towns with notorious casino complexes that allegedly ... -
Myanmar’s Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal of Suu Kyi’s bribery conviction
Myanmar’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear a special appeal of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s bribery conviction for allegedly receiving gold and thousands of ... -
Military imported $1 billion in weapons since 2021 coup: UN expert
Myanmar’s military has imported at least $1 billion worth of weapons and related material from Russia, China and other countries since its February 2021 coup, some ... -
Powerful cyclone floods homes, cuts communications; at least 6 dead, 700 injured
Rescuers evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters deep along western Myanmar’s coast after a powerful cyclone injured hundreds and cut off communications. Six ... -
Alarm over Myanmar, sea feud under spotlight
Alarm over Myanmar’s still-unfolding deadly civil strife, including an armed attack on an aid convoy, and China’s aggressive actions in the disputed South China Sea are ... -
Pardon frees more than 2,100 political prisoners
Myanmar’s ruling military council yesterday said it was releasing more than 2,100 political prisoners as a humanitarian gesture. Thousands more remain imprisoned on charges generally involving ... -
Ban Ki-moon urges army to end violence
Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday urged Myanmar’s ruling military to take the initiative in finding a way out of the country’s violent political crisis, including ... -
Activists urge UN Security Council to refer military rulers to court
Human rights activists urged the U.N. Security Council yesterday to refer Myanmar’s military rulers to the International Criminal Court and urged neighboring Southeast Asian countries to ... -
‘I just want my legs back’: landmine casualties soar
The 3-year-old boy had taken only two steps from his mother’s lap when a deafening explosion rang out. The blast caught the woman in the face, ...
