The Myanmar military government has indicted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi sentencing her to five more years in prison after she was accused of Read more
Speeches by beauty pageant contestants rarely make headlines. But when Han Lay, Miss Grand Myanmar, spoke out last week against alleged atrocities committed by her Read more
Myanmar pro-democracy activists plan to resume street demonstrations on Thursday, a day after a nationwide silent strike saw businesses shut and people stay at home Read more
Security forces killed at least 22 anti-coup protesters in the poor, industrial Hlaingthaya suburb of Myanmar’s main city on Sunday after Chinese-financed factories were set Read more
One week ago, Myanmar military forces warned pro-democracy protesters that if their demonstrations continued, there would be further loss of life. The military has made good on Read more
Social media giant Facebook has banned Myanmar’s military and its affiliates from its platforms. The company said it acted after deciding “the risks of allowing Read more
A woman who was severely injured while protesting against Myanmar’s military coup is in a critical condition. She was hurt at a protest on Tuesday Read more
After deposing Myanmar’s democratically elected government, the country’s military has issued the first formal charges against its de facto leader, accusing Aung San Suu Kyi Read more
Myanmar’s military has seized power after detaining civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior members of her governing party. All authority has been Read more
(9News Nigeria) – A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar killed at least 113 people, with more feared dead, authorities said on Thursday, Read more
Myanmar government has evacuated at least 4,000 non-Muslim villagers amid ongoing clashes in northwestern Rakhine state, the government said, while thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled Read more
Muslim insurgents in Myanmar staged a coordinated attack on 30 police posts and an army base in Rakhine state on Friday, and at least 59 Read more
YANGON (Reuters) – Search teams retrieved the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from a Myanmarese army plane that crashed into the Andaman Sea Read more
China will offer support and assistance for Myanmar’s follow-up efforts after a military plane crashed off the Southeast Asian country’s southern coast with 122 people Read more
Fifteen passengers have reportedly survived a plane crash after military aircraft carrying more than 100 people vanished over Myanmar. Local media reported 120 servicemen and Read more
BANGKOK — Australian scientists, working with counterparts in Myanmar, are hoping to reduce Myanmar’s high death toll from snake bites in rural communities, especially among Read more
A top UN official says “crimes against humanity” are being committed by the military and police against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority. The UN’s special rapporteur Read more
By Antoni Slodkowski THENGAR CHAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – The island is two hours by boat from the nearest settlement. There are no buildings, mobile phone Read more
YANGON (Reuters) – Human rights groups said Myanmar’s government is trying to cover up abuses against civilians in a Muslim-majority part of Rakhine State after Read more
By Simon Lewis YANGON (Reuters) – Malaysia said on Monday the plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar was a regional concern and called for the Read more
By Praveen Menon KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s stern rebuke to Myanmar for a military-led crackdown on Muslim Rohingyas was a Read more
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia described the violence against Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya minority as “ethnic cleansing” on Saturday, ahead of a planned solidarity march in Read more
TAUNGGYI, Myanmar (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military has killed about 30 members of what it has described as a Rohingya Muslim militant group, state media said Read more
By Wa Lone YANGON (Reuters) – Eight people died and 36 were arrested in clashes between the Myanmar army and what the government believes are Read more
Two media workers who were arrested and detained today on suspicion of “online defamation” over an article that made reference to allegations of government corruption Read more
By Wa Lone and Simon Lewis U SHEY KYA/YANGON (Reuters) – Rohingya Muslims say Myanmar soldiers raped or sexually assaulted dozens of women in a Read more
YANGON — The U.S. decision to lift trade sanctions against Myanmar has been welcomed by local economists and businessmen, who say it will remove a major Read more
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama moved to restore trade benefits to Myanmar, saying broader sanctions would soon be scrapped as he hosted the country’s de facto Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Aung San Suu Kyi’s latest visit to Washington signals her transformation from long-imprisoned heroine of Myanmar’s democracy struggle to a national leader Read more
Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will head a commission to discuss ethnic conflict and clashes in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, the government and the foundation Read more
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