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UN rights envoy urges halt to attacks on Myanmar town as residents trapped
Myanmar's military must halt attacks on the town of Loikaw and lift a blockade on those trying to flee, a UN human rights investigator said on Monday (Jan 10), as a shaken resident described constant shelling and airstrikes in the area.…
Ousted Myanmar leader jailed for another four years
Myanmar's ousted civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, was sentenced to another four years in prison on Monday, the second round of verdicts against the Nobel prize winner.
She has been detained since a military coup last February…
The political and economic crisis turns Myanmar into the largest narcotics producer
Myanmar has turned into an active center in Asia for the distribution of methamphetamine and ICE to Asian countries and from there to China and the whole world. The drug dealers took advantage of the political chaos that the country is…
Junta attack leaves two staff dead – Save the Children
International charity Save the Children has confirmed two of its staff members in Myanmar were killed in an attack it blames on the military.
More than 35 bodies, including those of women and children, were found in eastern…
UN denounces Myanmar’s attack that left dozens of civilians dead
The United Nations has condemned an attack against civilians in Myanmar’s Kayah state in which unknown assailants reportedly forced nearly three dozen people, including at least one child, from their vehicles, killed them and burned their…
Myanmar’s journalists detained, beaten, killed as junta tightens grip
Myanmar’s media is headed into 2022 in a parlous state, with independent journalists who remain in the junta-ruled country forced to operate surreptitiously to avoid arbitrary detention, beatings, and violent repercussions for their…
At least one dead, dozens missing in jade mine landslide in Myanmar
At least one person has died and 70 are missing after a landslide occurred at a jade mining site in northern Myanmar.
Rescue operations are underway, with most of the victims believed to be illegal jade miners.
The landslide…
Myanmar’s ousted leader Suu Kyi appears in prison uniform for first time in court
Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in court on Friday (Dec 17) wearing a white top and a brown wraparound longyi that is the typical uniform for prisoners in the South-east Asian country, a source with knowledge of the court…
Russia seeks a foothold in the Indian Ocean through arms trade with Myanmar
Russia seeks to influence Myanmar similar to what China is doing and find a foothold in the region, by making additional profits in the legal and illegal sale of arms to the Myanmar army, through intermediaries. Myanmar relies heavily on…
Journalist dies in prison after being arrested over covering protest in Myanmar
Koe Soe Naing and a colleague were detained in Yangon while covering Friday’s ‘silent strike’ called by opponents of the coup.
A freelance photojournalist from Myanmar has died in military custody after being arrested last week while…