Myanmar

Myanmar to send rep to regional summit for first time in three years

ASEAN barred Myanmar junta leaders from its summits in the wake of their February 2021 coup, and the generals have refused to send "non-political representatives" instead.

Myanmar fighters battle to hold prized city

Most fled the weeks of fighting that culminated in the city's capture last month, and those who remain fear a return to the bloody violence.

Myanmar flooding death toll jumps to 226

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) disaster response agency said an estimated 631,000 people had been affected by flooding across Myanmar.

Storm, flooding death toll in Myanmar jumps to 74: state media

Search and rescue operations were ongoing, it said, adding that the floods had destroyed more than 65,000 houses and five dams.

Red Cross head presses Myanmar junta for more aid access

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government in 2021, sparking armed uprisings across the country.

On Myanmar's frontline, Rohingya fighters and junta face a common enemy

The fighting in Rakhine now is part of a wider rebellion against Myanmar's junta, three years after it ousted an elected civilian government in a coup, triggering nationwide protests that have morphed into an armed uprising.

Myanmar junta jails journalist for life in ongoing crackdown

Myo Mynit Oo, 40, was handed a life sentence on May 15, while Aung San Oo, 49, was handed a 20-year jail term on February 16.

Myanmar military denies junta chief detained by generals

The claims were "propaganda... with the aim of disrupting the country's peace and stability," the junta said in a statement, accusing those sharing the news of being "traitors".

Myanmar military says it withdrew 'for safety of people'

Shan State in eastern Myanmar has been rocked by fighting since late June when the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) renewed an offensive against the military along a major trade highway to China.

October 8, 2024
October 8, 2024

Myanmar to send rep to regional summit for first time in three years

ASEAN barred Myanmar junta leaders from its summits in the wake of their February 2021 coup, and the generals have refused to send "non-political representatives" instead.

September 25, 2024
September 25, 2024

Myanmar fighters battle to hold prized city

Most fled the weeks of fighting that culminated in the city's capture last month, and those who remain fear a return to the bloody violence.

September 17, 2024
September 17, 2024

Myanmar flooding death toll jumps to 226

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) disaster response agency said an estimated 631,000 people had been affected by flooding across Myanmar.

September 15, 2024
September 15, 2024

Storm, flooding death toll in Myanmar jumps to 74: state media

Search and rescue operations were ongoing, it said, adding that the floods had destroyed more than 65,000 houses and five dams.

September 10, 2024
September 10, 2024

Red Cross head presses Myanmar junta for more aid access

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government in 2021, sparking armed uprisings across the country.

September 7, 2024
September 7, 2024

On Myanmar's frontline, Rohingya fighters and junta face a common enemy

The fighting in Rakhine now is part of a wider rebellion against Myanmar's junta, three years after it ousted an elected civilian government in a coup, triggering nationwide protests that have morphed into an armed uprising.

August 29, 2024
August 29, 2024

Myanmar junta jails journalist for life in ongoing crackdown

Myo Mynit Oo, 40, was handed a life sentence on May 15, while Aung San Oo, 49, was handed a 20-year jail term on February 16.

August 14, 2024
August 14, 2024

Myanmar military denies junta chief detained by generals

The claims were "propaganda... with the aim of disrupting the country's peace and stability," the junta said in a statement, accusing those sharing the news of being "traitors".

August 6, 2024
August 6, 2024

Myanmar military says it withdrew 'for safety of people'

Shan State in eastern Myanmar has been rocked by fighting since late June when the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) renewed an offensive against the military along a major trade highway to China.

July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024

Myanmar's junta terrorises a Rohingya town, then rebels burn it down

Both sides in the civil war have targeted the Rohingya settlement of Buthidaung. On May 17, the Arakan Army, an ethnic militia, set it ablaze.