UN passes resolution calling for arms embargo against Myanmar military junta
In a rare political movement, the United Nations General Assembly recently voted to pass a resolution calling for a halt to arms sales to Myanmar’s...
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Myanmar: Coup makes prices soar, millions of people can’t buy food
Myanmar’s national economy and banking system have been in a state of paralysis since the military coup in February, SCMP said. Myanmar: Coup makes prices...
The Myanmar army designated the National Unified Government as ‘terrorist’ organization.
Myanmar’s government on Saturday (May 8) announced that a group of ousted lawmakers running a parallel civilian government would now be classified as “terrorist”. The...
Security forces killed 8 people during “spring revolution” protests in Myanmar
Reuters reported from local media that Myanmar’s security forces on Sunday (May 2) opened fire on anti-military protests, killing at least eight people. The latest...
Journalists in Myanmar are living in fear
The Myanmar journalists said they could hardly operate in the context of information interception, threats, arrests and violence by security forces, according to RFA. Demonstrators...
The Karen rebel group says it has captured a Myanmar army outpost
Fierce fighting broke out at a Myanmar army outpost near the eastern border with Thailand early Tuesday morning (April 27). This is an area largely...
Army shot and killed the man in Myanmar two days after the ASEAN deal
Myanmar security forces shot dead a man in Mandalay city on Monday, national media reported. The move comes just two days after Southeast Asian leaders...
ASEAN leaders reached a consensus on a “immediate end” of violence in Myanmar
Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed on the need to immediately end violence in Myanmar following an emergency meeting in Jakarta...
Nearly 250,000 Burmese were displaced due to military crackdowns
On Wednesday (April 21) a UN special envoy for human rights (UN) said that Myanmar’s military suppression of anti-coup protesters has displaced nearly a quarter...
Myanmar Unification Government was set up by protesters request attend the ASEAN meeting
On Sunday (April 18), a Myanmar Unification Government (NUG) official declared by the protesters established on April 16, said that,Myanmar’s neighbors in the Association of...