Myanmar

More than 500 feared dead after boats carrying refugees sink off Myanmar coast, UN says

The two vessels left Myanmar at the end of June, carrying passengers primarily from the Rohingya Muslim minority, in an effort to reach Malaysia, Indonesia, or Thailand.

People gather around a boat carrying newly-arrived Rohingya refugees, after authorities prevented the refugees from disembarking and ordered them to remain on board the vessel.
Soldiers from the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) patrol on a vehicle, next to an area destroyed by Myanmar's airstrike in Myawaddy, the Thailand-Myanmar border town under the control of a coalition of rebel forces led by the Karen National Union, in Myanmar, April 15, 2024.

Myanmar detains US businessman who wrote about military coup, sources say

A PROTESTER holds a sign during a demonstration against the military coup outside the US Embassy in Yangon on February 21, 2021.

US official found dead in Myanmar, State Department confirms

 People's Liberation Army PLA members, carry an injured person near Sagaing Region in Myanmar November 23, 2023

Explosion kills 55 people in Myanmar, wounds dozens, source unknown


Myanmar: Thousands gather for second day of street protests

On Saturday, tens of thousands took to the streets in the first mass protests since the coup.

Demonstrators protest against the military coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 6, 2021.

What happens next with Myanmar? - opinion

What happens now? Probably a new president and commander-in-chief will replace Min Aung Hlaing within weeks, and then another prolonged period of military rule.

A CHILD in Bangkok holds a picture of Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday, after the military seized power in Myanmar.

Myanmar generals shut down internet as thousands protest coup

Monitoring group NetBlocks Internet Observatory reported a "national-scale internet blackout."

Residents of Yangon light candles outside their houses to show their disapproval of the recent military coup in Myanmar, Feb. 2, 2021.

Myanmar’s tiny Jewish community is rattled after military coup

British rule ended when the Japanese bombed Rangoon on Christmas Day, 1941, and invaded the country at the outset of World War II. Many Burmese Jews fled to India and never returned.

Inside the Musmeach Yeshua Synagogue in Yangon, Myanmar

UN Security Council calls for release of Myanmar's Suu Kyi, others

Nobel Peace laureate Suu Kyi, 75, has not been seen since her arrest.

Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi smiles at supporters as she celebrates Thingyan in front of her home in Yangon

Myanmar’s military arrests the civilian gov't – and democracy - opinion

The collapse of the power-sharing arrangement between the armed forces and civilian government fits a troubled historical pattern.

Myanmar army armoured vehicles drive past a street after they seized power in a coup in Mandalay

Myanmar junta blocks Facebook as opposition grows to coup

Facebook was still available sporadically and demonstrators in the second city of Mandalay used it to livestream the first such street protest since the coup.

Myanmar army armoured vehicles drive past a street after they seized power in a coup in Mandalay

Myanmar police file charges against Aung San Suu Kyi after coup

The Group of Seven largest developed economies condemned the coup on Wednesday and said the election result must be respected.

Myanmar army armoured vehicles drive past a street after they seized power in a coup in Mandalay

Grapevine February 3, 20201: A gracious rival

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Citizens of Myanmar spark mass civil disobedience campaign - watch

Doctors around the country will refuse to work starting on Wednesday, in a show of defiance against the return of military dictatorship.

Residents of Yangon light candles outside their houses to show their disapproval of the recent military coup in Myanmar, Feb. 2, 2021.