At least eight people were killed when explosions occurred at the notorious Insein jail in Yangon, which is located in Myanmar. There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack made by any party as of yet. The majority of these bombs have been very minor. In Myanmar at least eight people were killed … Read more
A passenger on a flight operated by Myanmar National Airlines was injured. The bullet had gone all the way through the fuselage of the aeroplane. The aircraft was reportedly travelling at a height of 3,500 feet. A passenger on a Myanmar National Airlines flight was hurt when a bullet fired from the ground hit him … Read more
Suu Kyi holds title of Nobel laureate. Faces claims of committing misrepresentation in Nov 2020 surveys. Denies all claims against her. Myanmar’s dismissed previous pioneer Aung San Suu Kyi was viewed as at real fault for discretionary extortion on Friday and condemned by an appointed authority to three years in prison with difficult work, as … Read more
Myanmar’s deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to three years in prison with hard labour. Source says it is the first time hard labor has been used in her sentencing. She was found guilty of electoral fraud in the general election in November 2020. Myanmar’s deposed former leader Aung San Suu … Read more
According to Aung San Suu Kyi’s attorneys, a military-run court in Myanmar condemned her to an additional three years in prison for alleged election fraud. The former head of state of the nation, Ms. Suu Kyi, has already received a 20-year prison term on 11 counts, though more are still pending. All of the claims … Read more
Vicky Bowman is a former British ambassador to Myanmar. She and her husband were arrested at their residence in Yangon, the country’s capital. They were detained on an immigration-related charge, sources tell the BBC. Vicky Bowman, a former British ambassador to Myanmar, was detained in Yangon, the country’s capital. According to sources, the BBC Ms. … Read more
Russia is looking for new energy consumers in the area. Europe, will impose a phased oil embargo on Russian oil this year. Both Myanmar and Russia continue to face a number of sanctions from Western nations A junta official said Myanmar, the latest developing nation to do so amid a global energy crisis, plans to … Read more
A court in Myanmar has sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to an additional six years in prison. She has already been convicted of a number of crimes, including bribery and election irregularities. UN’s Special Envoy on Myanmar visited on Monday to discuss the “deteriorating (rights) situation”. According to state media on Tuesday, a court in … Read more
Russia and its ally China were accused of providing Myanmar’s regime with weaponry used to assault civilians. More than 1,500 citizens have been slain by the military since the coup on February 1, 2021. MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will fly to Myanmar on Wednesday for consultations with the country’s junta officials according to … Read more
Myanmar’s military government has extended the state of emergency until 2023. The junta seized power last year after deposing Aung San Suu Kyi’s government. Many people in Myanmar are skeptical that the military will host multi-party elections. Myanmar: Military administration has prolonged the country’s state of emergency until 2023, as the country remains divided following … Read more
Myanmar’s junta executes four prisoners, state media say. It is the country’s first use of capital punishment in decades. U.N. Special Rapporteur on Myanmar says he is “devastated” by news Myanmar: Myanmar’s junta has executed four prisoners including a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi’s party and a prominent activist, state media said Monday, … Read more
The World Court rejects Myanmar’s objections to a genocide case over its treatment of the Rohingya minority. Gambia, which brought the suit, had argued that it lacked standing to bring the case. A United Nations fact-finding mission concluded that Myanmar’s military campaign drove 730,000 Rohingya into neighbouring Bangladesh. The World Court rejected Myanmar’s objections to … Read more
The World Court rejects Myanmar’s objections to a genocide case. The case involves its treatment of the Muslim Rohingya minority. Gambia joined the 57-nation Organization for Islamic Cooperation suit in 2019. Case will now proceed to hear the case on its merits, which will take years. A United Nations mission concluded that Myanmar’s military campaign … Read more
Aung San Suu Kyi is being tried for several counts, including electoral fraud. She was moved from a covert detention location to a Naypyitaw prison last month. If found guilty, she could be kept out of 2023 elections that the military has promised. BANGKOK: Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s leader, refuted election fraud allegations when … Read more
Myanmar’s junta says talks with Aung San Suu Kyi are “not impossible”. Myanmar has been in turmoil since military overthrew her government. The Nobel laureate has been kept incommunicado by the military. Dialogue between Myanmar’s junta and ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to end the bloody crisis unleashed by the toppling of her government … Read more
ASEAN envoy calls for Aung San Suu Kyi to be returned to house arrest. Former leader transferred to solitary confinement in prison last week. Myanmar remains isolated on international stage. A regional envoy tasked with facilitating talks between Myanmar’s junta and its opponents called on Monday for deposed leader Suu Kyi to be returned to … Read more
Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn will visit Myanmar later this week. A special envoy pleaded with junta not to imprison deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi. She has been on trial for at least twenty crimes since coup against her elected government last year. A special Southeast Asian envoy for the crisis in Myanmar pleaded … Read more
Aung San Suu Kyi in good spirits after being transferred from house arrest to prison. Nobel laureate has been under house arrest since being deposed in a coup last year. Myanmar’s military government has detained thousands of pro-democracy protesters, many facing secret trials. Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was in good spirits … Read more
A junta spokesperson announced Thursday that ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been relocated from house arrest to solitary confinement. The 77-year-old Nobel laureate departed the grounds to attend hearings for her several trials before a junta court YANGON: A junta spokesperson announced Thursday that ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has … Read more
Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees demonstrate in Bangladesh. Demonstrators demand their repatriation to Myanmar. Almost a million Rohingya are confined in 34 squalid camps in southeast Bangladesh. Thousands of refugees held placards that read Enough is Enough. Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees demonstrated in Bangladesh on Sunday, demanding their repatriation to Myanmar, where … Read more
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the February 2021 coup. US State Department counsellor casts doubt over junta’s pledge to hold elections in 2023. U.N. special envoy for Myanmar fears illegitimate poll could cause further unrest. The Myanmar junta’s scheduled elections next year that will be without Bunco. However a top US government official, quoted … Read more
Myo Min Htut was killed on Wednesday night in Mawlamyine Township, Mon State. He was riding his motorcycle home after work, as per the World Health Organisation (WHO). A driver for the World Health Organization in Myanmar was shot dead, according to his employer, who added that the circumstances of the incident were unknown. Myo … Read more
The group, which included five children, was discovered on Koh Dong island Police said they had been charged with illegal The incident comes after the bodies of 14 Rohingya people, including children Fifty-Nine Rohingya people were discovered on a Thai island after being abandoned by traffickers en route to Malaysia, A senior police officer said … Read more
Myanmar junta troops have torched hundreds of buildings during a three-day raid, reports say. Sagaing region has seen fierce fighting and bloody reprisals since coup last year. Local “People’s Defence Force” members clashing regularly with junta forces. Myanmar junta troops set fire to hundreds of buildings during a three-day raid in the country’s north, according … Read more
Former MP Phyo Zeya Thaw and democracy activist Ko Jimmy sentenced to death. Myanmar has not carried out an execution for decades. The junta has sentenced dozens of anti-coup activists to death. A spokesman for Myanmar’s junta told AFP on Friday that the country’s military will execute a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi’s … Read more
A bomb blast happened in Myanmar’s main city, Yangon, killed at least one person and injured nine people on Tuesday, according to Myanmar’s state-run media. According to the report, the explosion happened around 3:20 p.m. local time (0850 GMT) near a bus stop in Yangon’s Kyauktada Township. Read more: At least nine killed by bomb … Read more
A bomb exploded in a busy district of central Yangon on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring nine others on Tuesday, according to a Myanmar police source. “The blast happened around 3:20 p.m. local time (0850 GMT) near a bus stop,” a police source said on condition of anonymity. “One man died in the hospital, and … Read more
Relatives of Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi filed a complaint against her detention following a military coup last year, according to their lawyers. Since a coup deposed her government in February 2021, plunging Myanmar into turmoil, the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been detained by the military and faces a slew of … Read more
