BANGKOK: The United States and United Nations have condemned Myanmar’s junta over reports of the killing of 11 villagers, including children, warning of an “alarming escalation” of grave human rights abuses as the military tries to crush dissent. The statements came after local media and residents said that soldiers seized 11 people from Dontaw village … Read more
BANGKOK An American journalist jailed for 11 years by Myanmar’s junta is humble, positive and inspired by George Orwell’s writings against authoritarianism, his colleague told AFP, as he faces a second trial for sedition and terrorism. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s government in February and launched a … Read more
YANGON: An American journalist detained in Myanmar since May was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Friday on charges of unlawful association, incitement against the military and breaching visa rules, his employer said. “Frontier Myanmar is deeply disappointed at the decision today to convict its Managing Editor, Danny Fenster, on three charges and impose … Read more
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta has charged a US journalist detained since May with sedition and terrorism, which carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, his lawyer said on Wednesday. The military has squeezed the press since taking power in a February coup, arresting dozens of journalists critical of its crackdown on dissent that has killed over … Read more
BANGKOK: Myanmar’s junta has re-arrested more than 100 anti-coup protesters freed in a recent amnesty, according to a local monitoring group that tracks detentions and killings in the country. The Southeast Asian nation has been in chaos since the February coup, with more than 1,100 killed in a crackdown on dissent and over 8,000 arrested, … Read more
A Myanmar photographer earned the top prize at the world’s largest annual photojournalism festival for his coverage of the turbulent country’s pro-democracy riots and violent military crackdown. The photographer, who did not want to be identified for security reasons, won the Visa d’Or for News, the most prestigious award given out at the “Visa Pour … Read more
YANGON: At least four people were killed and seven others were missing in a landslide in Myanmar‘s Mandalay region on Tuesday, an official of a local Fire Services Department told media. A landslide destroyed three houses, burying 11 people in Mogok township of Mandalay on Tuesday morning, said the township fire services department official. At … Read more
DHAKA: Bangladesh has brushed aside a request of the US government to provide temporary relocation shelter to some Afghan people who worked for the US-led entities in trouble-ridden Afghanistan, Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said Monday night. “We’re already in trouble hosting 1.1 million refugees from Myanmar,” he said. Bangladesh urged all stakeholders in … Read more
The United Nations has called on the Myanmar government to immediately suspend arms sales following a military coup in February. The UN General Assembly also passed a resolution condemning the military coup in Myanmar in February this year. The General Assembly also demanded immediate release of Myanmar’s political leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi, and … Read more
Myanmar Bans Satellite TV. The country’s junta-controlled media announced a ban on satellite television, citing threats of outside broadcasts to national security. The authorities have threatened to put violators in jail. Myanmar has increasingly appeared to head back to the state of isolation that preceded a decade of democratic reforms. Mobile internet access is largely … Read more
The social networking site Facebook has banned Myanmar’s military and its affiliates from using its platform. The ban was announced by Facebook on Thursday. Following the ban imposed by Facebook, Myanmar’s military as well as all companies under its supervision will not be able to use Instagram for their own purposes. The social networking site … Read more
Armored vehicles have begun appearing on the streets of several cities in Myanmar and protesters in small groups have also started gathering. Hundreds of thousands of protesters are demanding democracy to be restored. They are also demanding that their elected leaders should be released from detention. However, the military announced that leader Aung San Suu … Read more
Myanmar army has tightened its crackdown as a senior leader from Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party has been arrested. Senior leader Win Htein told the international news agency that he was arrested under sedition laws. He was taken from his Yangon home on Friday. He said that he was being taken … Read more
Myanmar’s military government has blocked the country’s social networking site Facebook after online protest. According to media reports, local telecom in Myanmar has temporarily blocked Facebook following orders from the military government. According to a report by TechCrunch, people in Myanmar no longer have access to Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp, the country’s largest telecom … Read more
Following the military coup in Myanmar, police charged ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi with illegally importing communications equipment. According to the reports, she will be detained until February 15 for questioning. Police presented details of the charges against 75-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi to the court, saying a search of her home in the … Read more
The military of Myanmar has seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in response to the election fraud. According to the media reports, the other leaders of Aung San Suu Kyi ‘s National League for Democracy (NLD) party in early morning raids. The … Read more
The European Union has removed Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from the “Sakharov Prize community” because of her “acceptance” of state crimes against the Rohingya community. Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the top human rights prize in 1990. However, she will no longer be capable of taking part in events for laureates. … Read more
More than 100 miners have been killed and dozens wen missing in a landslide in Myanmar. According to foreign media, the incident took place in northern Myanmar where heavy rains caused landslide, which buried several workers working in search of precious stones. Officials said that 113 bodies of miners have been recovered so far in … Read more
Myanmar is set to be placed on a watchlist by a global finance watchdog this week, amid concerns of money-laundering by transnational drug traffickers and weak regulation of its financial system. While being on the list does not carry any sanctions, it could curtail the growth of financial, investment and trade flows to and from … Read more
Pakistani cueist Muhammad Asif has qualified for the final of the IBSF 6Red World Snooker Championship 2019 being played at Mandalay, Myanmar on Friday. According to information received here, Asif beat Thet Min Lin of Myanmar by 5-4 in the semifinal. Earlier in the quarterfinals Asif beat Poramin Danjirakul of Thailand by 5-1. Asif would … Read more
