As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again
A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmarโs military government in the countryโs western state of Rakhine is claiming to have seized a town near the Bangladesh border, marking the latest victory for foes of the countryโs military government.
Reports of army killing of villagers in Myanmar supported by photos and harrowing tale of a survivor
Reports that soldiers of Myanmarโs military government last week carried out a massacre of more than 30 civilians in a village in central Myanmar have been supported in interviews with a local administrator and a man who says he survived the killings.
Ethnic Karen guerrillas in Myanmar leave a town that army lost 2 weeks ago as rival group holds sway
Guerrilla fighters from the main ethnic Karen fighting force battling Myanmarโs military government have withdrawn from the eastern border town of Myawaddy two weeks after forcing the army to give up its defense.
Thailand sends aid to war-torn Myanmar, but critics say it will only help junta
Thailand delivered its first batch of humanitarian aid to war-torn Myanmar on Monday, sending ten trucks over the border from the northern province of Tak in what officials hope will be a continuing effort to ease the plight of millions of people displaced by fighting.
Myanmar will start drafting 5,000 people a month into the military soon. Some think of fleeing
Myanmarโs military government says it will draft 60,000 young men and women yearly for military service under its newly activated conscription law, with call-ups beginning after the April festival marking the countryโs traditional New Year.
Facing setbacks against resistance forces, Myanmar's military government activates conscription law
Myanmarโs military government has for the first time activated a decade-old conscription law that makes young men and women subject to at least two years of military service if called up, effective immediately.
Vise tightening on Myanmar's economy 3 years after military takeover triggered civil strife
Myanmar was a rising star in Southeast Asia before its military seized power three years ago in a takeover that has brought civil strife and a tightening vise of international sanctions, undoing years of progress and leaving the economy 10% smaller than it was in 2019.
After family feud, Myanmar court orders auction of home where Suu Kyi spent 15 years' house arrest
A court in military-controlled Myanmar has ordered the family home of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, where she spent 15 years under house arrest, be put on auction in March following a decades-long legal dispute between her and her brother.
Churches, temples and monasteries regularly hit by airstrikes in Myanmar, activists say
A study issued Tuesday by researchers collecting evidence of war crimes in Myanmar supported reports that air strikes by the military government damaged churches in the Buddhist-dominated countryโs sole Christian-majority state.
Air attack in northwestern Myanmar kills 17, including children, but military denies responsibility
Airstrikes by Myanmarโs military on a village under the control of the pro-democracy resistance in the countryโs northwest are reported to have killed at least 17 civilians, including nine children.
Myanmar's army is facing battlefield challenges and grants amnesty to troops jailed for being AWOL
Reports from Myanmar say its military government has been freeing soldiers and police who had been jailed for desertion and absence without leave as authorities seek to get them to return to active duty.
Myanmar's military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes
A major offensive against Myanmar's military-run government by an alliance of three militias of ethnic minorities has been moving at lightning speed, inspiring resistance forces around the country to attack.
In Myanmar, a Facebook post deemed inflammatory led to an ex-minister's arrest
A former high-profile Myanmar army officer who had served as information minister and presidential spokesperson in a previous military-backed government has been arrested and charged with spreading false or inflammatory news.
Myanmar's jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ailing but is denied care outside prison
Myanmarโs imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi is suffering from symptoms of low blood pressure including dizziness and loss of appetite, but is being denied treatment at qualified facilities outside the prison system.
Myanmar won't be allowed to lead Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2026, in blow to generals
Myanmar wonโt take over the rotating leadership of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as scheduled in 2026, in the latest blow to efforts by its ruling generals to gain international recognition after violently seizing power in 2021.
Myanmar's military-led government extends state of emergency, forcing delay in promised election
Myanmarโs military-controlled government has extended the state of emergency it imposed when the army seized power from an elected government 2 1/2 years ago, forcing a further delay in elections it promised when it took over.
Myanmar's military plans to move Suu Kyi to house arrest, according to unofficial reports
Reports from Myanmar say its military-controlled government plans to transfer the countryโs ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi from a prison in the capital of Naypyitaw to home confinement as part of an act of of clemency to be granted prisoners next week.
Thai diplomat meets with Suu Kyi in detention in Myanmar and says she wants to join talks on crisis
Thailandโs top diplomat says he met with ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in detention over the weekend and she conveyed her openness to engage in talks to resolve the crisis in her strife-torn nation.
Myanmar violence and sea disputes to dominate ASEAN talks joined by US, Russian and Chinese envoys
Myanmarโs prolonged civil strife, tensions in the disputed South China Sea and concern over arms buildups in the region are expected to dominate the agenda when Southeast Asiaโs top diplomats gather for talks this week in Indonesia.
Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi's party, much of opposition
Myanmarโs military governmenttook another major step in its ongoing attempts to cripple its political opponents on Wednesday , dissolving dozens of opposition parties including that of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi for failing to meet a registration deadline ahead of elections.
UN envoy tells Myanmar general: End violence, seek democracy
The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar, Noeleen Heyzer, has met with the head of its military-installed government and urged him to halt all violence and support a political path back to civilian rule and democracy, Heyzer also called on Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing to allow the countryโs imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to return home and to meet with her.