ASEAN still backing Myanmar consensus peace plan-chair
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) remains committed to a peace plan agreed with Myanmar’s military rulers, its chair Cambodia said on Thursday, even...
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Air strike during Myanmar concert kills at least 50
An air strike killed at least 50 people at a concert in Myanmar held by an ethnic minority group in conflict with the ruling military,...
Myanmar’s neighbours dismayed over ‘highly reprehensible’ executions
Myanmar‘s Southeast Asian neighbours issued a stinging rebuke on Tuesday of the ruling military’s execution of four political activists, calling it “highly reprehensible” and destructive to regional...
Myanmar executes four democracy activists, drawing condemnation and outrage
Myanmar’s military junta on Monday said it had executed four democracy activists accused of helping to carry out “terror acts” in the Southeast Asian nation’s first executions in decades, sparking widespread condemnation....
Suu Kyi’s trial set to start in Myanmar, junta rejects UN rights chief’s statement
The trial of Myanmar‘s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was set to start on Monday, as the junta that overthrew her elected government rejected criticism...
Myanmar forces clash with villagers in delta region, media report 20 dead
Myanmar’s security forces clashed with villagers armed with catapults and crossbows during a search for weapons in the Ayeyarwady river delta region on Saturday and...
Fighting erupts in Myanmar; junta to ‘consider’ ASEAN plan
Fighting erupted in eastern Myanmar near the Thai border early on Tuesday as ethnic minority Karen insurgents attacked an army outpost in some of the...
Myanmar state media says death toll in violence exaggerated
Myanmar’s state media said on Monday that 258 civilians have died in violence in the country in anti-military protests since Feb. 1 and that other...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi asks court to let her meet lawyers
Myanmar’s detained government leader Aung San Suu Kyi asked a court on Monday to be allowed to meet her lawyers in person when she appeared...
Myanmar ambassador to London locked out of his ‘own embassy’
Myanmar‘s ambassador to London told Reuters he was locked out of the embassy on Wednesday, with sources saying his deputy had shut him out of...
