Regional lawmaker shot dead in southern Myanmar
YANGON : A regional lawmaker of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) was shot dead in Myanmar’s southern Mon state on Thursday (May 27), the party said in a statement. Chairman U Myint Swe of the USDP in Mon state, along with his wife, was shot by two gunmen in motorbike in Bilin township […]
American journalist detained in Myanmar while trying to board flight out of country
Danny Fenster was detained at the airport in Myanmar’s largest city. An American journalist working in Myanmar has been detained there by local authorities, according to his employer and his family. Frontier Myanmar, a Yangon-based news and business magazine that publishes in print and online in both English and Burmese, said in a statement Monday […]
Myanmar: Explosion in Thingangyun Township, Yangon, late May 25
Explosion in Thingangyun Township, Yangon, late May 25. Disruptions likely. Reports of casualties; avoid the area. EventAn explosion occurred along Wai Za Yan Tar Road in Thingangyun Township, Yangon, May 25. The cause of the blast is unclear. The explosion severely damaged a vehicle. Reports indicate the blast injured at least one person, while others […]
20 Myanmar soldiers killed in raid on police station (မိုးဗြဲ ရဲစခန်း PDF သိမ်း၊ ရဲများကို လက်နက်နှင့်အတူ ဖမ်းမိ)
Twenty Myanmar soldiers and policemen were killed on Sunday morning when anti-coup forces stormed a police station in southern Shan State, independent local media reported. The Irrawaddy newspaper reported that the attack on the police station in Moebye was carried out by the People’s Defense Forces supported by local militia. Radio Free Asia reported that […]
Myanmar junta’s electoral body to dissolve Suu Kyi party
Myanmar’s junta-appointed election commission will dissolve Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party for vote fraud in a November election, local media reported on Friday, citing a commissioner, who threatened action against “traitors” involved. News sites Myanmar Now and the Irrawaddy said the announcement was made at a meeting on Friday with political parties that was […]
Myanmar Junta Scraps Retirement Age for Its Leaders (ကာချုပ်၊ ဒု-ကာချုပ်တို့ နှစ်အကန့်အသတ်မရှိ တာဝန်ထမ်းဆောင်နိုင်ရန် ညွှန်ကြားချက်အဟောင်းများကို ၎င်းတို့အမိန့်ဖြင့် ပယ်ဖျက်)
The military regime’s Ministry of Defence has scrapped the retirement age of 65 for its leaders: commander-in-chief and his deputy. Days after the military coup in February, the ministry scrapped the age limit for the two, enabling Sen Gen Min Aung Hlaing, who turned 65 in April – which was seen by some observers as […]
How Myanmar’s military moved in on the telecoms sector to spy on citizens
In the months before the Myanmar military’s Feb. 1 coup, the country’s telecom and internet service providers were ordered to install intercept spyware that would allow the army to eavesdrop on the communications of citizens, sources with direct knowledge of the plan told Reuters.
In Myanmar, the army controls its soldiers’ lives, minds and finances
The Tatmadaw, Myanmar’s powerful army, controls every aspect of its soldiers’ lives. And those who leave pay a heavy price. DW spoke to three defectors.As he witnessed the brutal crackdown on unarmed civilians protesting the army’s takeover, the young lieutenant felt increasingly disgusted. Soon after, he left without saying goodbye to his parents, fleeing the […]
Shwebo Development Market is Fire in Myanmar ( ရွှေဘိုဈေး မီးလောင်မှုဖြစ်စဉ်)
Today 15 May 2021 in Sagaing Region at Shwe Bo township, the great market is FIRE! Vendors were devastated checking their stores. Shwe Bo market was reported to have set ablaze by junta forces in the wee hours today. Shwe Bo market is a major market where locals rely on for trades and daily necessities.Lasts […]
Myanmar junta imposes martial law in town (မင်းတပ်မြို့နယ်ကို စစ်အုပ်ချုပ်ရေး ကြေညာ)
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the coup on February 1, with protests almost daily against military rule across the country and ethnic militias stepping up attacks, overrunning military posts.Myanmar’s junta has declared martial law in a town in Chin State after blaming “armed terrorists” for attacks on a police station and a bank, state […]