Total suspends gas-linked cash payments to Myanmar army
French energy giant Total said Wednesday that Myanmar’s army would no longer receive cash payments linked to a pipeline it operates through a joint venture with the military, following February’s military coup. Total said in a statement the decision was made at a May 12 meeting of shareholders of Moattama Gas Transportation Company Limited (MGTC), […]
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 […]
Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court in person for first time since coup
YANGON: Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in person at a court hearing on Monday (May 24) for the first time since her government was overthrown by the military in a Feb 1 coup, her lawyer told Reuters. Aung San Suu Kyi looked in good health and held a face-to-face meeting with her […]
Around 40 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Kayah State
Around 40 regime soldiers have reportedly been killed during fierce clashes by the Karenni People’s Defense Force (PDF), formed by civilian resistance fighters, and the Karenni Army in Kayah State on Sunday. A clash broke out in Moe Bye on the Shan-Kayah state border on Sunday morning with the regime forces indiscriminately firing artillery shells […]
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 […]
Junta cuts off water and food supplies to rebel town of Mindat (မင်းတပ်တွင် အရေးပေါ်အကူအညီလိုအပ်နေသည့် စစ်ဘေးဒုက္ခသည် တစ်သောင်းကျော်ရှိ)
Thousands who fled the town as it was seized by the military are also in desperate need of supplies, aid workers say More than 10,000 people fled the town of Mindat in southern Chin State in recent days after the Myanmar military launched an all-out offensive there in a bid to crush an armed uprising […]
Do not give in to evil and division, Pope Francis tells Myanmar community
The people of Myanmar must not despair in the face of evil or allow themselves to be divided, Pope Francis said on Sunday (May 16) at a special Mass for the Myanmar community in Italy. Myanmar’s military seized power in a Feb 1 coup, derailing the country’s tentative progress towards full democracy and triggering protests […]
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 […]