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 local media reported as many as 20 people had been killed.
Myanmar’s junta chief meets with ASEAN representatives
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the chief of Myanmar’s military, met Friday with Brunei’s Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Erywan Pehin Yusof and compatriot Lim Jock Hoi, secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, in Myanmar’s capital, Naypyitaw.
Ousted Myanmar politicians call for Rohingya to join fight against junta
NUG says it will scrap law denying citizenship, in ‘notable step forward’ for rights of Rohingya peopleMyanmar’s parallel government has urged Rohingya to join with them in fighting the military junta, promising to offer justice and citizenship to the persecuted minority.
International Red Cross head meets Myanmar junta chief in Naypyitaw
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer has met Min Aung Hlaing, chief of Myanmar’s junta, in the first visit by a senior western official to the capital, Naypyitaw, since the Feb. 1 coup.
Myanmar journalist to seek asylum in Spain (Myanmar language below)
Myanmar correspondent Mratt Kyaw Thu will arrive in Madrid on Tuesday (June 1) to ask for asylum after fleeing the military junta in Yangon, said the Spanish news agency EFE, which he worked for.
Why the Tatmadaw won’t crack in Myanmar (Myanmar language below)
A military coup that overthrows a democratically elected government and sparks three months of nationwide protests and strikes.
More than 500 junta troops killed in one month (with myanmar language)
Yangon, June 1Over the last month, more than 500 junta troops died and 300 were injured, according to figures collected by the BAP.At least 577 junta soldiers were killed and 378 wounded from May 1 to 31.
Myanmar risks coming to a standstill as violence worsens – UN
Violence in Myanmar is worsening, and the running of the state is at risk of coming to a standstill in the absence of a collective international response to the country’s coup, the UN Security Council has reportedly heard from the UN special envoy to the country.
Southeast Asian states want to drop proposed UN call for Myanmar arms embargo
Nine Southeast Asian nations have proposed watering down a United Nations General Assembly draft resolution on Myanmar, including removing a call for an arms embargo on the country, in a bid to win the unanimous support of the 193-member body.
Special Day of Prayer for Myanmar: “Peace is possible”
On Sunday May 30th, the Catholic communities in the Philippines will offer a special prayer for Myanmar.