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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
UN General Assembly to consider call for Myanmar arms embargo
The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday (May 18) is set to consider a draft non-binding resolution calling for “an immediate suspension” of the transfer of weapons to the military junta of Myanmar, a UN official said on Sunday. Unlike Security Council resolutions, General Assembly resolutions are non-binding but carry strong political significance.If an approval […]