Bangkok, August 9 (AP) The birds no longer sing. The fish no longer swim in rivers that have turned a murky brown. The animals do not roam, and the cows are sometimes found dead.
The people in this northern
BANGKOK, August 4 (AP) — A Japanese video journalist detained in Myanmar while covering a brief pro-democracy march has been charged with violating a law against spreading false or alarming news, the Sout
Phnom Penh (Cambodia), August 2 (AP) Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering in the Cambodian capital for meetings addressing persisting violence in Myanmar and other issues, joined by top diplomats fro
BANGKOK, April 27 (AP): A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption and sentenced her to five years in prison Wednesday in the first of several c
Bangkok, October 29 (AP): A court in Myanmar found a close colleague of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of treason and sentenced him on Friday to 20 years in prison, a member of their political party said
Jakarta, October 28 (AP): The soldiers in rural Myanmar twisted the young man's skin with pliers and kicked him in the chest until he couldn't breathe. Then they taunted him about his family until his h
United Nations, October 27 (AP): The outgoing UN envoy for Myanmar says civil war has spread throughout the country and the international community should consider measures aimed at replacing the military junta
Bangkok, October 26 (AP): Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi testified in court for the first time Tuesday in one of several cases against her, but details of what she said were not available because of a g
Aizawl, October 25 (IANS): With a fresh influx of refugees from coup-hit Myanmar in over a week, the total of number of people taking shelter in Mizoram has mounted to 13,000, officials said on Monday.
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Washington, October 21 (AP) The United States is at a turning point in deciding how to handle the crisis in military-ruled Myanmar, weighing further political and economic steps to pressure the government to ch
Bangkok, October 12 (AP): Myanmar's former President Win Myint, forced out of office eight months ago when the army seized power, testified Tuesday that he defied a demand from the military to resign, sayin
Bangkok, October 11 (AP): Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and former President Win Myint pleaded not guilty Monday to violating COVID-19 restrictions, their lawyers said, as the pair were formally indict
Bangkok, October 4 (AP): A US journalist who has spent more than four months in pretrial detention in military-ruled Myanmar has been charged with a second criminal offense, his lawyer said Monday, while author
United Nations, October 1 (PTI): More than 15,000 people from Myanmar are estimated to have crossed the border into India since the February 1 military coup there, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said, telling th
United Nations, September 30 (AP): The United Nations chief is urging unified regional and international action to prevent the crisis in Myanmar from becoming a large-scale conflict and multi-faceted catastroph
UNITED NATIONS, SEPTEMBER 28 (IANS): Myanmar is facing a humanitarian crisis with about 3 million people requiring assistance due to the ongoing armed clashes, insecurity, monsoon rains as well as the Covid-19
United Nations, September 27 (PTI): Afghanistan and Myanmar withdrew" their participation from the General Debate of the high-level 76th session of the UN General Assembly, a spokesperson for the President
Aizawl, September 23 (IANS): Around 11,500 Myanmar nationals have taken refuge in Mizoram so far and the state authorities are apprehending a fresh influx of migrants from the military coup-hit neighbouring cou
Bangkok, September 20 (AP): US journalist Danny Fenster, imprisoned in Myanmar for almost four months while awaiting trial, appeared disheartened during a court hearing Monday, his lawyer said.
Fenster has b
Bangkok, September 17 (AP): A trial of Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on corruption charges is set to begin on October 1, a member of her legal team said Friday.
Lawyer Khin Maung Zaw said a ju