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French generals cause backlash with 'civil war' warning
Apr 27, 2021 (AFP)
A number of serving defence force members are believed to have signed the letter published last week in the right-wing Valeurs Actuelles magazine, which warned ...
Myanmar insurgent group says has captured military base near Thai border
Apr 27, 2021 (AFP)
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a February 1 coup, triggering an uprising that has seen security force...
Myanmar junta postpones Suu Kyi court date again
Apr 26, 2021 (AFP)
The country has been in turmoil since the military ousted the Nobel laureate in a February 1 coup, shunting the country back into junta rule after a brief exper...
Obama urges world to reject Myanmar junta, warns of 'failed state'
Apr 26, 2021 (AFP)
"The world's attention must remain on Myanmar, where I've been appalled by heartbreaking violence against civilians and inspired by the nationwide movement that...
Myanmar shadow govt welcomes ASEAN call to end violence
Apr 25, 2021 (AFP)
The general attended a high-level summit Saturday with leaders from the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to discuss Myanmar's mounting ...
Yangon protests press ASEAN ahead of summit with junta leader
Apr 23, 2021 (AFP)
The country has been in turmoil since February 1, when the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a lightning coup. Using violence and lethal force...
Study: Political polarization often exaggerated, not as strong as people think
Apr 22, 2021 (UPI)
The findings, published Thursday in the journal Nature Human Behavior, suggests political polarization is often not as strong as it is made out to be. The exper...
Japan urges release of journalist in Myanmar
Apr 19, 2021 (AFP)
The military has ramped up its attempts to crush dissent following mass demonstrations against its ousting of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, with at least 73...
Myanmar shadow government wants ASEAN crisis talks invite
Apr 18, 2021 (AFP)
Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing is expected to join a special ASEAN summit on Myanmar on Saturday in Jakarta -- his first official overseas trip since the putsch t...
Myanmar's junta releases 23,000 prisoners in New Year's amnesty
Apr 17, 2021 (AFP)
Myanmar typically grants an annual amnesty to thousands of prisoners to mark its traditional Buddhist New Year holiday -- which in previous years have been joyo...
Rebel groups see opportunity in post-coup Myanmar
Apr 16, 2021 (AFP)
The country has been in turmoil since the military ousted Suu Kyi in February, crushing a 10-year experiment with democracy that had been enthusiastically embra...
UK urges China to stop prosecuting HK democracy activists
Apr 16, 2021 (AFP)
"The Hong Kong authorities' decision to target leading pro-democracy figures for prosecution must stop," Raab said on Twitter. "We will continue to stand togeth...
Jimmy Lai among five Hong Kong democracy activists jailed
Apr 16, 2021 (AFP)
Lai was given two jail terms for separate rallies in August 2019, at the peak of a democracy uprising that paralysed the financial hub for months. The jail term...
Myanmar's ousted MPs form new shadow government
Apr 16, 2021 (AFP)
The country has been in turmoil since the military detained Suu Kyi and seized power, triggering a massive uprising that the junta has sought to quell with leth...
Myanmar protesters throw red paint in the streets as death toll mounts
Apr 14, 2021 (AFP)
The country is barely functioning and the economy has stalled since the military seized power from civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1. The military ...
UN fears Myanmar could be heading towards 'full-blown' conflict
Apr 13, 2021 (AFP)
Myanmar is in chaos and its economy has been paralysed since the military seized power from civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1. Warning of possible ...
Myanmar's Suu Kyi hit with new criminal charge
Apr 12, 2021 (AFP)
The 75-year-old Nobel laureate has not been seen in public since being detained in the early hours of February 1 as the military deposed her government and seiz...
Russia and China thwarting international response to Myanmar crisis: EU
Apr 11, 2021 (AFP)
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military removed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from power on February 1. International efforts to stem the violence hav...
Myanmar youth fight internet outages with underground newsletter
Apr 11, 2021 (AFP)
For 56 days straight there have been internet outages in coup-hit Myanmar, according to monitoring group NetBlocks. The country has been in turmoil since democr...
Myanmar's post-coup civilian death toll climbs past 700
Apr 11, 2021 (AFP)
The country has been in turmoil since the military removed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1. Myawaddy Bank's biggest branch in Mandalay was target...
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