Tag: Myanmar military

Long-suffering citizens face extended emergency rule or a rigged election–or both, say analysts

From striking civil servants to rebels holed up in the dense jungle, five people speak of how their lives have been upended by the coup

The call to disengage the junta came after a meeting between the top leaders of the Myanmar and Thai armed forces

Myanmar’s military, which seized control of the government in a 2021 coup, routinely uses criminal defamation laws to punish its critics

Myanmar has been in turmoil since Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government was toppled in a military coup almost two years ago

The junta-imposed state of emergency is due to expire at the end of January

Myanmar has been engulfed by fighting between junta troops and anti-coup rebels since the military seized power almost two years ago

The decision marks the first time a religious organization has been used by the junta to enforce the Ward or Village-Tract Administration Law

About 50 children from war-torn Kachin State in northern Myanmar were sheltering in the building when it was raided, according to locals

There is growing dissatisfaction within ASEAN — sometimes criticized as a toothless talking shop — at the Myanmar generals' stonewalling