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India must take note: Civil uprising is tipping the balance in Myanmar

One thing is clear - the junta is no longer fully in control, with hit and run attacks on military convoys, army bases and other high-security targets a regular occurrence

Election fraud trial of Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi begins

The army seized power and arrested Suu Kyi in February last year, claiming widespread voter fraud in the 2020 general election, an allegation not corroborated by independent election observers

UN calls for halt to Myanmar violence, return to democracy

The UN's most powerful body also reiterated its call for the release of all those who remain arbitrarily detained, including Aung San Suu Kyi

Voices of people in Myanmar must be 'heard and amplified', says UN chief

As Myanmar nears first anniversary of military coup that saw the arrest of Suu Kyi and her civilian govt dissolved, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he stands in "solidarity with the people"

Death, danger, despair: A year in Myanmar under the military rule

On February 1, 2021, a coup d'etat started in Myanmar

China: UN Security Council should try to avoid civil war on Myanmar

China's UN ambassador said Friday the UN Security Council's primary goal in strife-torn Myanmar should be to avoid more violence and a civil war. Zhang Jun told several reporters after the council heard closed-door briefings from the new Myanmar envoys for the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the United Nations that he hopes their efforts and others can really continue to calm the situation. Almost a year ago -- on February 1, 2021 -- Myanmar's military seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Its takeover was quickly met by nonviolent nationwide demonstrations, which security forces quashed with deadly force, killing over 1,400 civilians, according to a detailed list compiled by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. Peaceful protests have continued, but amid the severe crackdown, an armed resistance has also grown, to the point that UN experts have warned the country could be sliding into civil war. The southeast Asian region

Australia's Woodside Petroleum to exit Myanmar on human rights concerns

The Australian gas producer will now begin formal procedure to exit the exploration assets it holds with state-owned Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise and other entities

Myanmar junta backs Telenor unit sale after buyer M1 pairs with local firm

Telenor, one of the biggest foreign investors in Myanmar, said in July it was selling its operations there to M1 Group for $105 million

French energy giant TotalEnergies joins push for new Myanmar sanctions

French energy conglomerate TotalEnergies has asked the American and French governments to support targeted sanctions against Myanmar's oil and gas funds, the largest single source of income for the country's military leaders. In a letter to Human Rights Watch released Thursday, the CEO of Total, Patrick Pouyann, said the company was using all the tools at its disposal to stop funding the junta that took over Myanmar's government and its bank accounts in February 2021, including those that receive hundreds of millions of dollars each year from the Yadana gas field. Since the takeover, the military has moved against dissent with increasing brutality, abducting young men and boys, killing health care workers and torturing prisoners. The sanctions would target the state-owned Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE), which is a joint venture partner in all offshore gas projects in Myanmar, including Yadana with Total, Chevron, and Thailand's PTT Exploration & Production. Total has a ...

Ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi faces 5 new corruption charges

Suu Kyi, who has been detained since last February's military takeover, is already being tried on five other corruption charges

US demands immediate release of Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi

US State Department demanded immediate release of Myanmar's democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the wake of the second round of verdicts delivered against her on Monday

Myanmar ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison

A court in Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison

Myanmar to further extend ceasefire with ethnic armed groups until 2022 end

Myanmar's military has planned to further extend its ceasefire with ethnic armed groups until the end of 2022

People of Myanmar face 'unprecedented' crisis in 2022: UN report

The turmoil in Myanmar is projected to have driven almost half the population into poverty heading into 2022, wiping out the impressive gains made since 2005, according to a UN report

EU backs arms embargo on Myanmar military govt over recent violence

The European Union policy chief has said that in view of the escalating violence in Myanmar, increased international preventive action is required, including an arms embargo

Myanmar military reverts to strategy of massacres, burnings at Done Taw

When the young farmhand returned to his village in Myanmar, he found the still smoldering corpses in a circle in a burned-out hut, some with their limbs tied

US presses for arms embargo on Myanmar military after massacre

The United States on Tuesday pressed for an arms embargo on the Myanmar military after a recent attack by the military junta in Kayah State that killed at least 35 people.Speaking at a press briefing, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that the US echoes the calls of the UN special envoy on Myanmar for an immediate cessation of violence and New Year's ceasefire."The international community must also do more to advance this goal and help prevent the recurrence of atrocities in Burma, including by supporting justice and accountability and ending the sale of arms and dual-use technology to the military," he added.Price said that the US will continue to work with its partners and allies to promote accountability for human rights abuses, including by supporting the UN Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar.He added that the Biden administration will continue to press the regime to cease the violence, release all those unjustly detained, provide safe and unhindered ...

Myanmar court postpones verdicts in 2nd case against ousted leader Suu Kyi

A court in military-ruled Myanmar postponed its verdicts Monday on two charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi

UN official 'horrified' by massacre of civilians in Myanmar, demands probe

A UN official on Sunday said he was "horrified" by the reports that at least 35, including women and children were killed and their bodies were burned in Myanmar

Myanmar reports 176 fresh coronavirus cases, 3 more deaths

Myanmar reported 176 new Covid-19 cases with a daily test positive rate of 1.61 per cent, according to a release from the Ministry of Health