Myanmar's military government extends state of emergency by 6 months
Myanmar's military government has announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for elections it has said will be held this year, as the country enters its fifth year of crisis.
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Myanmar's Prolonged Military Grip: The Crisis Continues
Myanmar's military government announced a six-month extension of emergency rule, deferring elections initially intended for 2023 to 2025. The military's 2021 coup, arresting Aung San Suu Kyi and reversing democratic advancements,
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The son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says he’s increasingly worried about her health
BANGKOK--The younger son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi says he has always avoided talking to the media, but this time is different. He’s increasingly worried about his imprisoned 78 ...
Analysis-Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar's civil war as junta flags elections
Four years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar's embattled ruling generals are making their most concerted effort to gain legitimacy - by pushing to hold another election.
24 Akbar Road, home of Aung San Suu Kyi
Last week, when the papers started to reminisce about 24 Akbar Road, I realised I knew it before it became a political office
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The Independent’s documentary hailed for shining light on ‘reprehensible’ jailing of Aung San Suu Kyi
open image in gallery Bianca Jagger listens to Helena Kennedy at the screening of The Independent’s documentary ‘Cancelled: The Rise and Fall of Aung San Suu Kyi’ (Al Brown) Ms Chang ...
US aid freeze leads to suspension of health care to Myanmar refugees in Thailand
BANGKOK (AP) — A 90-day freeze on foreign assistance programs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump has led to cuts in services to refugees from war-torn Myanmar, including the shutdown of hospital care in camps in Thailand where more than 100,000 are living, activists and Thai officials said Wednesday.
China says it brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar army and an ethnic rebel group
The ceasefire between the military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), which seized large tracts of territory along the border with China, is the second such pact in little over a year and came into effect on Saturday. A previous pact in January last year was not honored by either side.
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The Independent’s documentary hailed for shining light on ‘reprehensible’ jailing of Aung San Suu Kyi
The Independent has been hailed for shining a light on the continued imprisonment of Aung San Suu Kyi by a brutal military regime in Myanmar. The film looks at the life of the 79-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner who has become a deeply divisive and ...