Explosions blasted off throughout Myanmar’s largest city Yangon on Saturday as protesters held flash marches for democracy, defying a brutal junta that has held onto power for three blood-drenched months. The country has been in uproar since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, bringing an abrupt end to Myanmar’sContinue reading “Bomb blasts and flash protests as Myanmar enters fourth month under junta”
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Thousands of Myanmar villagers poised to flee violence to Thailand, group says
Thousands of ethnic Karen villagers in Myanmar are poised to cross into Thailand if, as expected, fighting intensifies between the Myanmar army and Karen insurgents, joining those who have already escaped the turmoil that followed a Feb. 1 coup. The U.N. humanitarian office said on Friday that in all about 56,000 people have been displacedContinue reading “Thousands of Myanmar villagers poised to flee violence to Thailand, group says”
Myanmar activists deride ASEAN-junta consensus, vow to continue protests
Myanmar’s pro-democracy activists sharply criticised an agreement between the country’s junta chief and Southeast Asian leaders to end a violent post-coup crisis and vowed on Sunday to continue protesting. Some scattered protests took place in Myanmar’s big cities on Sunday, a day after the meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with SeniorContinue reading “Myanmar activists deride ASEAN-junta consensus, vow to continue protests”
Myanmar Junta Imported $15M Worth of Russian Radar Equipment in February
Russia has continued to support the Myanmar regime after a military coup ousted Aung San Suu Kyi and brought an end to a decade of civilian rule. The Myanmar military regime imported $14.7 million in radar equipment in February, Russian customs data published on Monday showed. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu agreed to supply Myanmar with Pantsir-S1 surface-to-air missileContinue reading “Myanmar Junta Imported $15M Worth of Russian Radar Equipment in February”
Myanmar junta chief to attend ASEAN summit in first foreign trip since coup
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will attend an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Indonesia on April 24, Thailand said on Saturday, for his first known foreign trip since he seized power on Feb. 1. Myanmar has been in upheaval since Min Aung Hlaing ousted an elected government led by democracy championContinue reading “Myanmar junta chief to attend ASEAN summit in first foreign trip since coup”
Myanmar Military Suffers Heavy Casualties in Attacks by Ethnic Armed Group in Kachin State
The Myanmar military has reportedly suffered heavy casualties following attacks launched by the ethnic armed group the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) on a military base and convoy in Kachin State on Thursday. On the morning of April 15 the KIA attacked a Tatmadaw (Myanmar military) base in the area of Nam Byu in Tanai Township.Continue reading “Myanmar Military Suffers Heavy Casualties in Attacks by Ethnic Armed Group in Kachin State”
Attack by Myanmar’s Kachin minority signals deepening crisis
Kachin guerrillas attacked a police outpost in northern Myanmar early Wednesday, local media reported, in an indication of the deepening involvement of ethnic minority armed forces in the country’s popular movement seeking to unseat the junta that seized power in February. The action follows conflict in eastern Myanmar, where Karen guerrillas seized an army outpostContinue reading “Attack by Myanmar’s Kachin minority signals deepening crisis”
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