India begins deporting first group of Myanmar refugees who fled 2021 coup
Guwahati, India Reuters India on Friday began deporting the first group of Myanmar refugees who sought shelter there after a military coup in 2021 and plans to send back more in the coming days, weeks after saying it would end a visa-free border policy with Myanmar. Thousands of civilians and hundreds of troops from Myanmar […]
In rare comments, Myanmar’s Suu Kyi urges people to “be united” – source
Reuters Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called for unity among her people, according to a source familiar with her legal proceedings, in rare remarks since her overthrow in a military coup last year. Suu Kyi, the daughter of Myanmar’s late independence hero Aung San, is on trial accused of a litany of […]
“Information combat”: Inside the fight for Myanmar’s soul
FANNY POTKIN and WA LONE, of Reuters, report on the information war taking place on social media in Myanmar…
Death toll since Myanmar coup tops 1,000, says activist group
Reuters The death toll as a result of Myanmar’s 1st February coup topped 1,000 on Wednesday, according to an official of the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners activist group, which has been recording killings by security forces. A spokesman for the ruling junta did not respond to a call to request comment. The military authorities […]
Myanmar: Turmoil deepens as clashes spread
Reuters reports on the deteriorating security situation in Myanmar…
ASEAN calls summit on Myanmar crisis as EU imposes sanctions
Reuters South-East Asian countries will discuss the crisis in Myanmar at a summit in Jakarta on Saturday, the ASEAN bloc’s secretariat said on Tuesday, after the European Union imposed its toughest sanctions yet on the junta that seized power there on 1st February. The 10-member Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been trying to […]
Myanmar unity government says it must be part of any ASEAN bid to end crisis
Reuters Myanmar’s newly formed government of national unity urged neighbouring countries to not recognise the junta that seized power in February and to negotiate with it instead as part of any attempt to solve the crisis that began with the coup. The 10-member Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been trying to find a […]
“How will they survive?”: Myanmar coup cuts lifeline for migrants’ families
BEH LIH YI and NANCHANOK WONGSAMUTH, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on the impact of Myanmar’s military coup on the pipeline of money migrant workers send home to help their families…
UN Security Council urged to act as Myanmar protesters are again met with gunfire
Reuters Police in Myanmar on Friday opened fire on protesters against last month’s military coup, killing one man, as international condemnation rained down on the junta and the UN special envoy on Myanmar urged the Security Council to act. Christine Burgener called on the council for “unified support, action”, asking “how much more can we […]
Myanmar’s Christian refugees hold anti-coup protest in India
New Delhi, IndiaAP About 300 refugees from a Christian minority community from Myanmar held a demonstration in India’s capital on Wednesday against last month’s military takeover in their country and demanded the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other Myanmar leaders. They chanted “Restore democracy in Burma” and “Shame on you dictator” and […]