Myanmar’s next election may not be nationwide, junta chief says
Reuters Military-ruled Myanmar plans to have an election if there is peace and stability in the country but may not be able to hold it nationwide, its top general said, as the junta battles to contain a rebellion on multiple fronts. The military, which has been in power since a coup three years ago, still […]
Myanmar: Three years after coup, junta chief under unprecedented pressure
Reuters correspondents report on the situation in Myanmar, three years after a military coup… Reuters In mid-January, at a small gathering in a cantonment town in Myanmar, hard line pro-military monk Pauk Kotaw suggested that the country’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing step down and his deputy take over. The crowd cheered in agreement, according to […]
Myanmar junta to free more than 7,000 prisoners under amnesty
Reuters Myanmar’s military government will release 7,012 prisoners under an amnesty to mark the country’s independence day, state broadcaster MRTV reported on Wednesday, as the junta chief praised some countries for maintaining support for his nation. The South-East Asian country has faced international isolation and Western-led sanctions since the military seized power from a democratically […]
Myanmar activists vow to defy junta with strike on coup anniversary
Reuters Myanmar’s military rulers have threatened to jail anti-coup protesters who take part in a “silent strike” on Tuesday, a year since the generals seized power, as the United States, Britain and Canada imposed new sanctions. The South-East Asian country has been in chaos since Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and other figures from […]
Isolated Myanmar calls for international help as COVID cases surge
Reuters Myanmar’s military ruler is looking for greater cooperation with the international community to contain the coronavirus, state media reported on Wednesday, as the South-East Asian country struggles with a surging wave of infections. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing called in a speech for more cooperation on prevention, control and treatment of COVID-19, including with […]
Myanmar activists deride ASEAN-junta consensus, vow to continue protests
Reuters Myanmar’s pro-democracy activists sharply criticised an agreement between the country’s junta chief and South-East 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 South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) with […]
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 […]
Myanmar ruler calls for end to protests
Reuters Myanmar’s new junta leader on Thursday called on civil servants to return to work and urged people to stop mass gatherings to avoid spreading the coronavirus, as a sixth day of protests against him and his coup rocked the country. Washington announced a first round of sanctions, while European Union lawmakers called on their […]
Christian Solidarity Worldwide calls for “immediate action” to stop “campaign” against Rohingyas in Myanmar
Christian Solidarity Worldwide have urged the United Nations to take immediate action to stop what it describes as the Myanmar military’s “campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya people”. In a statement to the UN Human Rights Council, the UK-based religious freedom and human rights organisation called for the introduction of “targeted measures” to put […]
Christian Solidarity Worldwide calls for action on crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
Christian Solidarity Worldwide has called on the international community to take action with regard to the continuing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. The escalating crisis has left thousands displaced from their homes amid reports hundreds of people have been killed and thousands of homes destroyed by the army of Myanmar, a nation formerly known […]