At least 22 people killed in suspected massacre at Myanmar monastery
Reuters At least 22 people, including three Buddhist monks, were shot dead at close range in central Myanmar last week, according to a doctor’s post-mortem report, in what opponents of military rule say was a massacre of civilians conducted by the army. A spokesman for Myanmar’s junta, which staged a coup two years ago to […]
Rebels in Myanmar detain more than 90 Christian leaders, shut down more churches
Morning Star News After shutting down at least 10 churches in early September, ethnic Wa rebels in eastern Myanmar have closed dozens of other churches and detained 92 Christian leaders and 42 students in a bid to curtail Christian activities, sources said. The United Wa State Army in late September detained the Christian leaders and […]
Clergymen missing after helping reporters cover bombing of church building in Myanmar, sources claim
Morning Star News Two assistant priests in Myanmar are missing after informing journalists about the bombing of a Catholic church building in Shan state, sources have told Morning Star News. Dom Dawng Nawng and La Jaw Gam Hseng went missing on Christmas Eve, 24th December, after helping journalists cover the bombing of their church building […]