Myanmar military air strike kills dozens in Rakhine village, UN says
Reuters Dozens of people were killed in an air strike by Myanmar’s military government in the western state of Rakhine this week, the United Nations said, as the South-East Asia nation’s civil war nears its fourth year. The civilian shadow government and the Arakan Army, an ethnic militia based in Rakhine fighting for the autonomy […]
Myanmar: How an anxious China is backing the country’s faltering junta in civil war
SHOON NAING, WA LONE, DEVJYOT GHOSHAL, POPPY MCPHERSON and ANTONI SLODKOWSKI, of Reuters, report on how China is reacting to Myanmar’s ongoing civil war…
Thousands of Rohingya feared trapped in fighting in western Myanmar
Reuters Tens of thousands of Muslim minority Rohingya are feared to be caught in fighting in western Myanmar, as a powerful armed ethnic group bears down on junta positions in a coastal town on the border with Bangladesh, which is reluctant to accept them. The Arakan Army (AA), which is fighting for autonomy for Myanmar’s […]
Myanmar’s ex-leader Suu Kyi moved to house arrest
Reuters Myanmar’s detained former leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, a spokesperson for the military government told media. “Since the weather is extremely hot, it is not only for Aung San Suu Kyi…For all those, who need necessary precautions, especially elderly prisoners, we are working […]
Myanmar militias revel after attempted drone attacks on junta’s stronghold capital
Reuters Anti-junta forces in Myanmar attempted coordinated drone attacks on military facilities in its capital on Thursday, army TV and a parallel government said, in a brazen challenge to a military struggling to govern and fighting battles on multiple fronts. Military-run Myawaddy TV said in its nighttime news bulletin an attempt by “terrorists” to destroy […]
Essay: Myanmar’s military junta appears to be in terminal decline
In an article first published on The Conversation, RONAN LEE looks at recent events in Myanmar…
ASEAN “strongly condemns” deadly air strike in Myanmar
Jakarta, Indonesia Reuters The chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations said on Thursday the bloc “strongly condemns” a military air strike this week on a village in Myanmar, which is reported to have killed up to 100 people including civilians. Tuesday’s attack in the Sagaing area was the deadliest in a recent string […]
Myanmar junta says military carried out deadly attack on rebel ceremony
Reuters Myanmar’s military said on Wednesday it carried out a deadly attack on a village gathering organised by its insurgent opponents this week and if civilians were also killed it was because they were being forced to help the “terrorists”. At least 50 people, including children, were killed in Tuesday’s air strike in the Sagaing […]
Essay: Why has the West given billions in military aid to Ukraine, but virtually ignored Myanmar?
In an article first published on The Conversation, Australian academics NICHOLAS FARRELLY and ADAM SIMPSON compare the Western response to Myanmar’s military coup and ongoing conflict with the war in Ukraine…
Myanmar democracy leader says 2,000 dead fighting junta, urges military aid
Bangkok, Thailand Reuters At least 2,000 pro-democracy fighters have been killed in Myanmar battling a military junta that seized power last year, the head of a parallel civilian government said in an interview aired on Thursday, urging allies to provide military aid. Duwa Lashi La, acting president of the National Unity Government, comprised of remnants […]