BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military-backed government arrived in Thailand on Thursday for an official visit that could serve as a major steppingstone in his effort to win political …
Son of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi reacts to first photos since her arrest after 2021 coup
Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been in detention since a 2021 military coup. She was seen in photos for the first time since the coup after meeting with a delegation from the …
Myanmar’s military has escalated airstrikes against civilians, UN investigation finds
A U.N. investigation says that Myanmar’s military is using low-cost aircraft like motorized paragliders and gyrocopters in escalating aerial attacks that kill civilians in the military’s …
Malaysia: Forcibly Returning Myanmar Refugees Risks Lives
The Malaysian government should reverse plans that would permit the forced return of refugees to Myanmar, where they face persecution and other rights abuses.
Investigators say Myanmar’s military has escalated airstrikes against civilians
A U.N. investigation says that Myanmar’s military is using low-cost aircraft like motorized paragliders and gyrocopters in escalating aerial attacks that kill civilians in the military’s …
Myanmar military intensified air attacks and abuses before election, UN investigators say
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military stepped up aerial attacks on civilians before an election held last December and January, and all sides in the country’s civil war …
Military airstrikes on civilians rose before Myanmar vote, UN report finds
Myanmar’s military stepped up aerial attacks on civilians before an election held last December and January, and all sides in the country’s civil war committed war crimes and serious abuses, including …
Thai and Myanmar leaders to outline new trade and investment opportunities
BANGKOK: Senior General Min Aung Hlaing’s visit to Thailand is extending beyond government-to-government relations into economic cooperation, with a bilateral business forum seeking to open a new …
Myanmar pushes back on ASEAN envoy and call to free Suu Kyi
Aug 10 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military-backed government has pushed back against the regional ASEAN bloc’s special envoy for the war-torn country, days after its leader made a landmark visit to …
Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing visits Thailand in quest for legitimacy
By Panu Wongcha-um and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s junta chief turned President Min Aung Hlaing received a red-carpet welcome in Thailand on Thursday as Bangkok pushes for …