Myanmar has been in chaos and its economy paralysed since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s government in February and unleashed a brutal crackdown on dissent.
Clashes Spread to Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta, Several Killed
At least three people were killed in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady river delta region on Saturday as the military junta’s forces clashed with villagers, local media and residents said, while fighting was also …
With homemade rifles, Myanmar self-defence groups take fight to junta
At makeshift factories hidden in Myanmar’s jungle, locals who have formed self-defence groups make rifles to take the fight to the military junta, but their homemade weapons don’t always hit the mark.
Family of detained journalist in Myanmar fights to get access to him
A metro Detroit journalist remains jailed in Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia, in a prison where journalists have been tortured.
ASEAN envoys meet Myanmar junta leader to press for dialogue
Representatives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have met with Myanmar’s junta leader six weeks after an emergency regional summit on the coup in the country drew promises of progress tow …
Myanmar poets square off against junta’s war on words
Before he was killed, Khet Thi’s poems railed eloquently against Myanmar’s sudden coup, joining a deluge of protest verse celebrating democracy demonstrators and defying the military’s brutal war on …
‘A dangerous time’ in Myanmar: Burmese in California struggle for answers, attention
Burmese in the U.S. are protesting the brutal crackdown and urging global intervention. But it’s hard to overcome a lack of knowledge and interest.
‘Until the World Shatters’ Review: Mourning Myanmar
As political crisis overtakes Myanmar, a journalist’s portrait of the nation underscores the conflicts within.
The Real Kingmakers of Myanmar
The Tatmadaw, as the Myanmar military is known, appears to believe it can force its way to and through a next election by way of brutal crackdowns, by dissolving the once-ruling National League for …
ASEAN envoys meet Myanmar junta chief – state TV
Two envoys from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held talks in Myanmar with military ruler Min Aung Hlaing, army-run TV reported, as part of a visit aimed at ending a bloody crisis …