A Japanese journalist who was freed from a Myanmar prison said Friday that military and police interrogators repeatedly asked him about his friends, clients and made-up allegations. Yuki Kitazumi, a …
Freed Japan Reporter Calls on Tokyo to Take ‘Concrete Action’ Against Myanmar Junta
Japanese journalist Yuki Kitazumi who was detained in Myanmar and charged with spreading false news during a crackdown on media after a military coup in February, speaks to media upon his arrival at …
Japan could freeze all Myanmar aid, foreign minister warns
Tokyo could freeze all aid to Myanmar, Japan’s foreign minister warned in an interview published Friday, as the military junta continues to use lethal force against opponents of its coup.
Reports Expose Myanmar Junta’s Planned Internet Stranglehold
Reuters published a detailed report revealing that Myanmar’s telecom and internet service providers were ordered to install intercept spyware in the months leading up the military coup in February.
‘Pray for Myanmar’: Miss Universe pageant gets political
In the months leading up to the Miss Universe pageant, most contestants were busy making promotional films and rehearsing for their moment in the limelight. Thuzar Wint Lwin of Myanmar was on the …
INSIGHT-How Myanmar’s military moved in on the telecoms sector to spy on citizens
In the months before the Myanmar military’s Feb. 1 coup, the country’s telecom and internet service providers were ordered to install intercept spyware that would allow the army to eavesdrop on the …
Myanmar town pleads for help as thousands flee fighting
Desperate residents of a Myanmar town hit by clashes between the military and an anti-junta defence force pleaded for help Wednesday as the UN warned the fighting may have forced thousands to flee.
Over 15,000 people from Myanmar shelter in Mizoram, official says
More than 15,000 from Myanmar have so far crossed over to India following a coup. People fled Myanmar to avoid having to take orders from a junta trying to suppress opposition to the Feb 1 coup.
Notorious Myanmar Arms Broker Joins Military Leaders on Russia Trip
U Tay Za, a US-sanctioned crony of former military regimes, is now in Moscow with a junta delegation, having resumed his role as the Tatmadaw’s conduit for Russian arms.
Myanmar’s Japanese Business Community Says Japan ‘too considerate’ to Junta
A survey reveals that almost half of Japanese business people in Myanmar want their government to impose sanctions on the military regime.