UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council late Thursday strongly condemned the use of violence against peaceful protesters and the deaths of hundreds of civilians in Myanmar, but dropped the …
UN Security Council condemns deadly Myanmar crackdown after tense deliberations
The UN Security Council on Thursday “strongly condemned” the deaths of hundreds of civilians in Myanmar, in a unanimous statement watered down by China after two days of tough negotiations. “Members …
Myanmar military charges Suu Kyi with breaking official secrets law
April 1 (UPI) –The Myanmar military has charged deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi with a nearly 100-year-old, colonial-era law that comes with a 14-year prison sentence, one of her attorneys …
Threat of Civil War Looms in Myanmar as Protests, Violence Continue
The threat of civil war is looming over Myanmar, after more than 500 protestors have been killed and thousands more detained in the two months since the military seized control of the country. At …
Myanmar still mired in violence 2 months after military coup
Protesters in Myanmar on Thursday marked two months since the military seized power by again defying the threat of lethal violence and demonstrating against its toppling …
Myanmar coup: More than 40 children killed by military, rights group says
At least 43 children have been killed by armed forces in Myanmar since February’s military coup, according to rights organisation Save the Children. The group said the South East Asian country was in …
‘Karen people fleeing Myanmar told to return’
Thousands of people from the Karen, or Kayin, state of Myanmar have fled to Thailand in recent days following airstrikes by Myanmar’s military. But those that have crossed into Thailand are now being …
Shinhan Bank employee shot in Myanmar, sends jitters across Korea’s finance sector
A Burmese employee at Shinhan Bank’s Yangon branch was shot amid an escalating bloodshed in Myanmar, the South Korean lender and a Burmese news outlet said Thursday. The female employee was shot while …
Shinhan Bank employee shot in Myanmar, sends jitters across Korea’s finance sector
A Burmese employee at Shinhan Bank’s Yangon branch was shot amid an escalating bloodshed in Myanmar, the South Korean lender and a Burmese news outlet said Thursday. The female employee was shot while …
UPDATE 1-UK sanctions Myanmar conglomerate, says junta sinking to new lows with killings
Britain sanctioned a Myanmar conglomerate on Thursday for its close links to the military leadership which Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said was wantonly killing innocent people including children.