Thousands of people have been arrested, and hundreds killed, during protests in Myanmar. Buddhist monks have a lot of influence in the country and some have joined the protests, while others support …
US Orders Some Diplomats to Leave Myanmar as Unrest Grows
US Orders Some Diplomats to Leave Myanmar as Unrest Grows The department said in a brief statement it would require non-emergency U.S. government employees and their dependents to depart the country …
US orders departure of non-essential diplomats from Myanmar
The US State Department has ordered the departure of non-essential diplomats from Myanmar, it said in a statement Tuesday, amid a crackdown on protesters that has killed hundreds since the country’s …
Myanmar coup: Thailand pushes back thousands attempting to flee as death toll surpasses 500
Thailand has reportedly pushed back more than 2,000 people attempting to flee neighboring Myanmar following a series of air strikes carried out by the ruling junta in the southeast of the country.
Myanmar civil war fears grow after airstrikes on ethnic army
As the death toll among Myanmar’s protesters rose dramatically last weekend, military air strikes against one of the country’s largest rebel groups stoked fears of another problem: Full-fledged civil …
Myanmar Crackdown Death Toll Passes 520
Daily rallies across Myanmar by unarmed demonstrators have been met with tear … which laid out ways to boost business but was not a fully-fledged deal, would remain suspended until democracy is …
As Ethnic Armies Unite Against Coup, War Returns to Myanmar’s Borderlands
Reuters interviews with representatives of three such groups and the ousted civilian government. “If all the ethnic armed groups unite, they can win,” said Isaac. More than 500 people have been killed …
Myanmar junta deepens violence with new air attacks
Violence in eastern Myanmar, including air raids that drove thousands of members of the Karen ethnic minority to seek shelter across the border in Thailand, …
Freed Polish journalist urges pressure put on Myanmar junta
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish journalist who was deported from Myanmar after spending two weeks under arrest is urging international pressure against the military junta that seized power in the …
More Demonstrators Killed in Myanmar Anti-Coup Protests
Two more people were killed as thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators took to the streets again Tuesday in Myanmar’s largest city of Yangon and in several other towns to oppose military rule of the …