Britain on Friday advised its citizens to flee Myanmar, as a UN expert warned the junta is likely committing ‘crimes against humanity’ in its attempt to stay in power. The military authorities are …
More Myanmar workers hired by smaller Japanese companies
Tadahiro Negishi, Otsuka’s senior managing director, said the two female Myanmar workers “are catching on quickly as they learned Japanese and business manners for a year before coming to Japan.” …
Coup strands over a million Myanmar workers in Thailand
“There will be no chance for me to open the business I dreamed of.” “Burmese living here illegally have a terrible fear of arrest and being beaten by the Thai authorities,” Patima Tungpuchayakul …
Streets of blood in Myanmar town as UN fears ‘crimes against humanity’
Bloodshed continues in Myanmar after another violent day Thursday saw at least 12 people killed by the ruling junta, according to a watchdog group, prompting a top UN official to say the crackdown on …
More Myanmar protests planned as Suu Kyi’s lawyer dismisses bribery claims
(Reuters) – Myanmar activists pledged to hold more rallies and strikes on Friday, a day after a rights group said security forces killed 12 protesters and as the lawyer of deposed leader Aung San Suu …
Fears grow for hundreds of students arrested in Myanmar protests
Detained protesters are now thought to be in Insein prison, but have been unable to see lawyers or their families.
Court hearing due for Associated Press reporter in Myanmar
A court in Myanmar is scheduled to hold a hearing on Friday for an Associated Press journalist detained while covering demonstrations against the military’s seizure of …
U.N. rights expert says Myanmar death toll hits 70, seeks sanctions
The United Nations human rights investigator on Myanmar said on Thursday the military junta had “murdered” at least 70 people since its Feb. 1 coup, perpetrating killings, torture and persecution that …
Myanmar’s searing smartphone images flood a watching world
The world is watching violent events unfold in Myanmar for many reasons, but perhaps one above all: because it can.
A Small Town and a Spray of Bullets in Myanmar
Police officers shot into a cluster of unarmed civilians in a tiny town on Thursday, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 20.