Myanmar
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Miss Myanmar pleads “our people are dying” on Miss Universe stage
May 17, 2021Myanmar’s Miss Universe contestant, Thuzar Wint Lwin, used the Miss Universe pageant on Sunday to urge the world to speak out against the military junta, whose security forces have killed hundreds of opponents since it seized... -
Above 200 NGOs have called for an arms embargo on Myanmar
May 6, 2021More than 200 NGOs have called on the United Nations to impose an “arms embargo” on Myanmar to prevent junta aggression. Voluntary and human rights organizations, led by Amnesty International, have submitted a draft proposal to... -
Mysterious explosion happening one after another in Myanmar
May 2, 2021Thousands of protesters protested in Myanmar on Sunday. Organizers say the people of Myanmar have raised their voices in protest. Meanwhile, one ‘mysterious explosion’ after another is happening in Myanmar. The news agency Reuters reported this... -
Rocket attacks on two airports in Myanmar
Apr 29, 2021Rocket attach has hit two airports in Myanmar. The attack on Thursday (April 29th) did not cause any casualties but caused minor damage. However, it was not possible to identify the attackers. No one has claimed... -
Intense military-rebel fighting on the Thai border in Myanmar
Apr 28, 2021Myanmar’s eastern border region has seen fierce fighting between rebels and the country’s military. The fighting began when Karen rebels attacked an army outpost. News: Al Jazeera. Fighting broke out between the two sides in an... -
PEC demands unconditional release of all journalists in Myanmar
Apr 26, 2021Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Switzerland based media rights body, while condemning the armed generals of Myanmar (earlier known as Burma) for detaining/arresting over 65 journalists since the military coup on 1 February 2021, insists on... -
Myanmar’s military junta has faced condemnation on its first foreign trip
Apr 25, 2021Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Laing was condemned on his first foreign trip. On Saturday, the regional alliance – ASEAN – pressed for an immediate end to the deadly violence. An emergency conference was called in... -
Army picked up the ailing Myanmar star Paing Takhon
Apr 8, 2021Burmese model Paing Takhon took to the streets in protest against the military junta with pets on his lap. Processed, stood with placards for hours. He was even instrumental in building international public opinion against Myanmar’s... -
Myanmar’s ex-UK envoy says military attaché has ‘occupied’ embassy
Apr 8, 2021Myanmar’s ex-ambassador in London spent Wednesday night in his car after saying he was locked out of the Myanmar embassy in UK. Kyaw Zwar Minn said the staff was asked to leave the building by Myanmar’s... -
Myanmar junta cuts internet, protesters say they will not surrender
Apr 2, 2021Opponents of military rule in Myanmar marched and laid bouquets of flowers on Friday while trying to find alternative ways to organize their campaign of dissent after the authorities cut off most users from the internet....
