Myanmar
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Myanmar now a ‘never-ending’ nightmare: UN
Mar 1, 2024The UN human rights head warned on Friday that three years of military rule in Myanmar had caused unspeakable atrocities and left people locked in an endless nightmare as the crisis worsens. Volker Turk told the... -
Civilian deaths mount as Myanmar junta escalates airstrikes in Rakhine, Chin
Feb 14, 2024At least nine people died on Sunday as a result of airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar junta in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, and Paletwa, a bordering area in southern Chin State, according to the Irrawaddy, which... -
Dhaka summons Myanmar’s envoy over escalated frontier violence
Feb 7, 2024Due to the increased violence across the border that resulted in the deaths of two persons in Cox’s Bazar over night and the recent inflow of more than 116 military and paramilitary Burmese personnel, Bangladesh called... -
Mortar shells from Myanmar kill 2 in Bandarban
Feb 6, 2024According to sources, 106 Burmese paramilitary border guards have already deserted their posts and sought safety in Bangladesh over the previous two days, with at least two persons killed today when mortar shells fired from Myanmar... -
12 injured as Myanmar military plane overshoots India runway
Jan 23, 2024Twelve people were injured Tuesday when a Myanmar military plane overshot a runway while landing in India to collect soldiers who had fled armed insurgents fighting their country’s junta. The Chinese-made Shaanxi Y-8 turboprop skidded off... -
Myanmar rebel group claims control of town bordering India, Bangladesh,
Jan 15, 2024As it fights insurrection across the nation, an ethnic armed group in the western Myanmar state of Rakhine said that it has taken control of a town that borders Bangladesh and India. This is the military... -
Myanmar’s Buddhists and Christians join fight against junta
Dec 14, 2023In Myanmar’s Chin State, Buddhists and Christians unite in the Chinland Defense Force to fight the military junta. DW spoke with the armed group, who said they left civilian life to help free the country. Young... -
Myanmar military pounds Rakhine town during clashes
Nov 30, 2023Fighters and locals said on Wednesday that Myanmar’s military is retaking an important town from an armed ethnic minority group in a prolonged offensive using fighter jets. On November 15, the Arakan Army advanced into Pauktaw,... -
Myanmar junta’s troop deployment sparks fear in Yangon
Nov 24, 2023Amid escalating tensions in several townships of Yangon, the largest city of Myanmar, parents have halted sending their children to public schools after the military junta deployed troops at educational institutions. The move has sparked fear... -
Indian nationals asked to avoid “non-essential” travel to Myanmar
Nov 23, 2023A warning was released today by India advising its citizens to stay away from “non-essential” travel to Myanmar because of the country’s worsening security conditions. Additionally, it urged its citizens who were already residing in Myanmar...
