Myanmar
Myanmar junta pardons some Suu Kyi offences, but former leader still faces decades in detention
World
August 1, 2023
Myanmar junta pardons some Suu Kyi offences, but former leader still faces decades in detention
CNN — Myanmar’s ruling military junta has pardoned Aung San Suu Kyi on five charges for which she was previously…
‘My entire body is shaken by rage’: Myanmar villager recounts horror of junta airstrike that killed five of her siblings
World
June 29, 2023
‘My entire body is shaken by rage’: Myanmar villager recounts horror of junta airstrike that killed five of her siblings
CNN — Ma Khin Hla and her five siblings didn’t have time to run when a fighter jet buzzed over…
Myanmar junta suspends aid access to a million people in state devastated by Cyclone Mocha
World
June 13, 2023
Myanmar junta suspends aid access to a million people in state devastated by Cyclone Mocha
Myanmar’s ruling junta has suspended humanitarian access to western Rakhine state, where more than a million vulnerable people are in…
UN expert says Myanmar imported $1 billion in arms since coup, much of it from Russia and China
World
May 18, 2023
UN expert says Myanmar imported $1 billion in arms since coup, much of it from Russia and China
Myanmar’s ruling military junta has imported at least $1 billion in weapons and military-related equipment since its bloody coup, according…
Hundreds feared dead in Myanmar after Cyclone Mocha
World
May 17, 2023
Hundreds feared dead in Myanmar after Cyclone Mocha
Hundreds of people are feared to have died after a powerful cyclone hit Myanmar on Sunday, with rescue groups warning…
Early reports of ‘extensive damage’ as Cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar’s coast
World
May 15, 2023
Early reports of ‘extensive damage’ as Cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar’s coast
CNN — One of the strongest cyclones to ever hit Myanmar has cut communications to coastal areas as aid groups…
Bangladesh and Myanmar brace for the worst as Cyclone Mocha makes landfall
World
May 14, 2023
Bangladesh and Myanmar brace for the worst as Cyclone Mocha makes landfall
Powerful Cyclone Mocha made landfall on Myanmar’s west coast Sunday and is barreling toward millions of vulnerable people with winds…
Cyclone Mocha is strengthening in the Bay of Bengal and heading toward the world’s largest refugee camp
World
May 12, 2023
Cyclone Mocha is strengthening in the Bay of Bengal and heading toward the world’s largest refugee camp
A tropical cyclone is strengthening in the Bay of Bengal and is on course to hit western Myanmar and Bangladesh’s…
Rohingya refugees demand citizenship and security on first return to Myanmar
World
May 8, 2023
Rohingya refugees demand citizenship and security on first return to Myanmar
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh said on Saturday they would not return to Myanmar to “be confined in camps” after making…
Myanmar junta to free more than 7,000 prisoners under amnesty
World
January 7, 2023
Myanmar junta to free more than 7,000 prisoners under amnesty
Myanmar’s military government will release 7,012 prisoners under an amnesty to mark the country’s independence day, state broadcaster MRTV reported…