Myanmar man handed 15 days in Thai jail for throwing puppy into sea
A Myanmar national caught on camera throwing a puppy repeatedly into the sea has been sentenced to 15 days in prison without ...
Opinion
My father has spent four years in a Myanmar prison – I won’t rest until he’s free
O n 1 February 2021, I went into hiding. That day, Myanmar was seized in a military coup. The country’s de facto head of state, Aung San Suu Kyi, and senior figures from the National League for ...
Myanmar rebel group Arakan Army admits to beheading two prisoners of war in Rakhine state
After videos of two violent killings went viral online, the Arakan Army in Myanmar has admitted its troops killed two ...
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Political prisoners escape police cell in Mon State under fire
Three police officers were killed as inmates detained on terrorism charges at a police station in Ye, Mon State, seized their ...
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As Myanmar military rule drags on, son of ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi pleads for her freedom
He told CNA that he hopes Myanmar’s military regime would free his mother and other political prisoners, and return the ...
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Burma Marks Four Years of Misery Under Military Rule
"We strongly urge the [Burmese] military regime to cease violence, including harming civilians and civilian infrastructure, ...
Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages
Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it ...
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Myanmar bans eligible conscripts from leaving country without permission
A long-dormant conscription law was enforced last year as the army reeled from a string of battlefield defeats to ethnic ...
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Myanmar rebel group admits to killings
A Myanmar rebel group said on Friday its members killed two prisoners in a rare admission of deadly violence as it fights the ruling junta to maintain control of the country's western borderlands.