Articles for Myanmar Junta

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief
3 weeks, 6 days ago

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief

Deccan Chronicle  

The Hague: The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor on Wednesday asked judges to grant an arrest warrant for Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing over alleged crimes against humanity committed against Rohingya Muslims. Karim Khan's request to the court's Hague-based judges is the first application for an arrest warrant against a high-level Myanmar government official in connection with abuses against …

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Myanmar military escalates attacks, rapes, beheadings
1 month ago

Myanmar military escalates attacks, rapes, beheadings

Deccan Chronicle  

Myanmar’s desperate military junta is ramping up attacks on villages that have fallen to opposition groups, carrying out beheadings, gang rapes and torture, with women, children and the elderly among the victims, the U.N. independent human rights investigator for Myanmar said in a new report. He called on all countries to address Myanmar’s “devastating human rights and humanitarian crisis” by …

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Myanmar rebel group seizes town on key highway to China
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar rebel group seizes town on key highway to China

The Hindu  

Myanmar ethnic minority fighters said on July 10 they had seized a town along a key trade highway to China following days of clashes, in another blow to the military. Northern Shan State has been rocked by fighting since late last month, when an alliance of ethnic armed groups renewed an offensive against the military along the highway to China's …

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Thai banks are the top suppliers of financial services to Myanmar’s military, UN expert says
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Thai banks are the top suppliers of financial services to Myanmar’s military, UN expert says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thai banks have become the …

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Six Myanmar military officers held by junta after surrendering town to rebels
11 months ago

Six Myanmar military officers held by junta after surrendering town to rebels

Firstpost  

Six senior officers from the Myanmar junta, who relinquished control of a crucial town to ethnic minority insurgents and surrendered along with hundreds of troops, have been taken into custody, according to a report, citing military sources. The surrender took place in Laukkai, situated near the China border, where junta forces yielded to a coalition of armed ethnic minority factions …

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To get a better perspective on the ongoing instability in Manipur, turn your attention to catastrophic crises in Myanmar
1 year, 5 months ago

To get a better perspective on the ongoing instability in Manipur, turn your attention to catastrophic crises in Myanmar

Firstpost  

External affairs minister S Jaishankar recently returned from a week-long trip to Indonesia and Thailand. We get an inkling of the answers and a sense of India’s urgency when we note that Aramane was accompanied by a delegation of officials from the ministries of defence, external affairs and armed forces, and as Indian Express reports, “support to the valley based …

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Cyclone Mocha heads to Bangladesh, Myanmar coasts, threatening refugees
1 year, 7 months ago

Cyclone Mocha heads to Bangladesh, Myanmar coasts, threatening refugees

The Hindu  

A powerful storm Cyclone Mocha packing winds of up to 175 kph barrelled towards the coasts of eastern Bangladesh and Myanmar on May 13, threatening around a million Rohingya refugees and others living in low-lying areas. After brewing in the Bay of Bengal for days, Cyclone Mocha is likely to intensify further and make landfall between Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh …

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Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing vows continued crackdown, then elections
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing vows continued crackdown, then elections

The Hindu  

Flanked by tanks and missile launchers, Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing on March 27 vowed no let up in a crackdown on opponents and insisted the military would hold elections, weeks after admitting that it did not control enough territory to allow a vote. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government …

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A Tsunami of Crime Washes Over Post-Coup Myanmar
1 year, 10 months ago

A Tsunami of Crime Washes Over Post-Coup Myanmar

The Diplomat  

On the evening of October 30, residents of a downtown Yangon apartment broke down the door of one of their units after detecting a foul stench. The parallel National Unity Government has established interim People’s Administrations and a judicial system alongside a “People’s Police Force” in areas under its sway but not much is said about dealing with crime. Sympathetic …

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Reign of terror: The Hindu Editorial on the two years since the Myanmar coup
1 year, 10 months ago

Reign of terror: The Hindu Editorial on the two years since the Myanmar coup

The Hindu  

Two years after it captured power through a coup, Myanmar’s military is struggling to maintain its grip on power in a country that has become a land of many mutinies. On February 1, the second anniversary of the coup that toppled the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, thousands joined the opposition’s call for a “silent strike” by shutting …

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Atrocities Mount Amid the Return to War in Western Myanmar
2 years ago

Atrocities Mount Amid the Return to War in Western Myanmar

The Diplomat  

About four months after fighting resumed between Myanmar’s military junta and the Arakan Army in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State, junta forces are increasingly resorting to airstrikes and artillery barrages against civilian populations, amid reported losses on the ground. A week later, the AA launched a retaliatory attack against junta forces in northern Rakhine, killing at least four, injuring many others, …

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The Battle for Myanmar
2 years, 10 months ago

The Battle for Myanmar

The Diplomat  

On February 1, 2021, Dr. Sasa awoke to terrifying news. Ye Myo Hein says that based on accounts from inside sources, the decision came quite suddenly and Maung Maung Kyaw “had no idea he would be replaced.” In addition to being a key player in both the coup and the regime it created, Maung Maung Kyaw’s family also has significant …

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Ha Vu, wife of Australian economist Sean Turnell, marks one year since his arrest in Myanmar
2 years, 10 months ago

Ha Vu, wife of Australian economist Sean Turnell, marks one year since his arrest in Myanmar

ABC  

For Sydney economist Dr Ha Vu, the sudden arrest and year-long detention of her husband Sean Turnell is something she never could have imagined. Key points: Professor Turnell has spent the past year in detention His wife says he is a kind-hearted person who should be released More 11,800 people have been arrested since the coup This weekend marks one …

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Myanmar nationals now safe in Australia reveal how they fled a military coup one year ago
2 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar nationals now safe in Australia reveal how they fled a military coup one year ago

ABC  

Nay Thwin Nyein's escape from Myanmar was unlike anything he had experienced before. In November, U Win Htein was found guilty of "sedition" and sentenced to 20 years in prison, after he publicly called for a people's civil disobedience movement to oppose the junta's rule. "It's almost a year, and the military is not backing down … so there's a …

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Myanmar junta cancels passports of high-profile opponents and shadow government figures, documents show
3 years ago

Myanmar junta cancels passports of high-profile opponents and shadow government figures, documents show

ABC  

Myanmar's military junta has revoked the passports of dozens of its leading opponents — including senior ministers in the civilian National Unity Government and several high-profile pro-democracy activists — in an apparent attempt to stop them travelling and campaigning against the February 1 military coup. Key points: The cancelled passports include those of the shadow civilian government's ministers for foreign …

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UN urged to retain Kyaw Moe Tun as Myanmar ambassador
3 years, 3 months ago

UN urged to retain Kyaw Moe Tun as Myanmar ambassador

Al Jazeera  

Civil society groups in Myanmar and overseas say Kyaw Moe Tun has been ‘crucial’ voice for country’s people and government overthrown by the military. In a letter to the members of the General Assembly that released on Monday, the group said Kyaw Moe Tun had provided a “crucial voice” at the UN for the people of Myanmar and the government …

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ASEAN’s Lilliputian progress in Myanmar
3 years, 3 months ago

ASEAN’s Lilliputian progress in Myanmar

Hindustan Times  

On September 6, news about a four-month ceasefire by all parties of the current conflict in Myanmar, proposed by the Association of South East Asian Nations Special Envoy on Myanmar, was doing the rounds in the international media. First, despite the differing opinions within the inherently diverse regional grouping of the ASEAN, it’s invitation to Min Aung Hllaing to participate …

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Myanmar junta attacks again as spokesman defends crackdown
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar junta attacks again as spokesman defends crackdown

India Today  

Security forces in Myanmar cracked down heavily again on anti-coup protesters Friday even as the military downplayed reports of state violence. Violence by security forces was also reported Friday in several other areas, including Loikaw, the capital of Kayah sate in the east, where live ammunition was employed, according to numerous social media posts. At least 614 protesters and bystanders …

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More than 90 killed in Myanmar in one of bloodiest days of protests
3 years, 8 months ago

More than 90 killed in Myanmar in one of bloodiest days of protests

India Today  

Security forces killed more than 90 people across Myanmar on Saturday in one of the bloodiest days of protests since a military coup last month, news reports and witnesses said. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the junta leader, said during a parade in the capital Naypyitaw to mark the event that the military would protect the people and strive for …

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Myanmar troops fire on protesters in signs of feared crackdown
3 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar troops fire on protesters in signs of feared crackdown

India Today  

Myanmar security forces fired on a protest and arrested journalists in the country's north on Sunday as reports of troop movements suggested an impending crackdown on demonstrations against a recent military coup. The junta has recently escalated efforts to quell a burgeoning civil disobedience campaign demanding a return of the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. National uproar Much …

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