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Myanmar’s military junta makes a rare appeal for help to cope with severe floods | News in brief
Typhoon Yagi has caused enormous destruction in Myanmar, The head of Myanmar’s military junta has issued an international appeal for help to help the country survive the severe floods it…
Myanmar’s military junta: another six-month extension to the state of emergency | News in brief
Myanmar’s military junta decided to extend the state of emergency that has been in place since 2021 for another half year. Myanmar’s military junta announced that the country’s state of…
Myanmar’s ex-policeman: “Drunks and petty criminals are now being forced into the police force” | Foreign countries
Myanmar’s military junta has lost an important city to its opponents. The battles between the army and the coalition of ethnic groups have continued fiercely for almost three months. The…
Myanmar’s military junta attacked a refugee camp – dozens died
Myanmar has drifted into a spiral of violence as a result of the military coup that took place more than two years ago. Twenty-nine people were killed and dozens wounded…
Myanmar’s military leadership admits a deadly attack – among the victims apparently a dance troupe of schoolchildren
At least 50 people are said to have died in Tuesday’s attack in the country’s central Sagaing state. Civilians opposing the military junta are constantly the target of violent attacks.…
Myanmar’s junta confirms village attack
Published: Less than 10 min ago full screen Burnt out motorcycles and rubble after Tuesday’s attack. The picture comes from the activist group Kyunhla. Photo: Kyunhla/AP/TT Zaw Min Tun, spokesperson…
Myanmar’s junta confirms village attack
Some of the dead are said to have been uniformed rebels, while “some people may have been wearing civilian clothes”. The UN human rights chief has condemned the attack, in…
Myanmar’s junta on criticism: "Irrelevant"
Last week, two years after the junta seized power from the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, the UN human rights agency OHCHR issued a report scathingly criticizing…
Myanmar’s military junta says it will release almost 6,000 prisoners – “The junta will not be released from the atrocities it committed,” says an expert
Among those released is the former British ambassador to Myanmar, Vicky Bowman, who was sentenced to prison for falsifying address information. 17.11. 19:32•Updated 17.11. 19:37 Myanmar’s military junta has said…
Myanmar’s military junta releases 6,000 political prisoners
Myanmar’s ruling military announced in state media that 5,774 prisoners at the sprawling Insein prison were granted amnesty on National Day on Thursday, including foreign prisoners. – The pardon is…