Myanmar
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Myanmar court sentences ousted leader Suu Kyi to 4 years in jail
World | December 06, 2021 13:27 ISTSuu Kyi's trials are closed to the media and spectators, and her lawyers, who had been the sole source of information were served with gag orders forbidding them from releasing information.
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15 people drown during temple festival in Myanmar
World | November 22, 2021 8:03 ISTThe temple in Mon state is built on an island and can be reached on foot via a stone pathway
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US journalist jailed for months in Myanmar lands in New York
World | November 16, 2021 23:20 ISTDanny Fenster is one of more than 100 journalists, media officials or publishers who have been detained since the military ousted the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in February.
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Afghanistan, Myanmar “withdrew" their participation from General Debate, will not address UNGA
World | September 27, 2021 20:25 ISTAccording to the latest list of speakers for the last day of the General Debate on Monday, Afghanistan and Myanmar are not listed to address the session, even as previous provisional speakers’ lists had the countries' diplomats listed to speak at the General Debate.
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US, India call for a swift return of democracy in Myanmar
World | September 25, 2021 14:14 ISTAccording to a recent UN Development Programme report, the ongoing political crisis in Myanmar will further compound the socioeconomic impact of the Covid pandemic, reducing incomes.
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Quad calls for end to violence in Myanmar, de-nuclearization of North Korea
World | September 25, 2021 11:37 ISTMyanmar has been in turmoil since the coup on February 1, when the Myanmar military led by Senior General Ming Aung Hlaing overthrew the civilian government and declared a year-long state of emergency.
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Fighting in Myanmar kills at least 15 after uprising call
World | September 11, 2021 8:14 ISTThe fighting broke out when more than 100 troops arrived in four military vehicles to secure the area in Myin Thar and five other nearby villages, a resident told The Associated Press by phone.
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Myanmar says Rohingya minority will get COVID-19 vaccine
World | August 28, 2021 6:54 ISTCOVID-19 vaccines will be given to members of the Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya ethnic group.
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India welcomes ASEAN consensus on Myanmar: Ambassador Tirumurti
World | August 18, 2021 8:56 ISTThe ASEAN five-point consensus states that there shall be an immediate cessation of violence in Myanmar and all parties shall exercise utmost restraint; constructive dialogue among all parties concerned shall commence to seek a peaceful solution in the interests of the people.
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US cites China, Myanmar, Ethiopia in genocide report
World | July 13, 2021 10:32 ISTThe Biden administration on Monday renewed genocide allegations against China for repression of Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in its northwest Xinjiang region.
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India abstains from voting on UNGA resolution on Myanmar
World | June 19, 2021 6:39 ISTIndia has abstained on a UN General Assembly resolution on Myanmar, saying its views have not been reflected in the draft resolution.
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Abki Baar Kiski Sarakar | 4 Rohingyas arrested in Uttar Pradesh for alleged illegal stay
News | June 18, 2021 20:25 ISTIt has come to light that a vendor operating from the Khajuri Khas area in Delhi had facilitated the illegal immigration of Rohingyas and settled them in Uttar Pradesh.
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Japan considering Myanmar goalie's asylum request
Football | June 17, 2021 15:33 ISTPyae Lyan Aung, a substitute goalkeeper, was scheduled to fly home from Kansai International Airport late Wednesday but failed to join the rest of the team.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi makes first in-person court appearance
World | May 24, 2021 17:54 ISTSuu Kyi's only previous court appearances have been by video link and she had not been allowed to meet in person with any of her lawyers.
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Manipur orders bar on Myanmarese entering India
India | March 29, 2021 23:30 ISTThe Manipur government has asked the district administrations of bordering Myanmar not to entertain people from across the border to enter into the Indian territory, officials said on Monday.
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Thousands flee into Thailand following Myanmar air strikes
World | March 29, 2021 11:03 ISTThai authorities along the country's northwestern border braced themselves on Monday for a possible influx of more ethnic Karen villagers fleeing new airstrikes from the Myanmar military.
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Myanmar mourns, protests after crackdown’s deadliest day yet
World | March 28, 2021 23:13 ISTA day earlier, security forces killed at least 114 people, including several children under 16, according to local media — a shocking escalation that prompted the U.N. rapporteur to accuse the junta of committing “mass murder” and to criticize the international community for not doing enough to stop it. There were reports that the violence continued Sunday.
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Myanmar forces kill scores in deadliest day since coup
World | March 28, 2021 9:59 ISTAs Myanmar’s military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade Saturday in the country’s capital, soldiers and police elsewhere killed scores of people while suppressing protests in the deadliest bloodletting since last month’s coup.
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Suu Kyi's party spokesperson detained
World | March 19, 2021 14:07 ISTThe main spokesperson for Myanmar's former de factor leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League of Democracy (NLD) has been detained, a party member said on Friday.
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Martial law imposed in parts of Myanmar city as deaths rise
World | March 15, 2021 13:03 ISTMyanmar’s ruling junta has declared martial law in parts of the country’s largest city as security forces killed more protesters in an increasingly lethal crackdown on resistance to last month’s military coup.
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