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  4 killed as Myanmar forces continue crackdown on protesters

  World | March 13, 2021 20:46 IST

  Three deaths were reported in Mandalay, the country’s second-biggest city, and one in Pyay, a town in south-central Myanmar.

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  US offers temporary legal status to Myanmar citizens

  World | March 13, 2021 7:56 IST

  The Joe Biden administration will offer temporary status to people from Myanmar living in the US, its latest reaction to the February coup in the country.

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  Seven more dead in fresh Myanmar protests, Suu Kyi faces new charge

  World | March 12, 2021 9:05 IST

  At least seven people have been killed in Myanmar after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters in two towns on Thursday.

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  Myanmar junta spurns UN appeal, kills more protesters

  World | March 11, 2021 22:04 IST

  Spurning an appeal by the United Nations to top using lethal force against peaceful demonstrators, security forces in Myanmar on Thursday fatally shot at least 10 people protesting against last month’s military coup.

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  Myanmar cracked down brutally on protests. It may get worse

  World | March 05, 2021 18:04 IST

  The slide from nascent democracy to yet another coup, as rapid as it has been brutal, opens up a grim possibility: As bad as it looks in Myanmar now, if the country’s long history of violent military rule is any guide, things could get worse.

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  Myanmar security forces shoot dead 8 protesters

  World | March 03, 2021 19:41 IST

  ​Myanmar security forces shot and killed at least eight people Wednesday, according to accounts on social media and local news reports, as authorities extended their lethal crackdown on protests against last month’s coup.

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  Myanmar coup: Police use tear gas, rubber bullets against protesters

  World | March 03, 2021 16:52 IST

  ​Police used tear gas and rubber bullets again Wednesday to violently disperse protesters against last month’s military takeover. Multiple reports from several cities and towns, difficult to independently confirm, said police also used live ammunition, causing at least one death.  

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  Defying lethal shootings, Myanmar protesters back on streets

  World | March 01, 2021 15:38 IST

  ​Police in Myanmar’s biggest city on Monday fired tear gas at defiant crowds who returned to the streets to protest the military’s seizure of power a month ago, despite reports that security forces had killed at least 18 people around the country a day earlier.  

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  At least 4 killed as Myanmar security forces use lethal force amid coup protests

  World | February 28, 2021 22:16 IST

  Security forces in Myanmar made mass arrests and used lethal force on Sunday as they intensified their efforts to break up protests a month after the military staged a coup. At least four people were reportedly killed.

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  India at UN urges Myanmar to resolve differences in peaceful, constructive manner

  News | February 28, 2021 0:00 IST

  India called on Myanmar leadership to resolve differences in peaceful and constructive manner. 'Rule of law and democratic process must be upheld and those detained be released'. It urged all stakeholders to restore democratic order.

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  Protests swell after Myanmar junta raises specter of force

  World | February 22, 2021 17:37 IST

  ​Protesters gathered in Myanmar’s biggest city on Monday despite the ruling junta’s threat to use lethal force against people who join a general strike against the military’s takeover three weeks ago.  

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  Myanmar military regime backed by China, cracks down on protesters

  World | February 21, 2021 10:51 IST

  Myanmar's military regime, which recently overthrew the democratically elected government in a coup, has intensified its crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in the country.

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  Myanmar blocks Wikipedia in all languages

  World | February 21, 2021 10:12 IST

  On February 1, Myanmar's military overthrew the government and declared a year-long state of emergency hours before the newly-elected Parliament was due to convene.

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  2 Myanmar protesters killed by police fire, reports say

  World | February 20, 2021 21:18 IST

  Two anti-coup protesters were shot dead by riot police who fired live rounds Saturday in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, local media reported.

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  Earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hits Myanmar

  World | February 20, 2021 7:13 IST

  An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hit Myanmar on Saturday, according to the National Center for Seismology.

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  Yangon protesters use cars to block security forces

  News | February 18, 2021 21:00 IST

  Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar's biggest city Yangon continued to leave cars in strategic areas on roads on Thursday to hinder security forces and also prevent government employees from going to work as part of their civil disobedience campaign.

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  New charge filed against Suu Kyi as Myanmar crackdown intensifies

  World | February 17, 2021 8:11 IST

  Suu Kyi’s lawyer told reporters he has not seen her since her arrest — and only arrived after an unexpected videoconference the judge said had been held with her. The status of the second charge, whether the police complaint had been accepted for trial by the court, was not clear.

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  Myanmar rattled by army movements, expected internet cutoff

  World | February 14, 2021 21:33 IST

  ​Sightings of armored personnel carriers in Myanmar’s biggest city and leaked orders of an impending internet shutdown raised political tensions late Sunday, after vast numbers of people around the country flouted orders against demonstrations to protest the military’s seizure of power.  

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  China, Russia pull out from UNHRC resolution on Myanmar

  World | February 13, 2021 14:00 IST

  China and Russia on Friday pulled out from a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution on the situation in Myanmar following the military coup on February 1, reported NHK World.

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  Joe Biden imposes sanctions on Myanmar military leaders over coup

  World | February 11, 2021 8:55 IST

  Biden said he has approved a new executive order enabling US to immediately sanction the military leaders who directed the coup, their business interests, as well as close family members.