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Myanmar’s army is hunting for seven well-known supporters of protests against this month’s coup and they face charges over comments on social media that threaten national stability, the army said on Saturday.

Myanmar's junta on Saturday suspended laws constraining security forces from detaining suspects or searching private property without court approval and ordered the arrest of well-known backers of mass protests against this month's coup.

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* Close aide to ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi detained * U.S. to sanction military leaders and business interests, family * Britain also considering s...

US announces new sanctions targeting Myanmars military generals as protests against coup continue Posted ThuThursday 11 updated ThuThursday 11 FebFebruary 2021 at 1:04am Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch s Joe Biden says the order would enable sanctions on military leaders business interests and their close family members. Share Print text only Cancel US President Joe Biden has approved an executive order paving the way for n...

One of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's closest aides, Kyaw Tint Swe, was detained overnight in a new wave of arrests following last week's military coup, an official of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party said in a post on Facebook.

(UPDATED) Former minister Kyaw Tint Swe, regarded as Aung San Suu Kyi's right-hand man, was arrested in another sweep overnight, a senior NLD official says

Myanmar’s new junta leader on Thursday called on civil servants to return to work and urged people to stop mass gatherings to avoid spreading coronavirus, as a…

The head of Myanmar’s new military government has warned civil servants to return to work and urged people to stop mass gatherings to avoid spreading the coronavirus, as a sixth day of protests against army rule spanned the country. Meanwhile, the US has imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s acting president and several other military officers as Washington seeks to punish those it deems responsible for the military coup in Myanmar. The February 1 coup and the detention of elected leader Aung San ...

Burma Junta Cracks Down on Crowds Defying Protest Ban Reports of many injured demonstrators drew strong concern from the U.N.’s office in Burma. “According to reports from Nay Pyi Taw, Mandalay and other cities, numerous demonstrators have been injured, some of them seriously, by security forces in connection with the current protests across the country,” the U.N. said. “The use of disproportionate force against demonstrators is unacceptable,” said Ola Almgren, the U.N. resident coord...