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Thousands of Myanmar youngsters look to Thailand for an escape from compulsory military service after junta enforces new law

Why Myanmar is only now enforcing a conscription law it's had on the books since 2010

Junta enlists China in changing Myanmar IDs to biometric smart cards

Junta enlists China in changing Myanmar IDs to biometric smart cards

The regime says the switch will improve elections, but critics warn it will ‘further suppress the people.’

Myanmar Military Coup: International Airport In Yangon Closed, Says Official

Myanmar has closed its international airport in Yangon. Yangon: Myanmar has closed its international airport in Yangon, its main gateway, the airport's manager said on Tuesday, following a military takeover of the country. Yangon airport manager Phone Myint told Reuters the airport had closed until May but gave no exact date. The Myanmar Times newspaper reported permission to land and take off had been revoked for all flights, including relief flights, until 23:59 of May 31 Promoted Waiting for

Myanmar A Day After Military Coup: International Airport Shut, MPs Held, Citizens Get Offline App

3-MIN READ Myanmar A Day After Military Coup: International Airport Shut, MPs Held, Citizens Get Offline App FILE PHOTO: Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi attends the opening session of the 31st ASEAN Summit in Manila, Philippines, November 13, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo Reports suggest 400 lawmakers of the country, including Aung San Suu Kyi, are still under arrest. FOLLOW US ON: A day after the military staged a coup, Myanmar lawmakers continue to be under arrest as the incident has drawn criticism from around the world. The incident came 10 years after Myanmar got democratic rule. Before that, the country had been under 50 long years of military rule. Monday morning was supposed to be the first session of Parliament in the country after the Aug Saan Suu Kyi-led National League for Democracy (NLD) came back to power in elections in November 2020.

Myanmar: Suu Kyi's party demands her release; generals tighten grip as Yangon airport ordered close

YANGON, Feb 2 (Reuters): The party of Myanmar's detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Tuesday for her immediate release and for the junta to recognise her victory in November elections, a day after a military coup sparked global outrage. The United States threatened to reimpose sanctions on Myanmar's generals after they seized power and arrested Suu Kyi and dozens of her allies in dawn raids on Monday. The Nobel Peace laureate's whereabouts remained unknown more than 24 hours after her arrest and her only communication has come in the form of a statement written in anticipation of the coup calling for protests against military dictatorship.

WRAPUP 8-Suu Kyi's party demands her release as Myanmar generals tighten grip

02 Feb 2021 / 20:22 H. (Adds details on calls for disobedience, main airport closed) * U.N. Security Council to meet on Tuesday * Biden calls for "whole of government" response * Suu Kyi's whereabouts not known * Junta replaces ministers Feb 2 (Reuters) - The party of Myanmar's detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Tuesday for her immediate release and for the miitary junta that seized power a day earlier to recognise her victory in an election in November. The Nobel Peace laureate's whereabouts remained unknown more than 24 hours after her arrest in a military takeover that derailed Myanmar's tentative progress towards full democracy. A senior official from her National League for Democracy (NLD) said on Tuesday he had learned that her health was good and she was not being moved from the location where she was being held after the coup against her government.

Myanmar coup: Suu Kyi's party demands her release as Myanmar generals tighten grip

The NLD’s executive committee demanded the release of all detainees “as soon as possible”. In a post on the Facebook page of senior party official May Win Myint, the committee also called for the military to acknowledge the election results and for the new parliament to be allowed to sit. It had been due to meet on Monday for the first time since the election. Various activist groups on Tuesday issued a flurry of messages on social media urging civil disobedience. Ms Suu Kyi (75) endured about 15 years of house arrest between 1989 and 2010 as she led a democracy movement against the military, which had seized power in a 1962 coup and stamped out all dissent until her party came to power in 2015.

REFILE-WRAPUP 9-Suu Kyi's party demands her release as Myanmar generals tighten grip

02 Feb 2021 / 22:35 H. (Corrects spelling of "military" in paragraph 1) * U.N. Security Council to meet on Tuesday * Suu Kyi said to be in good health, whereabouts not known * General says coup was inevitable * Calls for protests Feb 2 (Reuters) - The party of Myanmar's detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Tuesday for her immediate release and for the military junta that seized power a day earlier to recognise her victory in an election in November. The Nobel Peace laureate's whereabouts remained unknown more than 24 hours after her arrest in a military takeover that derailed Myanmar's tentative progress towards full democracy.