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YANGON: Myanmar’s army battled local militia fighters in the northwestern town of Mindat on Saturday, residents said, to try to quell a rebellion that has sprung up to oppose the junta which seized power in the Southeast Asian country in February. The fighting in Mindat, Chin state, underlines the growing chaos in Myanmar as the junta struggles to impose its authority in the face of daily protests, strikes and sabotage attacks after overthrowing elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. “We are ru...

Naypyitaw [Myanmar], May 16 (ANI): Amid human rights violations in military-ruled Myanmar, a noted Myanmarese poet, philanthropist and veteran politician died after he was set ablaze by an unidentified man. This is being seen as another act perpetrated by the junta's security forces in the country.

Amid human rights violations in military-ruled Myanmar, a noted Myanmarese poet, philanthropist and veteran politician died after he was set ablaze by an uniden

Saturday, 15 May 2021 11:31 PM MYT A soldier uses a mobile phone as he sit inside a military vehicle outside Myanmar’s Central Bank during a protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 15, 2021. ― Reuters pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. YANGON, May 15 ― Myanmar’s army battled local militia fighters in the north-western town of Mindat today, residents said, to try to quell a rebellion that has sprung up to oppose ...

(Reuters) -Myanmars army battled local militia fighters in the northwestern town of Mindat on Saturday, residents said, to try to quell a rebellion that has sprung up to oppose the junta which seized power in the Southeast Asian country in February. The fighting is some of the heaviest since the coup and underlines the growing chaos as the junta struggles to impose order in the face of daily protests, strikes and sabotage attacks after it overthrew elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. We are running...

RFA On World Press Freedom Day Monday, 16 western countries and the European Union called on Myanmar’s military junta to immediately release scores of media personnel arrested since the Feb. 1 coup that ousted the country’s democratically elected government. One of the junta’s first steps after seizing control of Naypyidaw was to gain control of the airwaves, the internet and print. It blocked all but the most military-friendly channels from satellite broadcasts, revoked the...

Previous Military Regimes and Parallel Governments in Myanmar U Nu (left) and Dr. Sein Win. 599 By The Irrawaddy 22 April 2021 Last week, deposed parliamentarians from the National League for Democracy (NLD) formed a government in parallel with the military’s State Administrative Council. The military regime promptly declared the national unity government (NUG) an unlawful association. The NUG is not the first government established in parallel with Myanmar’s military regimes. During the ...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Biden Administration has been quick to respond to the unfolding situation in Myanmar (also known Burma): a day after the military, known as the Tatmadaw, seized control of the countrys government, the State Department declared the actions a coup détat, resulting in a cutoff of many categories of foreign assistance. Other sanctions followed soon after. As a result, both new economic sanct...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On February 1, 2021, the Burmese military announced that it had seized control of the country from the countrys democratically elected government. 1 In response to the coup, the US has so far designated 12 individuals and three entities and imposed restrictions on certain exports. Allied governments, including the European Union, the United Kingdom and Canada, either have promulgated their own sanctions or are considering doing so. Th...

Myanmar Media Groups Vow to Defy Junta’s Publishing Bans A journalist covers a crackdown against an anti-regime demonstration in Mandalay. / The Irrawaddy 7.8k By The Irrawaddy 9 March 2021 Myanmar’s military regime banned five media groups for their supposed anti-regime coverage but most have announced that they would continue to cover the news in the fight for democracy and human rights. On Monday, the Ministry of Information said it had revoked the publishing licenses of 7Day News, Mya...