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'Living in a dark era': One year since Myanmar's coup | World

YANGON, Feb 1 — Hours before Myanmar’s new parliament was due to convene last February, troops rounded up lawmakers in dawn raids, ending a brief democratic interlude and setting the stage for months of bloodshed. A year later, the country’s junta is struggling to contain the backlash...

2021: Events that marked a tumultuous year | World

Myanmar junta chief halves Suu Kyi's jail term | World

YANGON, Dec 6 — Myanmar’s junta chief reduced the prison sentence of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to two years today, after she was jailed for four years for incitement against the military and breaching Covid rules. Suu Kyi, 76, has been detained since the generals staged a coup and ousted...

Myanmar's junta accuses anti-coup fighters of China state razing | World

BANGKOK, Oct 30 ― Myanmar’s junta today accused anti-coup fighters of razing a restive western town where a Save the Children office was located, as the region sees increasing conflict between the military and dissidents. The Southeast Asian country has been in chaos since a February coup, with...

Myanmar authorities open new corruption cases against Suu Kyi | World

Thursday, 10 Jun 2021 10:43 AM MYT Protesters hold signs calling for the release of detained Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon February 14, 2021. — AFP pic Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates. NAYPYIDAW, June 10 — New corruption cases have been opened against Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other former officials from her government, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar said on Thursday. The cases are the latest of a series brought against elected leader Suu Kyi, who was overthrown by the army on February 1 in a coup that has plunged the Southeast Asian country into chaos.

Myanmar rebel group says shoots down military helicopter | World

Monday, 03 May 2021 03:37 PM MYT A protester holds up a poster featuring Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration against the military coup at in front of the Central Bank of Myanmar in Yangon February 15, 2021. — AFP pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. YANGON, May 3 — The Kachin Independence Army (KIA), one of Myanmar’s most powerful rebel groups, said today it had shot down a helicopter after returning fire following air strikes by the military, an official at the group said. The United Nations estimates that tens of thousands of civilians have fled their homes as a result of the fighting between the military and ethnic minority insurgents in remote northern and eastern frontier regions. The conflict intensified after Myanmar’s generals seized power on February 1, ousting the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi.

Myanmar junta postpones Suu Kyi court date again | World

Myanmar crisis summit a test for Asean's credibility, says Thailand | World

YANGON, April 22 — A weekend summit on the Myanmar coup crisis will be a test for Asean’s credibility and unity, a senior Thai official said today, amid an escalating death toll and violence across its western border. Security forces in Myanmar have killed at least 739 people since a February 1...

Resolve Myanmar crisis or risk it becoming Asean's first failed state, Syed Hamid tells regional leaders ahead of weekend summit | Malaysia

Myanmar military sentences 19 to death, says anti-coup protests dwindling | World

Saturday, 10 Apr 2021 03:53 PM MYT Protesters hold up the three finger salute with signs calling for the release of detained Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon February 16, 2021. — AFP pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. YANGON, April 10 — Nineteen people have been sentenced to death in Myanmar for killing an associate of an army captain, the military owned Myawaddy TV station said yesterday, the first such sentences announced in public since a February 1 coup and crackdown on protesters. The report said the killing took place on March 27 in the North Okkalapa district of Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city. Martial law has been declared in the district, allowing courts martial to pronounce sentences.