Myanmar Energy giants Total and Chevron leave Myanmar over human rights abuses Total and Chevron said that the abuses had worsened since the military overthrew the civilian government in a coup last February. 21/01/2022
Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi: Ousted leader 'sentenced to four more years in jail' A legal official speaking anonymously said the court found Suu Kyi guilty of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions. 10/01/2022
Myanmar In Myanmar, the military launches another bloody crackdown on dissent An AP investigation has uncovered evidence of a spate of murders in both Muslim and Buddhist areas of the country. 30/12/2021
Myanmar Myanmar court postpones verdicts in 2nd case against Suu Kyi The court gave no reason for delaying the verdicts until Jan. 10, according to the legal official. 27/12/2021
Myanmar Myanmar military executed villagers on Christmas Eve, reports claim More than 30 villagers, some of which are women and children, are said to have been rounded up and shot in another alleged crime against civilians by the Myanmar military. 25/12/2021
Myanmar At least 1 dead and 70 missing after a landslide in Myanmar jade mine Dozens of miners in Myanmar die each year working in dangerous conditions in jade quarries, an opaque and poorly regulated industry. 22/12/2021
Myanmar Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi jail sentence reduced to two years Myanmar's military seized power on February 1, arresting Suu Kyi and scores of others, and plunging Myanmar into turmoil. 06/12/2021
Myanmar Myanmar court postpones verdict for ousted leader Suu Kyi A court in Myanmar postponed its verdict in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 30/11/2021
Myanmar Myanmar jails American journalist Danny Fenster for 11 years A Myanmar court found him guilty on several charges including incitement for allegedly spreading false or inflammatory information. 12/11/2021
Myanmar Myanmar's military systematically torture its detainees: AP An estimated 1,200 people have been killed by security forces, including around 131 tortured to death, AP reported. 29/10/2021
Myanmar Myanmar: Suu Kyi trial 'seriously abridges free and fair standards' Human Rights Watch says gag orders have been imposed on the deposed leader's lawyers and information on her trial is hard to come by. 26/10/2021
Myanmar Myanmar junta leader says over 5,000 anti-coup protesters to be freed Coup leader General Min Aung Hlaing was speaking for the first time since being excluded from the upcoming ASEAN summit of south-east Asian leaders. 18/10/2021
no comment Protesters hold 'flash mob' rally in Yangon Demonstrators protesting against the military takeover of Myanmar held a quick march before dispersing on Wednesday in Yangon, the country's largest city. 14/07/2021
no comment Myanmar authorities incinerate seized narcotics Myanmar's military authorities incinerated what they said were $680 million US dollars worth of seized narcotics. 26/06/2021
Myanmar Myanmar arms sales The United Nations has adopted a resolution that calls for a halt to arms sales to Myanmar in response to a violent post-coup crackdown by the military 19/06/2021
no comment Myanmar: Protesters burn ASEAN flag Some 100 protesters march briefly in Yangon's Tamwe township, chanting “let’s end military dictatorship” and “let’s root out the fascist army”. 14/06/2021
Myanmar Myanmar: First trial against Aung San Suu Kyi opens The former leader, 75, is standing trial on charges of illegally importing walkie-talkies, failing to comply with coronavirus restrictions and violating a telecommunications law. She also faces several other charges. 14/06/2021
no comment Dozens march briskly through Yangon in flash Myanmar protest Dozens of protesters march quickly through the streets of Myanmar's Yangon against February's military ousting of the civilian government. The crowd unfurled banners, chanted slogans including 'we want democracy' and held up three fingers in protest at the coup. 07/06/2021
Green News Myanmar volunteers built a library for orphans from plastic waste Volunteers made eco-bricks by filling discarded bottles with other plastic waste 30/05/2021
Myanmar US journalist working for Myanmar magazine detained at airport Frontier Myanmar says its managing editor Danny Fenster was detained at Yangon International Airport on Monday. 24/05/2021
Myanmar UN envoy warns of possible civil war in Myanmar A civil war "could happen", Chrisrine Schraner Burgener told a virtual UN news conference. 24/05/2021
Myanmar Myanmar's Aung Suu Kyi makes first in-person court appearance Suu Kyi's only previous court appearances have been by video link and she had not been allowed to meet in person with any of her lawyers. 24/05/2021
Myanmar Myanmar generals rule out envoy visit until ‘stability’ established More than three months after Myanmar’s military staged a coup protests continue across the country. 08/05/2021
no comment Flash mob protest coup in Yangon streets For the second day a flash mob of anti-coup protestors surged through an area of Myanmar's largest city to show fleeting but dynamic defiance towards the military junta. 27/04/2021
Myanmar Opposition Karen forces capture military base in Myanmar Karen forces said they have captured a Myanmar army base giving a boost for those fighting the military's takeover of the country's civilian government. 27/04/2021
Myanmar Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners Myanmar's junta has pardoned and released more than 23,000 prisoners to mark the Thingyan New Year holiday. It's not yet clear whether this includes any of the protesters arrested since the military seized power in February. 17/04/2021
