Myanmar

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Myanmar floods have affected 631,000 people and caused 226 deaths.

A week after Typhoon Yagi and monsoon rains triggered severe flooding in Myanmar, residents in the capital, Naypyitaw, have begun cleaning their homes.

18/09/2024

Myanmar

Dozens dead and many missing in Myanmar after Typhoon Yagi

The death toll from flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi has reached at least 74, Myanmar’s state television said on Saturday.

15/09/2024

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Myanmar monk's funeral sparks public outcry against military

The funeral of Bhaddanta Munindarbhivamsa, a senior monk fatally shot by Myanmar soldiers, drew hundreds, highlighting tensions with Myanmar's military and Buddhist clergy.

27/06/2024

Myanmar

Swiss man arrested in Myanmar for allegedly insulting Buddhism in film

The military-ruled state is known for sometimes violent religious and ethnic intolerance, as well as restrictions on freedom of press and speech.

19/08/2023

Myanmar

Mynamar reduces some of Aung San Suu Kyi's prison sentences

Myanmar's military government has reduced some of the prison sentences being served by former ruler Aung San Suu Kyi in an act of clemency timed to coincide with a religious festival.

01/08/2023

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WATCH: Myanmar torches illegal drugs on International anti-drug day

Myanmar junta authorities said they torched almost half a billion dollars worth of illegal drugs on Monday, but warned they were failing to stop a surge in production and trafficking of narcotics.

26/06/2023

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WATCH: Myanmar residents hunt for water as UN asks junta for access

Residents of Myanmar's cyclone-ravaged Rakhine state capital queued for rice and drinking water on Wednesday as the United Nations negotiated with the internationally isolated junta for access to hard-hit areas.

18/05/2023

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Mass destruction as Cyclone Mocha death toll rises in Myanmar

More than 860 houses and 14 hospitals or clinics have been damaged across the country, the military junta said.

16/05/2023

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Cyclone Mocha: Is climate change making typhoons worse?

Around 1,000 people have been rescued along the western coast of Myanmar, after Cyclone Mocha hit on Sunday.

16/05/2023

Myanmar

Five dead, hundreds injured as Myanmar hit by Cyclone Mocha

At least five people have been killed and hundreds injured after Cyclone Mocha swept into Myanmar on Sunday. The tropical storm also hit Bangladesh, but spared the world's largest refugee camp.

15/05/2023

Myanmar

Cyclone Mocha expected to hit Bangladesh and Myanmar

Cyclone Mocha is expected to hit Bangladesh and Myanmar on Sunday with meteorologists warning it will bring extreme weather as it comes in from the sea.

14/05/2023

Myanmar

Myanmar marks Armed Forces Day as US increases sanctions

Myanmar displays power during Armed Forces Day as the US increases sanctions targetting aviation fuel suppliers.

27/03/2023

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Buses carrying freed prisoners leave Yangon jail

Buses carrying freed prisoners leave Yangon's Insein prison as Myanmar's junta releases over 7,000 people to mark the 75th anniversary of independence from Britain, without specifying whether the amnesty would include those jailed as part of its crackdown on dissent.

04/01/2023

Myanmar

Court in Myanmar again finds Suu Kyi guilty of corruption

A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption, sentencing her to seven years in prison in the last of a string of criminal cases against her, a legal official said.

30/12/2022

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Watch: Myanmar holds its Tazaungdaing light festival

People gathered in the hills of central Myanmar to enjoy the annual Tazaungdaing light festival that marks the end of the rainy season in a fiery nighttime display of exploding hot air balloons.

07/11/2022

Myanmar

At least 50 killed in Myanmar airstrike

The target was a concert held by an ethnic minority group in conflict with the ruling military, opposition groups and media reported.

24/10/2022

Myanmar

Myanmar court jails Suu Kyi for three more years for 'election fraud'

The ousted leader has already been imprisoned for 17 years on various charges, which supporters say are politically motivated.

02/09/2022

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Monsoon floods hit Myanmar commercial hub Yangon

Vehicles and commuters struggle to make their way through flooded streets in Myanmar's Yangon.

17/08/2022

Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to six more years in prison for corruption

Analysts say the charges are an attempt to legitimise the military’s seizure of power.

15/08/2022

Myanmar

Myanmar junta executes democracy activists amid international outcry

The hangings are believed to be the first executions in the country for more than 30 years.

25/07/2022

Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi moved to prison, says Myanmar military junta

Human rights experts have accused the army of creating a "digital dictatorship" through internet shutdowns and surveillance since last year's coup.

23/06/2022

Myanmar

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to further five years in prison

Analysts say the conviction is an unjust move to legitimise the military junta’s seizure of power in 2021.

27/04/2022

Europe Decoded

Myanmar's message to the EU amid Ukraine crisis: 'Don't forget us"

Activists and exiles urge European leaders to keep up the pressure on the military junta even as the conflict in Ukraine dominates headlines.

15/03/2022

Myanmar

Myanmar junta releases hundreds of prisoners on country's Unity Day

In a customary gesture for national holidays, the country's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing also announced an amnesty for more than 860 prisoners, state-run newspapers reported.

12/02/2022

Myanmar

Myanmar opposition holds 'silent strike' to mark one year since coup

The new U.N. special envoy for Myanmar says violence has intensified since the military took power a year ago and sparked a resistance movement in the country.

01/02/2022

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