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Myanmar NUG Acting President Vows Reforms in New Year Speech
Acting President Duwa Lashi La of the National Unity Government (NUG) said reforms will be carried out within its ministries to ensure...
Saw Kyaw Oo
Jan 31 min read
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Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford, urges release of alumna Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
The Independent reports that Lady Elish Angiolini, Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford University, where Daw Aung San Suu Kyi studied,...
Saw Kyaw Oo
Jan 31 min read
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Free Aung San Suu Kyi – and let her finish what she started
The answer to that, on a variety of grounds, is emphatically in the negative. The charges against her are as fabricated as they were when...
Saw Kyaw Oo
Jan 31 min read
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Myanmar junta leader highlights 2024 achievements amid ongoing challenges in New Year’s message
In his 2025 New Year’s address, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, head of the State Administration Council (SAC), claimed that despite...
Saw Kyaw Oo
Jan 31 min read
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NUG pardons 169 prisoners on New Year’s Day
The National Unity Government (NUG) announced the release of 169 prisoners on 1 January 2025, as part of a New Year’s Day amnesty....
Saw Kyaw Oo
Jan 31 min read
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31 political prisoners died in prisons across Myanmar in 2024
The death toll of political prisoners in the military junta’s prisons across Myanmar hit 31 in 2024 due to poor healthcare and inhumane...
Saw Kyaw Oo
Jan 21 min read
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‘Snatch and recruit’ arrests in Myanmar target youth for military service
Authorities loyal to Myanmar’s junta arrested around 250 youths in four major cities in December, RFA Burmese has learned, and residents...
Saw Kyaw Oo
Jan 21 min read
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Gambia Urges UN to Reject Myanmar’s Legal Actions Regarding Rohingya
Gambia appealed to the United Nation’s highest court Wednesday to reject Myanmar’s legal effort to end a case alleging genocide by the...
Voice of America
Feb 24, 20221 min read
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Cambodia’s Hun Sen gives up on Myanmar
Hun Sen officially threw in the towel on solving Myanmar’s political crisis Wednesday, as top diplomats from the Association of Southeast...
Radio Free Asia
Feb 18, 20221 min read
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UK announces new sanctions against Myanmar ahead of 1-year anniversary of coup
UK joins US and Canada in coordinated action against Myanmar military regime, targeting individuals responsible for undermining democracy...
GOV.UK
Feb 4, 20221 min read
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Treasury Sanctions Regime Officials and Military Affiliated Cronies in Burma on One-Year Anniversary
WASHINGTON – Today, on the one-year anniversary of the brutal military coup d’etat of Burma’s democratically elected government, the U.S....
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Feb 4, 20221 min read
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U.N. human rights chief calls on Myanmar to restore civilian rule
Jan. 29 (UPI) -- As the one-year anniversary of the Myanmar coup nears, U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet is urging the...
UPI
Jan 30, 20221 min read
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Hun Sen Urges Myanmar junta chief to honor ASEAN pledge
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday urged Myanmar’s Snr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing to uphold an agreement he made with fellow...
Radio Free Asia
Jan 27, 20221 min read
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UN Envoy Calls on Thailand to Step Up on Myanmar Crisis
On Monday, during a visit to Thailand, Noeleen Heyzer, the U.N. secretary-general’s special envoy on Myanmar, called on the country’s...
The Diplomat
Jan 19, 20221 min read
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Singapore PM says Asean should keep excluding Myanmar junta from meetings
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Asean should continue to exclude Myanmar’s junta leaders from meetings until headway is...
South China Morning Post
Jan 16, 20221 min read
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Philippines says 'indispensable' Suu Kyi must be involved in Myanmar peace process
Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is "indispensable" in restoring democracy to the military-ruled country and must be included in...
Reuters
Jan 16, 20221 min read
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Cambodia PM meets Myanmar junta chief as visit sparks protests
Jan 7 (Reuters) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen met Myanmar's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing on Friday amid criticism of the first...
Reuters
Jan 7, 20221 min read
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What the National Defense Authorization Act Means for US Policy Toward Myanmar
On December 27, President Joe Biden signed into law the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which marks a shift in the U.S....
The Diplomat
Jan 1, 20221 min read
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'Horrified' U.N. official condemns reported killings of civilians in Myanmar
Dec 28 (Reuters) - A senior U.N. official called on Myanmar authorities to investigate the reported killing of at least 35 civilians that...
Reuters
Dec 29, 20211 min read
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Myanmar Regime Airstrikes Break International Law: NUG
Myanmar’s military regime is being accused of breaching the Geneva Convention and International Humanitarian Law by repeatedly using its...
The Irrawaddy
Dec 23, 20211 min read
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