- 28 April, 2024
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Myanmar to skip ASEAN ministerial meeting, Cambodia says
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia said on Tuesday that Myanmar had confirmed its absence from this week's meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a day after its…
Myanmar junta holds parade on major holiday, announces prisoner amnesty
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta showed off its military strength with a parade in the capital Naypyitaw on Saturday, with its leader Min Aung Hlaing defending last year's coup as…
Situation in Myanmar is “deeply troubling” – Blinken
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The junta in Myanmar has doubled down on repression and violence, and U.S. President Joe Biden will focus on the situation there when he meets with ASEAN…
Cambodia PM says he was mistaken about Australian’s Myanmar release
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen admitted an "unintentional mistake" on Monday in taking credit for helping to free an Australian in Myanmar whom the military government…
Myanmar junta chief said ASEAN envoy can meet Suu Kyi party members – Cambodian minister
By Kay Johnson BANGKOK (Reuters) - Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing agreed to arrange for an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) special envoy from Cambodia to meet members…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi faces new bribery charge in string of cases – state TV
(Reuters) - Myanmar's military government announced a new bribery charge against deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday, the country's state broadcaster reported. Nobel laureate Suu Kyi, 76,…
“We’re not done” with sanctions on Myanmar junta and its supporters, says U.S. envoy
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington will continue to impose sanctions on Myanmar's military and those who have helped the junta that seized power a year ago, U.S. State…
Myanmar marks coup anniversary with protests and unrest
(Reuters) -Streets in some of Myanmar's main cities were nearly deserted on Tuesday as opponents of military rule held "silent strikes", marking the first anniversary of a coup that led…
Myanmar death toll exceeds 1,500 with nearly 8,800 in custody – UN
GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 1,500 people are known to have been killed in year-long protests against the coup in Myanmar, with thousands more possibly killed in the armed conflict,…
EU to blacklist five members of Mali’s junta, diplomats say
By Robin Emmott and John Irish BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union has agreed to impose travel bans and asset freezes on five members of Mali's junta after the military…
Cambodia to host summit of ASEAN foreign ministers from Feb 16
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will meet next month to discuss humanitarian aid for Myanmar, the current chair of the grouping,…
A year after Myanmar’s coup, families of detainees search for answers
By Thu Thu Aung (Reuters) - Nearly a year after his son was last seen being hauled away by Myanmar junta troops, 66-year-old Win Hlaing says he just wants to…
