- 29 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityMyanmar
Myanmar has the highest coronavirus mortality rate in Southeast Asia
Naypyitaw [Myanmar] July 30 (ANI/FENA): With the increase in coronavirus deaths in Myanmar, accusations of residents and human rights activists that the military government, which took control in February, is…
Myanmar junta escalating media crackdown, alleges rights group
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 28 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta should stop prosecuting journalists and end its assault on independent media, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday. "Myanmar's junta has made…
Myanmar junta officially nullifies November elections
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 27 (ANI): Myanmar's junta-appointed election commission has officially nullified November elections in which military-affiliated party fared dismally and Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD)…
Myanmar doctors hiding, being hunted by junta amid COVID-19 crisis
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 22 (ANI): Myanmar doctors are in hiding and are being hunted by the junta as the COVID-19 crisis ravages the country. They blamed the military for using…
Myanmar political crisis risks damaging entire generation of children, warns UN Child Rights Committee
Geneva [Switzerland], July 17 (ANI): Due to the ongoing political crisis, children's rights in Myanmar are facing an onslaught that risks leaving an entire generation damaged, the UN Child Rights…
Coup, COVID fuelling ‘perfect storm’ in Myanmar: UN expert
Geneva [Switzerland], July 16 (ANI): The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar has called for emergency international engagement to deal with a "perfect storm" of…
Myanmar ‘s deposed leader Suu Kyi hit by new charges in Mandalay court
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 12 (ANI): Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with four new cases of corruption at a court in the central city of…
UN rights chief warns Myanmar at risk of civil war as despair rises
Geneva [Switzerland], July 8 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has warned that Myanmar could plunge into war as despair among the civilian population rises in the…
Myanmar protesters mark military leader’s birthday with mock funerals
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 4 (ANI): Myanmar pro-democracy protesters on Saturday marked the birthday of military leader Min Aung Hlaing in several cities by burning mock coffins and his pictures. In…
US slaps fresh sanctions on 22 individuals connected to Myanmar’s military regime
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): The United States on Friday (local time) slapped fresh sanctions on 22 individuals connected to Myanmar's military regime in response to the country's military coup…
Japan approves six-month visa for Myanmar soccer player seeking asylum
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 3 (ANI): Myanmar national soccer goalkeeper Pyae Lyan Aung, who applied for refugee status in Japan last month, has been approved visa for six months on Friday,…
Myanmar faces resurgence of COVID-19 infections amid military crackdown, national strikes
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 2 (ANI): Myanmar, which is reeling from a brutal military crackdown and crippled by a month-long national strike, is also grappling with a sharp increase in COVID-19…
