Building 8, 098, Chuansha Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai
Myanmar's military takeover triggered widespread protests and a violent crackdown by authorities. Security forces are estimated to have killed almost 1,200 civilians, though the government has ...
View MoreMyanmar military urges all parties for ceasefire: Min Aung Hlaing. Police firing water cannon at protesters in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, on Feb 9, …
View MoreClashes between the military and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) have also been on the rise in several parts of the country10. Both EAOs and Myanmar Armed Forces continue to …
View MoreMyanmar's military plots to change electoral system, tighten grip. Myanmar's military rulers are working out an electoral system that would help them win more seats at …
View MoreMyanmar upset its military leader barred from regional meet Myanmars military-installed government on Friday sharply challenged a pronouncement by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations barring its leader from from attending the regional blocs summit next week.Myanmar said the declaration, issued by ASEANs current chair, Brunei, violated the charter of the group, to which it …
View More2 The military takeover in Myanmar has set its economy back years, if not decades, as political unrest and violence disrupt banking, trade and livelihoods and millions slide deeper into poverty. The Southeast Asian country was already in recession when the pandemic took hold in 2020, paralyzing its lucrative tourism sector. Political upheavals after the army…
View MoreMyanmar HIGHLIGHTS • By the end of 2020, Myanmar was facing a humanitarian crisis with close to one million people, including an estimated 450,000 children, adversely impacted by a decade of conflict. Since the military takeover on 1 February 2021, the political crisis and civil unrest have exacerbated pre-
View MoreMyanmar Political Instability. Context: The February 1 military coup in Myanmar (third such coup in Myanmar's History) has led to countrywide civil disobedience movement against ruling military power. Military regained power because they feared that after the resounding electoral victory, Aung San Suu Kyi may move to curb the military's powers.
View MoreThe U.S. has expressed outrage and demanded an investigation after The Associated Press reported that Myanmar's military has been torturing detainees in a …
View MoreMyanmar Coup d'état 2021. In the early morning of February 1st, 2021 the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Military) deposed the ruling party of Myanmar, the National League for Democracy (NLD). The coup d'état occurred the day before the Parliament of Myanmar was due to swear in the members elected at the 2020 election, thereby preventing this from occurring.
View MoreOct 25 (Reuters) - Reports on Myanmar by two United Nations envoys used unreliable sources, made sweeping allegations and infringed on the country's sovereignty, the ruling military said in its latest swipe at the international community's response to its crisis. Protests and unrest have paralysed Myanmar since the Feb. 1 military takeover, with the military accused of
View MoreLast week in East and Southeast Asia, unidentified gunmen killed a Myanmar military-owned company executive in Yangon. Meanwhile, the military confiscated houses belonging to National League for Democracy (NLD) members. In southern Shan state, a multi-day clash broke out between the military and the combined forces of the Karenni National Progressive Party/Karenni Army (KNPP/KA) …
View MoreRevision Military builds high-performance ballistic & laser protective eyewear solutions for the evolving needs of the modern soldier.
View MoreMyanmar's military has killed hundreds in crackdowns and protests since the coup in February. The junta took power by claiming that parliamentary elections a year ago …
View MoreMyanmar military build-up 'mirrors' movements before Rohingya atrocities, says UK. Read more "They underlined that vaccines should be accessible to all and called for greater international ...
View More2 The military takeover in Myanmar has set its economy back years, if not decades, as political unrest and violence disrupt banking, trade and livelihoods and millions slide deeper into poverty. The Southeast Asian country was already in recession when the pandemic took hold in 2020, paralyzing its lucrative tourism sector. Political upheavals after the army…
View More"Enacted by unelected military governments, Myanmar's citizenship laws fuel widespread discrimination throughout the country," said Sean Bain, Legal Adviser for the ICJ. "The government must act immediately to dismantle this discriminatory system and to protect in law the human rights of all persons," he added.
View More10 May 2021. Myanmar's military took control of the country in a coup on 1 February 2021. Just two weeks later, on 14 February, they introduced important changes to the Penal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code which have become the primary legal provisions being used to charge journalists, student leaders, civil servants and others who are opposing the military regime.
View MoreMyanmar military prepares an onslaught for the ages. Myanmar's Tatmadaw is planning a massive offensive against newly formed people's defense forces. Photo: Facebook. Sooner or later Myanmar's military was bound to wheel out the big guns. Since March, when peaceful protest against the February 1 coup turned to armed resistance, the generals ...
View MoreFILE – In this image from video obtained by The Associated Press, soldiers line up arrested protesters in Yangon, Myanmar on March 3, 2021. The U.S. State Department expressed outrage and demanded an investigation on Friday, Oct. 29, after The Associated Press reported that Myanmar's military has been torturing detainees in a systemic way across the country.
View MoreTHE people of Myanmar have previously told of their torturous existence after the military takeover - but that barely touches the surface for those trapped in the country's jails. Prisoners are ...
View MoreThe Myanmar military has a long history of torture, particularly before the country began transitioning toward democracy in 2010. While torture in recent …
View MoreMyanmar Junta Chief Continues Military Leaders' Tradition of Spouting Rubbish. Clockwise from left: Former President U Thein Sein, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, U Ohn Myint, U Myint Hlaing and U Ko Ko Hlaing. By The Irrawaddy 6 October 2021. Are all the military dictators around the world starry-eyed, or is it only the case with Myanmar's ...
View MoreThe U.N. Security Council expressed deep concern on Wednesday over increased violence across Myanmar and in a rare statement, agreed by the 15-members, called for an immediate end to fighting and for the military to exercise utmost restraint, Reuters reported.
View MoreImphal: Manipur Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Rajesh Agrawal on Monday announced the starting of Special Summary Revision (SSR) with reference to 01-01-2022 as the qualifying date during a press conference held at CEO Office, Lamphelpat. The SSR campaign will conclude on November 30, 2021. During the SSR period, four special campaigns will be conducted on November 13, 14, 27 and 28.
View MoreMyanmar Now was unable to contact local residents for help confirming the number of junta casualties. The 70 soldiers were part of a group sent to reinforce a military unit that raided the house of ousted National League for Democracy MP Zaw Htet in Mintaingpin village on November 5 and subsequently came under attack by resistance forces.
View MoreMyanmar's military declared it was taking over the country for a year as it detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of her …
View MoreASEAN gets tough(ish) with Myanmar: The leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations meet Tuesday for their annual summit with one notable absence: the head of Myanmar's military junta. It's a rare snub from ASEAN, a regional bloc that's gotten a lot of heat in the past for giving tyrants a free pass.
View MoreSoldiers Ditching Myanmar's Military Team Up to Coax Desertions. FILE - Myanmar soldiers walk along a street to confront people protesting against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar…
View More10 May 2021. Myanmar's military took control of the country in a coup on 1 February 2021. Just two weeks later, on 14 February, they introduced important changes to the Penal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code which have become the primary legal provisions being used to charge journalists, student leaders, civil servants and others who are opposing the military …
View MoreNaypyitaw, November 9: Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD) on Monday urged the Myanmar Military to release all the political prisoners and …
View More1 Myanmar's total trade fell 22% from a year earlier in the 10 months from October 2020 to July 2021, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who led the army's takeover, recently told his military-installed ...
View MoreThe soldiers in rural Myanmar twisted the young man's skin with pliers and kicked him in the chest until he couldn't breathe. The young man and his friend, randomly arrested as they rode their bikes home, had been subjected to hours of agony inside a town hall transformed by the military into a torture center. Since its takeover of the government in February, the Myanmar military has been ...
View More