Fierce fighting between Myanmar’s army & resistance fighters has reportedly killed at least 26 civilians, including 6 kids, in an area east of the capital. The fighting took place in Shan state’s Pekon township. It is a hotly contested area in the armed struggle that arose in 2021, when the army seized power from the elected govt of Aung San Suu Kyi. The 2021 army takeover prompted widespread public protests.

Myanmar: Abysmal state of armed conflict, insurgency, chaos & anarchy | Details

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday (June 7) that lawyers defending political detainees in Myanmar military junta-run courts are facing harassment and are even being jailed by military authorities.

Myanmar junta intimidating lawyers who represent opponents: Report

Myanmar's military junta on Friday said the death toll from Cyclone Mocha has reached 145. Most of the dead, as per the news agency AFP, belong to the persecuted Rohingya minority.

Cyclone Mocha: Myanmar Junta says reports of 400 Rohingya dead 'not true,' claims toll at 145

A statement released by Myanmar's junta on Wednesday (May 3) revealed that it had pardoned 2,153 prisoners. The statement mentioned that they were jailed under a law that criminalises encouraging dissent against the military and carries a maximum three-year jail term.

Myanmar junta pardons 2,153 prisoners jailed for dissent against military

IN PICS | Myanmar junta releases over 3,000 prisoners in Buddhist New Year amnesty

Myanmar junta confirmed and justified the airstrike carried out on a village, which killed at least 100 people, on Wednesday, becoming one of the deadliest attacks by the military after seizing power in a coup two years ago.

Myanmar junta's airstrikes kill at least 100, leave town with screaming people and body parts everywhere

Dozens of people in central Myanmar were killed in air strikes on Tuesday. Myanmar's ruling junta confirmed that it carried out an airstrike on a village. UN & western powers condemned the attacks & demanded accountability. The south-east Asian country has been in chaos & its economy in tatters since the military seized power in 2021 coup. Attacks by ethnic minority armies & resistance fighters have challenged the rule of the military. The armed forces have been responding with air strikes & heavy weapons, including in civilian areas. At least 1.2 million people have been displaced by post-coup fighting, according to UN.

Myanmar in chaos, economy in tatters | Military rule vs ethnic minority armies & resistance fighters

The United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK), Japan, and Australia on Wednesday (March 29) expressed their concerns over the dissolution of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party, the news agency Reuters reported.

US, 3 other nations express concerns over dissolution of Myanmar's NLD party

US will soon impose more sanctions on Myanmar to thwart all efforts by the junta in the Southeast Asian nation to generate revenue and procure arms. A senior State Department official said Wednesday that further sanctions will be announced in coming days, reported Reuters.

US to impose more sanctions on Myanmar, says Russia must stop arms supply to junta

Myanmar's junta has extended the country's state of emergency by another six months. where does this leave the promise of elections? how much more repression can the people tolerate? Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: Two years since the Myanmar military coup

As citizen groups across Myanmar observed a "silent protest" on the anniversary of a 2021 military coup, country's military rulers extended the state of emergency by another six months.

Myanmar: People observe 'silent protest' as military rulers extend emergency

The birth of a rare albino Elephant is being portrayed by Myanmar's junta as a ground for legitimacy of its rule due to the revered status of the rare tusker in the Burmese culture.

Myanmar junta claims white elephant as good omen, legitimacy for its rule

In photos: Myanmar junta celebrates Independence Day; to free 7,012 prisoners

Jailed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's political party on Saturday (December 31) condemned the latest jail sentence announced against her and said that it would continue to oppose the military junta whose court imposed it.

Aung San Suu Kyi’s party condemns latest jail sentence to her by court in junta regime

In 2022, 165 children died at the hands of Myanmar's military Junta. As per data shared by the nation's exiled opposition National Unity Government (NUG), this year saw a 78 per cent uptick in the number of deaths of children from 2021.

Myanmar Junta killed 165 children in 2022, claims exiled opposition

Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi will receive the final verdicts on five remaining charges in the 18-month trial on Friday, the news agency AFP reported quoting a legal source said, adding that Suu Kyi appeared in good health.

Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi to get final verdicts in junta trial on Friday

More than 130 people have been sentenced to death since the Myanmar junta took over last year, said a United Nations official, on Friday, accusing them of using capital punishment to crush the opposition.

Myanmar uses death penalties to ‘crush opposition’, holds proceedings in ‘secretive courts’: UN

Myanmar's military said Thursday it will release almost 6,000 prisoners, including a former British ambassador, a Japanese journalist and an Australian economics adviser, in a rare olive branch from the isolated junta.

Buses carrying former UK ambassador, Japanese journalist leave Yangon prison 

Myanmar's Junta has announced that it will release almost 6,000 prisoners, these include a former British Ambassador and a Japanese journalist also an Economic Advisor who worked with Aung San Suu Kyi, according to officials. To mark Myanmar's National Day, around 600 women prisoners will also be released.

Myanmar military to free 6,000 prisoners including 600 women

Myanmar warns of 'negative implications' after Junta was not represented in ASEAN meeting. On the other hand, ASEAN is gravely concerned about escalating violence in Myanmar.

Myanmar warns of 'negative implications' after Junta was not represented in ASEAN meeting

Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been awarded another six-year sentence for accepting bribes, and corruption by one of the nation's military courts, even as media is barred from attending her trials and even her lawyers are banned from speaking to the press.

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi held guilty by military court for accepting bribes; terms it absurd

Myanmar's junta leader has not been invited to an ASEAN regional summit happening next month, host nation Cambodia announced on Wednesday. In what can be seen as a fresh diplomatic snub, the junta has been invited to "nominate a non-political representative for the upcoming ASEAN Summits".

Myanmar junta's leader won't be allowed to attend upcoming ASEAN summit: Cambodia

As the economic misery in Myanmar continues, more and more commodities are becoming scarce. Following a military coup last year, the economy of the nation plummeted, and the junta's attempts to grab foreign exchange as well as inconsistent business and import regulations have only made matters worse, reports AFP.

People in Myanmar forced to rely on charity due to rising costs and scarcity

Myanmar's military chief said on Friday (August 19) that the junta was open to negotiations with ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to end the crisis sparked by its coup after her trials in a junta court have reached a conclusion.

Myanmar junta says open to negotiations with ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi after her trial

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