Myanmar's junta chief on Monday said that the ruling military was committed to peace and democracy, and that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should consider the provocations and violence being carried out by its opponents.

Myanmar junta leader blames opponents for prolonging unrest

Myanmar's junta has denied suspending the internet in conflict-wracked regions, blaming a recent spate of data blackouts on anti-coup protesters who had destroyed military-owned communications towers.

Myanmar junta blames internet blackouts on anti-coup fighters

Pro-democracy monks march against military junta in Myanmar

Norwegian telecom firm Telenor is selling its Myanmar operations to avoid European Union sanctions after "continued pressure" from Myanmar's military junta to activate intercept surveillance technology, the company's Asia head told Reuters.

Norway's Telenor says Myanmar unit sale plan followed junta's pressure on surveillance tech

Nearly seven months after Myanmar's army seized power, security forces have killed more than 1,000 people in a bid to crush resistance, according to Reuters research and data from the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, an activist group that has tracked arrests and deaths.

They challenged Myanmar's junta. It cost them their lives

The death toll as a result of Myanmar's Feb. 1 coup topped 1,000 on Wednesday, according to an official of the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners (AAPP) activist group, which has been recording killings by security forces.

Death toll since Myanmar coup tops 1,000, says activist group

China will transfer over $6 million to Myanmar's government to fund 21 development projects, Myanmar's foreign ministry said, in a sign of cooperation resuming under the junta that overthrew an elected government on February 1.

China to fund Myanmar projects in agreement with junta

The special envoy for Myanmar appointed by Southeast Asia's regional bloc to resolve the coup-hit nation's political crisis asked on Saturday for full access to all parties.

ASEAN envoy to Myanmar calls for full access to all parties

A Myanmar militia force is fighting the army in the central part of the country and residents have found at least 40 bodies in jungle areas in recent weeks, including some showing signs of torture, a militia member and media reports said.

At least 40 bodies found in Myanmar jungle area after army crackdown: Media reports

Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations, who has refused to leave his post despite being fired after the February coup, has alerted the world body to a "reported massacre" by the military junta.

Myanmar envoy alerts UN to alleged 'massacre'

Suu Kyi trial, raids & more: How Myanmar has changed six months after military coup

Angered by doctors' support for anti-junta protests, Myanmar's military has arrested several doctors treating COVID-19 patients independently, colleagues and media said, as the health system struggles to cope with a record wave of infections.

Myanmar military accused of arresting doctors while COVID-19 infections rise

The head of Russia's state arms exporter said on Wednesday that Moscow was cooperating closely with Myanmar's ruling junta to supply it with military hardware including aircraft.

Russia working closely with post-coup Myanmar on military supplies

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was working to expedite the implementation of a five-point consensus reached by their leaders to deal with the crisis in Myanmar, Singapore's foreign minister said on Tuesday.

Singapore says ASEAN aims to speed up plan to end Myanmar crisis

Protesters hit the streets across Myanmar on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of 1962 student protests against the country's first junta, vowing defiance against its latest incarnation more than five months after it seized power.

Myanmar protesters mark 1962 rallies against first junta

Myanmar's authorities will free around 700 prisoners from Yangon's Insein jail on Wednesday, prison chief Zaw Zaw told Reuters, in a release that is expected to include some of the thousands of people detained for opposing military rule.

Myanmar junta to release 700 prisoners from Yangon's Insein jail

Western powers have imposed sanctions. Neighboring countries have implored the military to restore democracy. More than 200 human rights groups have called for an arms embargo.

Confident in its impunity, the Myanmar junta ignores diplomacy

Myanmar's junta chief on Tuesday thanked Russia, a major weapons supplier to the troubled Southeast Asian country, for strengthening the army which seized power in a coup earlier this year.

Myanmar junta leader thanks Russia for boosting military

Myanmar military junta chief arrived in Moscow on Sunday to attend a security conference. This marks his second known trip abroad since a military coup in Myanmar.

Myanmar's junta leader arrives in Moscow for security conference

Myanmar's junta and villagers traded accusations Wednesday after a settlement was razed almost entirely to the ground in the centre of the coup-wracked country. Villagers of Kin Ma in central Magway region told AFP junta forces were to blame for its near-destruction, while the military said "terrorists" and windy weather were responsible.

Myanmar junta and villagers trade accusations after houses razed

More than four months after the military coup in Myanmar, the first testimony in the trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be heard in junta court on Monday. Even in detention, Suu Kyi is facing multiple graft charges against her.

Myanmar Junta to hear first testimony of deposed leader Suu Kyi

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights warned on Friday of intensifying violence in Myanmar and condemned the army's "outrageous" use of heavy weapons while urging a wider diplomatic effort to pressure the ruling generals.

UN rights commissioner warns of escalating Myanmar violence

Envoys from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) arrived in Myanmar for talks with junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, as the coup-stricken nation enters its fifth month of crippling unrest.

ASEAN envoys arrive in Myanmar for talks with junta chief on ending violence

Fighters opposed to Myanmar's military junta seized a police station in the eastern town of Mobye on Sunday and claimed to have killed at least 13 members of the security forces and captured four, local media said.

Myanmar anti-coup insurgents seize police post, kill security forces

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