The Irrawaddy - Covering Burma and Southeast Asia
WEB2 days ago · Myanmar Junta Adds to Its Crimes With Neglect of Typhoon Victims. by The Irrawaddy. September 17, 2024. 1.1k. Once again, a natural disaster has exposed the Myanmar generals’ cruel indifference to the suffering of their own people. Load More. Covering Myanmar and Southeast Asia News, especially politics, ethnic issues and …
Myanmar Junta Invites Armed Groups to Stop Fighting, Start Talks
WEB21 hours ago · YANGON—Myanmar’s embattled junta on Thursday invited armed groups opposed to its rule to stop fighting and start talks to bring peace, after three-and-a-half years of conflict. The unexpected offer comes after the junta suffered a series of major battlefield reverses to ethnic minority armed groups and pro-democracy People’s Defense ...
Myanmar Junta Airstrikes Follow Peace Talk Proposal
WEB21 hours ago · 13. VIEWS. Myanmar junta airstrikes targeted the northern Shan State capital, Lashio, on Friday, hours after the regime proposed peace talks. A junta statement on Thursday night invited “terrorist” anti-regime groups, including People’s Defense Forces loyal to the civilian National Unity Government, to “political” peace talks. But ...
MNDAA Ceasefire Will Not Hold in Northern Myanmar: China …
WEB1 day ago · Everyone relies on China economically. When China says something, they have to respond. China wants a ceasefire and dialogue. It has been pushing bit by bit. So armed organizations in northern Myanmar, including the MNDAA, try to do what China says while pursuing their ambitions. They issue statements that can be interpreted in various ways.
Myanmar Junta Airstrikes Kill 14 Displaced Civilians: AA
WEB1 day ago · VIEWS. Myanmar junta airstrikes have targeted Thandwe in Rakhine State, killing at least 14 displaced people and injuring more than 25 others on Thursday morning, according to the Arakan Army (AA). AA spokesman Khaing Thukha said two fighter jets dropped four bombs on the Environmental Protection Office and Thandwe Town Hall, …
Japan Downgrades Diplomatic Ties With Myanmar Junta
WEB3 days ago · Japan has become the latest country to downgrade diplomatic ties with Myanmar’s military regime, with plans to replace its ambassador with a lower-ranked representative. Sources familiar with the matter said the current ambassador, Ichiro Maruyama, will end his term soon and be replaced by a Chargé d’Affaires – a second …
International Groups Condemns Myanmar Junta Execution Plans
WEB3 days ago · The United Nations’ Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) and the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) have condemned reports of Myanmar’s junta planning to execute more jailed democracy activists. Unconfirmed reports about the planned hangings of at least five death row prisoners, including a woman, in …