Lives snuffed out by Myanmar’s junta — Radio Free Asia
Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions that some readers may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. The conflict that engulfed Myanmar in the wake of the 2021 military coup has…
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Junta troops raze entire village in Myanmar’s Sagaing region — Radio Free Asia
Junta troops entered the central Myanmar village of Kone Ywar on Tuesday night and set it on fire. When the flames were finally extinguished on Wednesday morning, they methodically set…
Junta shells Chin state village killing 3 family members — Radio Free Asia
A junta attack on a village in Myanmar’s northwestern Chin state killed a child and his parents and also claimed the life of a former Chrisian priest, locals told RFA….
Myanmar’s junta denies ousted leaders access to legal representation — Radio Free Asia
Myanmar’s ousted State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint have not been allowed to meet with their legal teams since their trials ended last December, Radio Free…
Junta shelling injures 4, forces more than 1,000 to flee Kayin state town — Radio Free Asia
Myanmar’s military shelled residential areas in a town in Kayin state, injuring four civilians including a small child. Tuesday’s fighting between junta troops and the Karen National Liberation Army forced…
Myanmar junta targets Kayin state on Thai border, a rebel hotbed in a key location — Radio Free Asia
Myanmar’s junta has focused much of its military firepower on Kayin state, carrying out 57 air strikes on two key areas in January alone, highlighting the strategic importance of the…
Ethnic Chin rebels dispute junta claim of martial law in one key township — Radio Free Asia
Ethnic Chin soldiers claim to have taken control of almost all of Thantlang township in Chin state in western Myanmar near India, despite the junta’s recent declaration of martial law…
Junta shells kill 2 women in Sagaing region village — Radio Free Asia
Two women have become the latest victims of the Myanmar military’s attempt to seize control of townships controlled by the pro-democracy People’s Defense Forces. In the Sagaing region, the junta…
Myanmar junta opens ‘nuclear information center’ in Yangon with Russia’s Rosatom — Radio Free Asia
Myanmar’s junta has established a “nuclear technology and information center” in collaboration with Russian energy firm Rosatom State Corp. in the country’s commercial capital Yangon, as part of what observers…
Myanmar’s opposition party refuses to re-register under new junta law — Radio Free Asia
Myanmar’s ousted opposition party – once led by Aung San Suu Kyi, who is now jailed – refused to re-register under a new law introduced by the ruling military junta…
Two Years On, Myanmar’s Junta Refuses to Loosen Its Grip
By: Michael Hart February 1 marked two years since Myanmar’s military overthrew the elected National League for Democracy (NLD) government and placed its de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi,…
Junta shell kills medic in Myanmar’s Sagaing region — Radio Free Asia
A 20-year-old medic from the Underground Lightning Guerrilla Group died in a heavy artillery blast in Myanmar’s northern Sagaing region, the anti-junta militia said in a statement. Su Mon Htet…
Myanmar junta declares martial law in 37 townships across the country — Radio Free Asia
Myanmar’s military junta has declared martial law in 37 townships across the country and authorized military courts to hand down life sentences and the death penalty for a wide range…
Scepticism greets Indonesian plan to send general to persuade Myanmar junta — Radio Free Asia
Indonesia once helped Myanmar transition to democracy, using its own transformation out of military dictatorship as an example of change. But a new plan by the 2023 chairman of the…
Myanmar junta pursues five-pronged strategy as conflict enters 3rd year — Radio Free Asia
February 1 marked the second anniversary of the coup that ousted the democratically elected National League for Democracy government in Myanmar. Since then, the country has descended into a multi-front…