Myanmar junta ends state of emergency
Myanmar鈥檚 junta ended its state of emergency on Thursday, ramping up plans for a December election that opposition groups pledged to boycott and monitors said will be used to consolidate the military鈥檚 power.
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Myanmar junta drone crashes over Thailand border
A Myanmar junta drone targeting anti-coup fighters crashed over the border in Thailand, the kingdom鈥檚 military said, prompting an official rebuke over hazardous spillover from the civil war....
Myanmar junta offers cash rewards to anti-coup defectors
Myanmar鈥檚 junta said Friday it is offering cash rewards to fighters willing to desert armed groups defying its rule and 鈥榬eturn to the legal fold鈥� ahead of a slated election.
Mali junta chief approves law giving him unlimited mandate
Mali鈥檚 junta chief has granted himself a five-year presidential mandate, renewable 鈥榓s many times as necessary鈥� and without election, in a law made public Thursday.
Myanmar junta chief confirms year-end election plan
Myanmar鈥檚 junta chief said the country plans to hold elections in December and January, state media reported Thursday, pressing ahead with polls denounced as a sham by international monitors...
Schoolchildren suffer as fight for Myanmar trade town intensifies
Myanmar鈥檚 military junta and opposition forces are fighting over control of a lucrative trade route into Thailand, with shells and aerial attacks regularly forcing children to flee their schools, teachers and a parent told AFP.
Myanmar guerrillas claim rare junta jet downing
Myanmar anti-coup guerrillas claimed to shoot down a junta jet on Tuesday, declaring a rare victory over the air force which has kept them at bay in a grinding civil war...
Mali dissolves political parties in blow to junta critics
Mali鈥檚 military government on Tuesday dissolved the west African country鈥檚 political parties, according to a presidency decree, the latest attempt to clamp down on the opposition since the junta seized power...
Myanmar junta airstrike kills 22 at school
A Myanmar junta airstrike hit a school Monday killing 22 people, including 20 children, witnesses said, despite a purported humanitarian ceasefire called to help the nation recover from a devastating earthquake...
Protest as Myanmar junta chief joins Bangkok summit
Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar鈥檚 junta chief a 鈥榤urderer鈥� as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week after a huge earthquake killed thousands and left desperate survivors pleading for food and shelter.
Myanmar junta declares quake ceasefire, survivors plead for aid
Myanmar鈥檚 junta announced a temporary ceasefire on Wednesday as the death toll from a devastating earthquake rose and desperate survivors pleaded for more help amid frantic scenes of aid distribution...
Myanmar junta accused of air strike even after earthquake
Myanmar鈥檚 junta has pressed ahead with its campaign of air strikes despite the country鈥檚 devastating earthquake, with a rebel group telling AFP Sunday seven of its fighters were killed in an aerial attack soon after the tremors hit...
Election to be held by Jan: Myanmar junta chief
Myanmar鈥檚 junta chief said the country would hold an election in December or January, the first in the war-torn nation since the military staged a coup in 2021.
Myanmar junta chief heads for meeting with Putin
Myanmar鈥檚 junta chief departed Monday for talks with president Vladimir Putin in Russia, a key ally and arms supplier for the isolated state struggling to quell violent opposition to military rule.
Argentina court orders arrest of Myanmar officials
An Argentine court has issued arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar鈥檚 military junta and former officials, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, over alleged 鈥榞enocide and crimes against humanity鈥� targeting the Rohingya minority group.
Myanmar junta bans foreign travel of possible conscripts
Myanmar鈥檚 embattled junta has banned anyone eligible for military conscription from leaving the country without permission, as it seeks to shore up its forces fighting rebel groups opposed to its rule.
Myanmar junta extends state of emergency
Myanmar鈥檚 junta extended a state of emergency by six months on Friday, four years after it seized power triggering a civil war that has claimed thousands of lives.
Myanmar junta air strike kills 28
A Myanmar junta air strike killed 28 people, including children, and wounded 25 at a temporary detention area in western Rakhine state, an ethnic minority armed group said on Sunday...
Myanmar junta air strike kills 15 civilians
A Myanmar junta air strike killed at least 15 civilians and wounded 10 others at a market in a gold-mining area in northern Kachin state, a spokesman for an ethnic rebel group that controls the area said on Sunday...
Myanmar briefs neighbours on election plans
Myanmar鈥檚 junta-appointed foreign minister briefed officials from five neighbouring countries on the military鈥檚 repeatedly delayed plans to hold elections, Thailand鈥檚 foreign minister said on Thursday...
Myanmar junta chief visits key ally China
Myanmar鈥檚 embattled junta chief arrived in China Tuesday 鈥� his first reported visit since leading a coup in 2021 鈥� but analysts say the invitation is only a lukewarm endorsement from his...
Myanmar junta bombs opposition-held town hours after talks offer
Myanmar鈥檚 junta carried out fresh air strikes on an opposition-held town Friday, hours after issuing an unprecedented invitation to its enemies for talks on the country鈥檚 civil war.
Myanmar junta makes rare request for foreign aid amid floods
Myanmar鈥檚 junta chief made a rare request Saturday for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people who have already endured three years of war...
Myanmar military withdrew 鈥榝or safety of people鈥�, junta chief says
Myanmar鈥檚 military withdrew from some positions close to China鈥檚 border to prioritise the 鈥榮afety of people鈥�, the junta chief said, days after an armed groups said they had routed junta troops in the area.
Myanmar armed group claims to capture regional military command
A Myanmar ethnic minority armed group said Saturday it had captured a regional military command after weeks of clashes, in what would be a major blow to the junta...
Junta extends state of emergency by six months in Myanmar
Myanmar鈥檚 junta extended the state of emergency by six months on Wednesday, delaying fresh polls it has promised to hold as it battles opposition to its coup.
Australia鈥檚 FM tells junta in Myanmar to 鈥榯ake different path鈥�
Australia鈥檚 foreign minister on Saturday called on Myanmar鈥檚 junta to 鈥榯ake a different path鈥� from its bloody crackdown on dissent, mentioning the situation in the war-torn country is 鈥榥ot sustainable鈥�.
Myanmar junta, ethnic group claim control of military regional HQ
Myanmar鈥檚 junta and an ethnic minority armed group both claimed on Thursday they were in control of a town and regional military command in northern Shan state following days of clashes...
Myanmar junta chief takes on acting president duties
Myanmar鈥檚 acting president has taken medical leave and transferred his duties to military chief Min Aung Hlaing, the junta said on Monday...
Myanmar junta 鈥榯rying to destroy country鈥�: UN envoy
Myanmar鈥檚 junta appears to be 鈥榯rying to destroy a country it cannot control鈥�, the UN special rapporteur to the country warned on Thursday...