Myanmar junta says it targeted rebels in deadly attack on protest
Myanmar鈥檚 military confirmed on Thursday that it had attacked a protest, where dozens were killed according to residents, with the junta saying rebel fighters were among the crowd...
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Myanmar junta unveils new election details
Myanmar鈥檚 ruling junta released details of its long-awaited December election on Thursday, saying the first voting phase would cover about a third of the nation鈥檚 townships 鈥� despite the conflict raging around the country...
Myanmar junta claims town captured
Myanmar鈥檚 junta said on Wednesday its troops had captured a key town in the east after a 16-day battle, clawing back rebel-contested territory as it prepares for a disputed December election...
Myanmar junta air strike on ruby mine hub kills 13
A Myanmar junta air strike on a rebel-occupied ruby mining hub killed 13 people on Saturday, according to a resident and a spokesperson for an armed opposition group...
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 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...
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...
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 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...
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 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...
First Myanmar junta conscripts to begin duty at end of month
A first batch of 5,000 conscripts called up by Myanmar鈥檚 junta will begin duty at the end of this month, military sources said on Monday, as the generals struggle to crush opposition to their coup...
Myanmar junta presses conscription
Myanmar鈥檚 embattled junta is pressing ahead with military conscription, state media said on Tuesday, with video footage showing new recruits being marched to training centres across the country...
Myanmar junta pardons 3,300 prisoners
Myanmar's junta on Wednesday announced a pardon for more than 3,300 prisoners under a regular amnesty to mark the country's traditional new year festival.....
Myanmar junta slams UN鈥檚 鈥榦ne-sided鈥� human rights claims
Myanmar鈥檚 junta on Tuesday slammed the UN鈥檚 鈥榦ne-sided allegations鈥� about its human rights record and said that it had received no official communication regarding the recent appointment of a new UN special envoy to the conflict-torn country....
