Young Rohingya men are being forced to fight as foot soldiers on both sides of Myanmar’s brutal civil war
Young Rohingya men are being forced to fight as foot soldiers on both sides of Myanmar’s brutal civil war - SPECIAL DISPATCH: ...
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Ongoing strife in Myanmar, 4 years after its coup
Four years ago today, a military junta in Myanmar seized power from the country's democratically elected government. They sent tanks into the streets and detained the country's president, as well as ...
Seeking light in dark times four years after Myanmar coup
Aung Bo Bo, another Yangon resident, bemoaned the power cut timetable that can see houses plunged into darkness 12 hours a day. He has to wake up at midnight to cook and pump water when the ...
Aung San Suu Kyi’s son pleads with Myanmar's military dictatorship to free his mother
Aung San Suu Kyi’s son has made a direct plea to the military junta in Myanmar holding her in solitary confinement to release ...
Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages
BANGKOK (AP) — Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four ...
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David Lammy calls for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi
The Foreign Secretary said Britain had ‘not forgotten’ those ‘arbitrarily detained’ by the military regime which leads Myanmar.
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‘Stop the violence’: ASEAN tells Myanmar to prioritise peace over holding elections, says bloc chair Malaysia
LANGKAWI: The priority of Myanmar’s military government should be to reinstate peace and not hold elections that would further foster divisions in the war-torn country, said Malaysia’s Foreign ...
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ASEAN tells Myanmar to prioritise ceasefire over elections
The Myanmar military seized power in February 2021, making unsubstantiated claims of massive electoral fraud in 2020 polls won resoundingly by the Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for ...
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The world must end its silence on Aung San Suu Kyi
A protester holds up a poster featuring Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration against the military coup in front of the Central Bank of Myanmar in Yangon on Feb. 15, 2021. (Photo: AFP) Earlier this ...
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In Person
How an obsessive quest for self-discovery led a Boston native to amass a vast archive about Myanmar’s struggle for democracy—and to friendship with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Congress Bids Farewell To 24 Akbar Road As Party Moves Into New Headquarters
24 Akbar Road: Home To Aung San Suu Kyi The Akbar Road bungalow once housed Sir Reginald Maxwell, who was a member of Viceroy Lord Linlithgow's executive council. It was also home to former State ...
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Jailed for 19 Years by Myanmar Military
Myanmar’s State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has spent a total of 19 years in detention since 1989, according to the Burma Campaign UK rights group. The 79-year-old Nobel laureate is in her fourth ...