Myanmar
Myanmar arrests 14 including Swiss national over film deemed offensive to Buddhism
World
August 20, 2023
Myanmar arrests 14 including Swiss national over film deemed offensive to Buddhism
CNN — A Swiss national and 13 Myanmar citizens were arrested by the military junta on August 8 for working…
At least 32 dead after landslide at Myanmar jade mine
World
August 16, 2023
At least 32 dead after landslide at Myanmar jade mine
CNN — A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has killed at least 32 people, a local fire…
Myanmar junta pardons some Suu Kyi offences, but former leader still faces decades in detention
World
August 1, 2023
Myanmar junta pardons some Suu Kyi offences, but former leader still faces decades in detention
CNN — Myanmar’s ruling military junta has pardoned Aung San Suu Kyi on five charges for which she was previously…
‘My entire body is shaken by rage’: Myanmar villager recounts horror of junta airstrike that killed five of her siblings
World
June 29, 2023
‘My entire body is shaken by rage’: Myanmar villager recounts horror of junta airstrike that killed five of her siblings
CNN — Ma Khin Hla and her five siblings didn’t have time to run when a fighter jet buzzed over…
Myanmar junta suspends aid access to a million people in state devastated by Cyclone Mocha
World
June 13, 2023
Myanmar junta suspends aid access to a million people in state devastated by Cyclone Mocha
Myanmar’s ruling junta has suspended humanitarian access to western Rakhine state, where more than a million vulnerable people are in…
UN expert says Myanmar imported $1 billion in arms since coup, much of it from Russia and China
World
May 18, 2023
UN expert says Myanmar imported $1 billion in arms since coup, much of it from Russia and China
Myanmar’s ruling military junta has imported at least $1 billion in weapons and military-related equipment since its bloody coup, according…
Hundreds feared dead in Myanmar after Cyclone Mocha
World
May 17, 2023
Hundreds feared dead in Myanmar after Cyclone Mocha
Hundreds of people are feared to have died after a powerful cyclone hit Myanmar on Sunday, with rescue groups warning…
Early reports of ‘extensive damage’ as Cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar’s coast
World
May 15, 2023
Early reports of ‘extensive damage’ as Cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar’s coast
CNN — One of the strongest cyclones to ever hit Myanmar has cut communications to coastal areas as aid groups…
Bangladesh and Myanmar brace for the worst as Cyclone Mocha makes landfall
World
May 14, 2023
Bangladesh and Myanmar brace for the worst as Cyclone Mocha makes landfall
Powerful Cyclone Mocha made landfall on Myanmar’s west coast Sunday and is barreling toward millions of vulnerable people with winds…
Cyclone Mocha is strengthening in the Bay of Bengal and heading toward the world’s largest refugee camp
World
May 12, 2023
Cyclone Mocha is strengthening in the Bay of Bengal and heading toward the world’s largest refugee camp
A tropical cyclone is strengthening in the Bay of Bengal and is on course to hit western Myanmar and Bangladesh’s…