Browsing: Myanmar

BANGKOK —  Ever since Myanmar’s military seized control in a coup, the team at Mizzima News has been focused on…

GENEVA —  Leading United Nations and human rights experts are calling on the international community to end its support for…

The former publisher of independent news outlet The Irrawaddy has been sentenced to five years in prison for sedition, marking…

WASHINGTON – A recent attempt by Thailand to reengage with Myanmar’s junta appears to be aimed at creating an alignment…

BANGKOK, THAILAND – Myanmar anti-coup fighters briefly seized several border outposts after junta-aligned militia defected and joined the rebels, sparking…

Bangkok —  Thailand’s caretaker government hosted the foreign minister of Myanmar’s ruling junta at informal regional peace talks on Sunday,…

Bangkok —  Myanmar’s military government continues to pick up the pace of deadly airstrikes against a growing armed and civil…

Dhaka —  Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh protested on Thursday, demanding to be repatriated to Myanmar, so…

Rights activists and refugees have expressed concerns over the United Nations food agency’s decision to cut food aid for the…

Washington —  Chinese-sponsored talks in Myanmar between the junta and three of Myanmar’s ethnic armies, known as the Brotherhood Alliance,…