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Myanmar’s junta moves Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest, report says

Myanmar’s junta moves Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest, report says

The 78-year-old democracy icon was moved because of the prison’s brutal daytime heat, spokesman said.

Myanmar junta attacks garrison in bid to rescue stranded soldiers

Myanmar junta attacks garrison in bid to rescue stranded soldiers

Dozens of junta troops remain stranded at a truck depot along the border with Thailand.

Myanmar junta soldiers surrender in ethnic army’s first Tanintharyi win

Myanmar junta soldiers surrender in ethnic army’s first Tanintharyi win

Joint forces will begin operations in two nearby townships, the group said.

Junta shelling, airstrikes kill 25 Rohingyas in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

Junta shelling, airstrikes kill 25 Rohingyas in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

Fighting between the Arakan Army and the Arakan Resistance Solidarity Army has caused 3,000 to flee.

Arakan Army attacks another junta border outpost in western Myanmar

The push in Rakhine state follows an assault on a nearby outpost that caused several hundred junta personnel to flee.

Water festival attacks kill 3 during Myanmar coup leader’s holiday

Water festival attacks kill 3 during Myanmar coup leader’s holiday

Missiles aimed at two military universities injured eight more after exploding in residential areas, residents said.

An undated image of soldiers from the official Mon State Federal Council website.

Ethnic Mon groups announce anti-junta alliance in southern Myanmar

2024-04-17

The Mon State Revolutionary Force and Mon State Defense Force were formed after the 2021 coup.

A prisoner is welcomed by family members and colleagues after she was released from Insein Prison in Yangon, April 17, 2024.

Myanmar junta releases thousands of prisoners in New Year amnesty

2024-04-17

Only a small fraction are political prisoners, advocates said.

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Anatomy of an extrajudicial massacre

Anatomy of an extrajudicial massacre

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Bullets over ballots

Bullets over ballots

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Pariahs in arms: Russia finds an ally in military-run Myanmar

Morale plunges amid setbacks as Myanmar’s junta looks for scapegoats

Morale plunges amid setbacks as Myanmar’s junta looks for scapegoats

Big battlefield losses and drone attacks at Naypyitaw headquarters are having a psychological effect on the junta’s generals.

In video screenshots from a 2023 video, a youth being forced to work at the Kosai Casino in Myawaddy, Myanmar is tied to a column and tased [left]. Injuries to his back are seen at right.

2 Laotian teens return home after release from Myanmar scam casino

The girls were part of a group that was trafficked to the Chinese-run casino near the Thai border.

An artist’s interpretation based on interviews with family and a prisoner depicts Aung San Suu Kyi in solitary confinement in Naypyidaw Prison, Myanmar.

Myanmar democracy icon Suu Kyi believed held in solitary confinement in Naypyidaw Prison

A Thai soldier mans his position on the 2nd Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge in Mae Sot, on the Thailand-Myanmar border, April 13, 2024.

Thailand ready for any scenario on Myanmar border, foreign minister says

St. Patrick Catholic Church in Kachin state’s Mohnyin township on Feb. 27, 2023.

Masked gunmen shoot Myanmar Christian leader during church service

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Myanmar refugees join Lunar New Year celebrations in Thailand

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Power grab in Myanmar

Power grab in Myanmar