Myanmar

The military junta in Myanmar has banned the lawyer of deposed government leader Aung San Suu Kyi from speaking, according to a warning that Master Khin Maung Zaw posted on his Facebook page on Friday.   The lawyer is no longer allowed to talk to the media, diplomats, international organizations […]

The military junta that took power in Myanmar in early February says on Friday that new elections must be held within two years.   The coup plotters say they have carried out a coup because last year’s elections would not have been fair. They immediately said that there should be […]

Many protesters gathered on the streets in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, despite military warnings. The army had threatened “action” on Monday if Myanmar residents continued to gather in large groups. Since the military staged a coup at the beginning of this month and arrested government leader Aung San Suu Kyi, […]

Supporters of the Myanmar army chief have taken to the streets to celebrate the coup. Social media shows a crowd gathering in the centre of the country’s largest city, Yangon.   There, people also waved flags from vehicles. In other parts of the city, the military coup caused anger, fear […]

More than a hundred people died in a landslide in a jade mine in Myanmar. The authorities previously reported about 50 deaths, but have now adjusted that to 113.   The miners collected stones in the crowded area near the town of Hpakant in the northern state of Kachin when […]