Myanmar

Fighters from the Karenni National Defence Force, a network of civilian resistance fighters, Karenni organisations and armed groups in Kayah State. (KNDF / Kantarawaddy Times)

Acting president of the National Unity Government (NUG), Duwa Lashi La, called for revolt in “every corner of the country” against the regime.

Hapa Coffee & Cocktail on Merchant street in downtown Yangon. (Alex Shaw)

Pints are being pulled and shot glasses are being stacked as Yangon’s bars and restaurants reopen their doors.

 This photo taken on May 21, 2020 shows Moe Myint May Thu (R) and her mother Honey Cho cooking while filming a video at their house in Yangon. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP)

From boiled catfish soup to spicy fried frog, an eight-year-old in pyjamas and a chef's hat is delighting Myanmar with her culinary prowess in a nation still being told to stay at home due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Indian army paratroopers reportedly save the day in this reimagining of the 2017 Myanmar military crackdown against the Rohingya in Rakhine state. (Haider Khan / Twitter)

The film still could pass for a new The Expendables poster, but, in big, bold letters accentuated by a barb-wired O, comes to us: ROHINGYA.

Jackie the Alsatian was nearly euthanised after his owners caught Covid-19. But then an animal lover in Bago region stepped in. (Aung Kyaw Moe)

Jackie the dog lost one of his owners to Covid-19—and nearly lost his own life after authorities planned to put him down. But now that the rest of the family have recovered from the virus, the Alsatian is finally home again.

A still from the Myanmar short film “Limbo," which follows the story of a survivor of rape in Karen state.

The Myanmar short film “Limbo” has been awarded the best animation at the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) inaugural Health for All film festival, shining light on the plight of rape survivors in Karen state.

Rohingya refugees gather at a market  in Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia on May 15, 2020. (Suzauddin Rubel / AFP)

Myanmar has submitted its first report to the International Court of Justice on steps it has taken to prevent the genocide of Rohingya Muslims, the UN's top court said Monday.

Human Rights Watch has identified the geolocation of burned buildings in Let Kar village, Rakhine State. The yellow outline estimates the extent of the damage from fire, based on satellite imagery. Damage analysis by Human Rights Watch; satellite imagery © 2020 Planet Labs

At least 200 houses and other buildings were destroyed by fire in a conflict-ridden state in Myanmar in an incident that has "all the hallmarks" of previous military arson attacks on villages, a rights group said Tuesday.

A Korean Air Boeing 707 similar to the one that was destroyed in the Korean Air Flight 858 bombing. (Steve Fitzgerald / Wikipedia)

The plane exploded mid-air—possibly over the Andaman Sea—after North Korean agents planted a bomb on board.

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