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)
Myanmar’s D-Day: what has happened so far?

Acting president of the National Unity Government (NUG), Duwa Lashi La, called for revolt in “every corner of the country” against the regime.
Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attends the 22nd ASEAN-Japan Summit in Bangkok on November 4, 2019, on the sidelines of the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. (Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP)
Internet disruptions in Myanmar after apparent military coup: monitor

Internet connections in Myanmar were severely disrupted Monday as the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained by the military in an apparent coup, according to an independent monitor.
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (R) is accompanied by Lower House speaker Win Myint (L) after meeting of National League for Democracy (NLD) members of parliament in Naypyidaw. (STR / AFP)
Myanmar coup: What we know so far

The Myanmar military's seizure of power on Monday follows weeks of tensions with civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her government.

Myanmar's political leader Aung San Suu Kyi wears a face shield as she attends a ceremony to mark the 32nd anniversary of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Naypyidaw on September 27, 2020. (Thet Aung / AFP)
Aung San Suu Kyi detained by Myanmar army: party spokesman

Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained by the military, her party spokesman said early Monday.
Military supporters take part in a protest to demand an inquiry to investigate the Union Election Commission (UEC) in Yangon on January 29, 2021, as fears swirl about a possible coup by the military over electoral fraud concerns. (Sai Aung Main / AFP)
Coup? Just a misunderstanding, says Myanmar military

Another week in the world of Myanmar politics. 
Myanmar's Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the Myanmar armed forces, salutes to pay his respects to Myanmar independence hero General Aung San and eight others assassinated in 1947, during a ceremony to mark the 71th anniversary of Martyrs' Day in Yangon. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP)
Myanmar army chief's rhetoric fuels fears of a coup

Myanmar's army chief has raised the prospect of scrapping the country's constitution as fears swirl about a possible coup by the military over electoral fraud concerns.
A military officer stands guard during a press briefing at the Defence Service Museum in Naypyidaw on January 26, 2021. (Thet Aung / AFP)
Myanmar army raises prospect of coup after voter-fraud claims

Myanmar's powerful military on Tuesday raised the spectre of staging a coup as it ramped up demands for an investigation into alleged voter fraud during last year's election, swept by Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling party.
The freshwater reptile—snapped by camera traps sunning itself at Kaeng Krachan National Park near the border with Myanmar’s Tanintharyi region — was once ubiquitous across Southeast Asia. (Handout / Kaeng Krachan National Park)
Endangered Siamese crocodile in rare sighting near Thailand-Myanmar border

The critically endangered Siamese crocodile has been spotted for only the second time in a decade at Thailand's largest national park, according to photos released on Saturday.
Indian ambassador Shri Saurabh Kumar (left) and Dr Zaw Than Tun of Myanmar’s Medical Research Department (right) with the batch of Covishield vaccines at Yangon International Airport on January 22. (Pe Zaw)
Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine arrives in Myanmar

A total of 1.5 million doses of Covishield, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and produced by India's Serum Institute, arrived at Yangon International Airport yesterday.

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