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Myanmar Junta Airstrike At Rakhine Detention Site Killing 28 Children

19 Jan 2025

Myanmar's military junta airstrike killed 28, including children and injured 25 others, the Arakan Army (AA) said in an announcement today after an attack in western Rakhine state, at a temporary detention site of families of soldiers of the Myanmar military. The attack was staged on Saturday at Mrauk-U Township...

Chinese Actor Disappears in Thailand, Found Days Later in Myanmar

07 Jan 2025

A Chinese actor who went missing last week near the Thai-Myanmar border has been found in Myanmar and is believed to have fallen victim to human trafficking, according to Thai authorities, as reported by Reuters on Tuesday. “The immigration authorities have picked up the person concerned, and we are conducting...

Myanmar Junta Releases 6,000 Prisoners On Independence Day: Amnesty Or Political Move?

04 Jan 2025

Myanmar's military junta has declared the amnesty release of almost 6,000 prisoners for a typical amnesty to mark the nation's 77th Independence Day. The amnesty, released on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, will let over 5,800 prisoners out from its prisons, including 180 foreigners who will be deported after their release....

ASEAN Ministers Hold Emergency Meeting To Tackle Myanmar Crisis In Bangkok

05 Dec 2024

ASEAN member states are set to hold a ministerial meeting in Thailand later this month to address the ongoing crisis in Myanmar, Indonesia's foreign ministry spokesperson Roy Soemirat announced on Thursday. Invited by Laos, the current ASEAN chair, the meeting will focus on implementing the bloc's five-point consensus plan, designed...

Rohingya Refugees Rescued From Sinking Boat As Indonesia Faces Surge In Sea Arrivals

30 Nov 2024

More than 110 Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, arrived safely in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Saturday after their boat encountered difficulties and almost sank, officials reported. The refugees were rescued by local fishermen in East Aceh's Birem Bayeun district. The Rohingya, originally from Myanmar and recognized as the world’s...

ICC Targets Myanmar’s Military Leader For Rohingya Atrocities In Major Legal Move

27 Nov 2024

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Wednesday that he would seek an arrest warrant for Myanmar's military leader, Min Aung Hlaing, accusing him of crimes against humanity in the alleged persecution of the Rohingya Muslim minority. The charges relate to the 2017 military offensive that forced...

China Assists Myanmar Rebel Group To Seek Peace Talks With Military After Year-Long Battle

26 Nov 2024

Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), an ethnic minority militia and part of a larger rebel alliance in Myanmar, has expressed its willingness to hold peace talks with the ruling military junta. This announcement comes after a year-long battle in the northern Shan state along Myanmar's border with China, where the...

Myanmar Junta’s Grip Weakens As Ethnic Alliance Captures Key Town On China Highway

15 Oct 2024

Fighters from the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) have seized control of Hsipaw, a significant town along a strategic highway leading to China, marking a major setback for Myanmar's military junta. The TNLA captured the last military base in Hsipaw on Sunday after weeks of intense fighting, according to a...

Myanmar Military Intensifies Airstrikes, A Nation Children Suffer In Silence

08 Oct 2024

Escalating Attacks and Civilian Casualties Myanmar's military has ramped up its aerial campaigns in recent months, launching some of its most intense airstrikes since the 2021 coup. In early September alone, at least 26 individuals were killed in a series of bombings, including 10 children, as reported by UNICEF. Among...

Myanmar Rebel Groups Reject Junta’s Peace Offer Amid Ongoing Civil War

27 Sep 2024

Rebel factions in Myanmar have rejected a peace proposal from the country’s ruling junta, which is struggling with battlefield losses and widespread defections after more than three years of civil war. This marks the junta’s first attempt at outreach since seizing power in 2021 and follows the collapse of a...

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