World May 18 Myanmar raises death toll from Cyclone Mocha to 54, but full extent of damage still unknown Cyclone Mocha roared in from the Bay of Bengal on Sunday with high winds and rain slamming a corner of neighboring Bangladesh and a wider swathe of western Myanmar's Rakhine state.
World May 15 What lies ahead for Thailand after dramatic opposition election victory? Thailand’s opposition racked up a stunning majority of the 500 seats at stake in the race for the House of Representatives, dealing a major blow to the establishment parties and the former general who has led the country since seizing power in…
World Apr 23 Military-appointed election official in Myanmar assassinated by opposition guerrilla group A top election official in Myanmar was fatally shot in his car in Yangon, the country’s commercial capital, in the latest attack attributed to militants opposed to military rule.
World Apr 11 Military airstrikes on Myanmar village feared to have killed 100 Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on Tuesday killed as many as 100 people, including many children, who were attending a ceremony held by opponents of army rule, said a witness, a member of a local pro-democracy group and independent media.
World Mar 06 Residents say Myanmar soldiers killed 17 people in 2 villages A resident and members of Myanmar's anti-government resistance say soldiers have rampaged through several villages, raping, beheading and killing at least 17 people.
World Dec 30 Court convicts ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on corruption in Myanmar The court’s action leaves her with a total of 33 years to serve in prison after a series of politically tinged prosecutions since the army toppled her elected government in February 2021.
World Oct 06 Myanmar court sentences Japanese journalist to prison after filming anti-government protest A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced a Japanese journalist to prison after he filmed an anti-government protest in July.
World Aug 15 Myanmar court adds 6 years to Suu Kyi prison sentence with corruption charges A court in military-ruled Myanmar has convicted the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on more corruption charges, adding six years to her earlier 11-year prison sentence.
World Jul 31 Japanese video journalist detained at Myanmar protest march Toru Kubota, a Tokyo-based documentary filmmaker, was arrested on Saturday by plainclothes police after a flash protest in Yangon, according to Typ Fone, a leader of the group Yangon Democratic Youth Strike, which organized the rally.
World Apr 27 Myanmar court sentences former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 5 years for corruption A court in military-ruled Myanmar has convicted the country's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption and sentenced her to five years in prison.