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Myanmar Buddhist nuns caught in the crossfire of war
WEB8 hours ago · On an evening in late June, as the clamour of the day’s gunfire faded, Daw Khaymar,* a 44-year-old Buddhist nun and teacher, was preparing for bed at her nunnery in Mogok when a group of armed men appeared at her door. “It was a group of TNLA soldiers, forcing us to leave the nunnery immediately,” she told Myanmar Now on September 11.
China wants offensive against Myanmar regime to end, leaked …
WEB1 day ago · China wants armed groups in Myanmar to end their offensives against the country’s junta, a leaked document from a meeting held following the fall of the strategic town of Lashio in early August shows, revealing that the regime’s most important ally fears it may be nearing collapse. Long a backer of successive military regimes in Myanmar ...
Myanmar resistance forces capture town in northern Sagaing
WEB6 hours ago · Pinlebu was one of the first towns to see armed resistance to the regime following the February 2021 military coup. Myanmar Now October 9, 2024. The northern Sagaing Region town of Pinlebu fell to an alliance of anti-regime groups on Tuesday morning after seven weeks of intense fighting, according to resistance sources. “I can confirm that we ...
ASEAN summit seeks progress on Myanmar civil war
WEB11 hours ago · The Myanmar junta’s permanent secretary of foreign affairs, Aung Kyaw Moe, far left, poses with ASEAN leaders in Vientiane on October 9 (ASEAN) Southeast Asian leaders met for talks with a Myanmar junta representative at a regional summit Wednesday as they try to kickstart faltering diplomatic efforts to broker an end to the country’s civil ...
Myanmar junta to send senior rep to ASEAN summit for first time …
WEB1 day ago · AFP October 8, 2024. ASEAN foreign ministers pose for a group photo in Vientiane on October 8 (ASEAN) Myanmar will send a representative to a regional summit this week for the first time in three years, a diplomatic source told AFP Tuesday, as the ruling junta struggles to quell a civil war. The conflict will …
Telecoms blackouts aggravate Myanmar civilians’ suffering in …
WEBAug 16, 2024 · In-Depth Myanmar Telecoms blackouts aggravate Myanmar civilians’ suffering in horrific war In parts of Myanmar impacted by conflict, civilians feel forced back to an earlier era without mobile phones or internet, with letters as the only remaining means of reaching loved ones in conflict zones, and some …
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WEBMyanmar NOW is an independent news service dedicated to providing accurate and unbiased news about Myanmar in Burmese and English.. With a mission to expose injustice in society and to hold the powerful to account, Myanmar Now prioritises news that matters most to those who care about the vulnerable and voiceless in society.. Founded in Yangon in 2015 during a period of relative openness in ...
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WEBSep 23, 2024 · The Myanmar team of the United Nations’ rights office described ‘depraved’ torture methods used by the military junta against dissenters, attributing the pervasiveness of human rights abuses to a ‘vacuum of rule of law’ under the regime. Read More ». News. Myanmar Now September 17, 2024.
Three years on, Myanmar’s military remains on the road to ruin
WEBJan 29, 2024 · Min Aung Hlaing and his fellow coup makers are incapable of learning from their failures, according to military insiders. Myanmar Now January 29, 2024. Vice Senior General Soe Win visits injured soldiers at Mingaladon Military Hospital in Yangon in late December 2023 (State Administration Council) As the third anniversary of Myanmar’s ...