Myanmar resistance forces capture key junta position in Sagaing’s Pale Township

Anti-junta groups have captured the police station in Kant Daunt, a village in Sagaing Region’s Pale Township, after more than two weeks of fighting, resistance sources confirmed on Thursday. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and its allies began …

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi marks 80th birthday in junta detention

But Suu Kyi will not see them, sequestered in Myanmar’s sprawling capital Naypyidaw from where the military directs a civil war against guerilla fighters, many of whom took up arms in response to the toppling of her Government. Aris said he has heard from …

Mizoram ready to begin biometric enrolment of Myanmar refugees

Myanmar’s Aging Leaders Continue to Suffer in Junta Jails

Myanmar’s jailed State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi – the country’s oldest female political prisoner – marks her 80th birthday today. There are many other aging political prisoners in junta prisons, a stark reminder of repression since the 2021 coup. She …

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi marks 80th birthday in jail

Myanmar’s deposed democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday marked her 80th birthday in junta detention, serving a raft of sentences set to last the rest of her life. Aung San Suu Kyi was the figurehead of Myanmar’s decade-long democratic thaw, becoming …

Myanmar's Suu Kyi marks 80th birthday in jail

File: National League for Democracy chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech during a voter education campaign in Hsiseng township in Shan State on September 5, 2015. (Photo by Ye Aung Thu / AFP) Yangon: Myanmar's deposed democratic leader …

Malaysia urges ASEAN to take stronger action for Myanmar peace

Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called on ASEAN member states to solidify their collective commitment to resolving the ongoing crisis in Myanmar. Speaking at the 38th Asia-Pacific Roundtable (APR) in Kuala Lumpur on June 19, …

Book launched to mark 75th anniversary of China-Myanmar diplomatic ties

YANGON, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese embassy in Myanmar on Wednesday launched a bilingual book titled "Voices from Paukphaw Hearts -- A Collection of Stories on the 75th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and …

World News | Earthquake of Magnitude 3.7 Strikes Myanmar

Naypyitaw [Myanmar], June 19 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 struck Myanmar on Thursday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. As per the NCS, the earthquake happened at a shallow depth of 20km, making it susceptible to …

Striking gold: Myanmar workers score higher wages

A series of strikes has won landmark victories for the country’s garment workers, but the gains remain precarious under a military regime that has been found in breach of international labour conventions. By FRONTIER On the morning of May 14, a once …