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Protests continued in Myanmar on Sunday for the second week in a row after the country’s military seized power in a coup and placed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi …

Internet and mobile services were disrupted overnight Sunday into Monday, and Monitoring NGO NetBlocks said network connectivity across the country dropped to only 14% nationwide since at 1 a.m. local …

Vast numbers of people all over Myanmar flouted orders against demonstrations Sunday to march again in protest against the military takeover that ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu …

With the night in Myanmar came the terror. In cities across the country on Sunday evening, armored vehicles moved in, along with trucks filled with soldiers in camouflage. Security forces …

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Myanmar for a ninth day of anti-coup protests on Sunday, as the new army rulers grappled to contain a strike …

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla conducts proceedings at Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi Last week, Myanmar’s military grabbed power in the coup against …

A draft cybersecurity law that shall be implemented in Myanmar has raised protests amidst concerns that it will be used to suppress dissent rather than protecting the privacy of the …

A draft cybersecurity law due to be implemented in Myanmar has raised protests that it will be used to quash dissent rather than protect privacy. Human rights advocates issued statements …

The military government in Myanmar has increasingly used nighttime arrests, legal threats, a curfew and a ban on large gatherings to tame weeklong anti-coup protests that have spread from the …

India has called for release of detained political leaders and upholding of “democratic processes” in Myanmar in the aftermath of a military coup in the country. India’s envoy to UN …

Council chair Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing granted pardon to the inmates — 23,314 local, 55 foreigners — who received punishments for any offence before January …

Myanmar’s coup leader used the country’s Union Day holiday on Friday to call on people to work with the military if they want democracy, a request likely to be met …

In an executive order to freeze Myanmar’s funds in the US, he made the dire assessment of that country’s military arresting State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders …

Security forces used tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets against protesters, with isolated reports emerging of live rounds also being fired Traditional Myanmar spirit mediums hold up signs during …

Digital rights groups say governments use internet shutdowns to stifle dissent, silence opposition voices or cover up human rights abuses, raising concerns about restricting freedom of speech. When army generals …

In his first foreign policy test, President Biden on Wednesday slapped sanctions on the military commanders of Myanmar who last week overthrew the elected civilian government and brutally cracked down …

In brief remarks, the President said he had approved a new executive order allowing the United States to “immediately sanction the military leaders who directed the coup, their business interests …

President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered new sanctions against the military regime in Myanmar, taking action after the military this month staged a coup in the Southeast Asian country and …

Biden said the new sanctions will allow his administration to freeze U.S. assets that benefit Myanmar’s military leaders while maintaining support for health care programs, civil society groups and other …

The fear of a brutal military crackdown is rising by the day in Myanmar, as more number of pro-democracy protesters are taking to the streets every passing day, to demand …

The mood on the streets was both festive and tense. In a matter of days, protests against the military coup in Myanmar had swelled to hundreds of thousands of people, …

Both sides look forward to expanded regional cooperation, including through the Quad, and to address the challenges of COVID and climate change US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with …

Unveiling the punitive measures, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called for the international community to ‘strongly condemn what we’re seeing happen in Myanmar’ File image of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. AP …

Protests in Myanmar against the military coup that removed Aung San Suu Kyi’s government from power have grown in recent days despite official efforts to make organizing them difficult or …

New junta chief General Min Aung Hlaing made these remarks during his first televised address since the coup and pledged to hand back control after fresh elections Yangon: Myanmar’s army chief …

Water cannons were used in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-biggest city, where witnesses said at least two warning shots were fired to try to make the crowd disperse Police cracked down on …