ASEAN tells Myanmar junta peace, not election, is priority
Southeast Asian nations told Myanmar's military government on Sunday its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil ...
Global Voices Online2d
Families of Hongkongers trapped in Myanmar ‘scam farms’ ask for diplomatic intervention
Families of human trafficking victims ask for Beijing's diplomatic assistance to rescue their loved ones who are held captive in "scam farms" in Myanmar.
The Irrawaddy4d
Criticism Strengthens Democracy: Veteran Student Leader Speaks Out on Ngwe Saung Agreement
Generation leader U Mya Aye welcomes criticism of the Ngwe Saung statement and stresses that federalism and democracy must go ...
Kenosha News10d
Kenosha area Catholic churches to host Novena for Life events
Kenosha area Catholic churches will be offering daily prayer events in January as part of the 2025 Novena for Life observance.
India Today14d
Myanmar's military to release 5,864 prisoners on country's independence day
Myanmar's military is set to release 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, on the occasion of the country's independence day today. Nobel laureate and former leader Aung San Suu Kyi remains ...
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Myanmar's military rulers enact cybersecurity law with wide-ranging censorship provisions
Military-ruled Myanmar, already notorious for cracking down on free speech, has enacted a new ... after ousting the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi has made several previous attempts ...
newsbytesapp.com14d
Freedom for Suu Kyi? Myanmar junta to free 6,000 prisoners
This mass prisoner release is a tradition in Myanmar during holidays and significant events. Last year, over 9,000 prisoners were released on independence day. The process started on Saturday and ...
The Independent14d
Foreigners among 6,000 prisoners to be freed under Myanmar junta’s annual amnesty
While buses departed from Yangon’s Insein Prison on Saturday, carrying freed detainees to reunite with waiting families, there was no indication that Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s ousted ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette14d
Myanmar adds rules targeting use of internet
BANGKOK -- Military-ruled Myanmar, already notorious for cracking down on free speech, has enacted a ... ousting the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi has made several previous attempts ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore14d
Malaysia expels two boats ferrying about 300 Myanmar migrants
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said Saturday (Jan 4) that it expelled two boats ferrying about 300 undocumented migrants from Myanmar from the country's waters. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency ...
Asia News14d
Myanmar: amnesty for almost 6,000 prisoners (but not Aung San Suu Kyi)
Myanmar's military junta announced today ... but nothing suggests that 79-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi will be among the people released. The leader of the National League for Democracy was arrested ...
Sky14d
Myanmar frees more than 6,000 prisoners as country marks anniversary of independence from Britain
More than 6,000 prisoners have been released in Myanmar as part of an amnesty ... seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Myanmar's military takeover in February 2021 was ...