Myanmar

Myanmar to free more than 4,000 prisoners in amnesty

Amnesties typically take place in Myanmar each year to mark its Independence Day in January and its New Year in April.

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Kim Aris, the son of Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, delivers a speech during a protest rally organized by Myanmar people residing in Japan outside Myanmar's embassy in Tokyo, Japan, December 14, 2025.
A staff member of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency searches for victims of a boat from Buthidaung, Myanmar, that sank near the Malaysia–Thailand border, during a search and rescue operation close to Langkawi, Malaysia November 9, 2025.

Around 250 missing after Rohingya boat capsizes in Andaman Sea, UN agencies say

The UN agencies said the trawler carrying around 250 men, women, and children reportedly sank due to heavy winds, rough seas, and overcrowding.

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A soldier is seen on top of an armored vehicle believed to be made by Gaia Automotive Industres as he rolls through the streets of Naypyitaw, Myanmar, February 15, 2021.

Myanmar’s collapse: The crisis Israel can’t escape - opinion

Critics conveniently inflate Israel's role, turning it into a symbolic villain in a narrative that ignores the real drivers of violence: the generals, the local conflicts, and the regional giants.

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Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup, presides at an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021; illustrative.

Why is Myanmar's junta holding an election during a civil war? - explainer

Myanmar’s junta-led election is widely viewed as a bid to legitimize military power amid civil war, low turnout, and the exclusion of opposition parties.

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Myanmar military denies coup; guarantees new elections

Violence has been limited this time though police have opened fire several times, mostly with rubber bullets, to disperse protesters.

FEBRUARY 16, 2021ByREUTERS
Military supporters carry a portrait of junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing as they celebrate the coup in Naypyitaw, Myanmar February 4, 2021

Anger over arrests in Myanmar at anti-coup protests

Anger in Myanmar has been fueled by videos showing more arrests of government critics.

FEBRUARY 13, 2021ByREUTERS
Demonstrators protest against the military coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 6, 2021.

Malaysia to hand 1,200 Myanmar detainees to country's navy

Malaysia is home to more than 154,000 asylum-seekers from Myanmar.

FEBRUARY 11, 2021ByREUTERS
Myanmar army armoured vehicles drive past a street after they seized power in a coup in Mandalay

United against coup Myanmar's ethnic groups set aside divisions

"What is happening right now is not about party politics."

FEBRUARY 11, 2021ByREUTERS
Demonstrators protest against the military coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 6, 2021.

Myanmar police fire into air to disperse protest

At least three people were hurt by rubber bullets in the capital Naypyitaw, a doctor said.

FEBRUARY 9, 2021ByREUTERS
A girl holds a picture of Myanmar's army chief Min Aung Hlaing with his face crossed out as Myanmar citizens protest against the military coup in Myanmar outside United Nations venue in Bangkok, Thailand February 6, 2021.

Myanmar coup opponents defy bans as protests resume - Watch

The civil disobedience movement, led by hospital workers, has resulted in a plunge in coronavirus tests, official testing figures showed.

FEBRUARY 9, 2021ByREUTERS
Demonstrators protest against the military coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 6, 2021.

Myanmar: Thousands gather for second day of street protests

On Saturday, tens of thousands took to the streets in the first mass protests since the coup.

FEBRUARY 7, 2021ByREUTERS
Demonstrators protest against the military coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 6, 2021.

What happens next with Myanmar? - opinion

What happens now? Probably a new president and commander-in-chief will replace Min Aung Hlaing within weeks, and then another prolonged period of military rule.

FEBRUARY 6, 2021ByGWYNNE DYER
A CHILD in Bangkok holds a picture of Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday, after the military seized power in Myanmar.

Myanmar generals shut down internet as thousands protest coup

Monitoring group NetBlocks Internet Observatory reported a "national-scale internet blackout."

FEBRUARY 6, 2021ByREUTERS
Residents of Yangon light candles outside their houses to show their disapproval of the recent military coup in Myanmar, Feb. 2, 2021.

Myanmar’s tiny Jewish community is rattled after military coup

British rule ended when the Japanese bombed Rangoon on Christmas Day, 1941, and invaded the country at the outset of World War II. Many Burmese Jews fled to India and never returned.

FEBRUARY 6, 2021ByBEN FRANK/JTA
Inside the Musmeach Yeshua Synagogue in Yangon, Myanmar