In this file photo is seen Sean Turnell, a detained Australian adviser to Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi. | Photo Credit: AFP Myanmar’s junta said on Thursday it will release 700 prisoners, including a former British ambassador, a Japanese journalist and an Australian adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi’s ousted government. Former British … Read more
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has led so far fruitless efforts to solve the bloody impasse. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has led so far fruitless efforts to solve the bloody impasse. Myanmar’s junta has warned a regional bloc working to defuse its political crisis that setting a timeframe for a … Read more
A faction of the Burkina Faso military claimed power in Ouagadougou on Friday, in a second coup d’etat in the West African country since the start of 2022. Captain Ibrahim Traore has replaced Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba at the head of the military junta, citing his failure to deal with an Islamist militant insurgency. “Faced … Read more
Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced an Australian economist to three years in prison Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced an Australian economist to three years in prison Myanmar’s junta sentenced an Australian economist to three years in prison Thursday while also handing down another conviction to ousted leader Aung San … Read more
Protesters show the three finger salute and hold photos of detained Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in July outside the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok during a demonstration against the Myanmar military junta’s execution of four prisoners. Manan Vatsyayana/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Manan Vatsyayana/AFP via Getty Images Protesters show the … Read more
Bangkok, Thailand CNN — A beauty queen from Myanmar who took refuge in Thailand after criticizing her home country’s ruling military junta has left Bangkok for Canada where she is expected to seek asylum, Thai immigration officials told CNN. Han Lay, 23, captured international attention with an emotional pageant speech during the finals of the … Read more
Myanmar authorities alleged the address Vicky Bowman had registered to her visa did not match her residence, according to military junta’s statement. Breaches of Myanmar’s Immigration Act carry a maximum sentence of five years in prison. On Wednesday night, Bowman, who served as the UK’s top diplomat in Myanmar from 2002 to 2006, was detained … Read more
She has so far been jailed for 17 years. She has so far been jailed for 17 years. Myanmar’s military chief said Friday the junta was open to negotiations with ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to end the crisis sparked by its coup after her trials in a junta-run court have concluded. “After the … Read more
Myanmar’s ruling junta has moved to restrict political parties from meeting foreigners or international organisations ahead of an election expected next year. The Southeast Asian nation has been plunged into turmoil and its economy is in tatters since a February 2021 coup which ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s government. The military alleged widespread voter fraud … Read more
Chad’s military government and over 40 rebel groups fighting in the country have signed a pledge in Qatar ahead of planned national reconciliation talks later this month in the African nation Chad’s military government and over 40 rebel groups fighting in the country have signed a pledge in Qatar ahead of planned national reconciliation talks … Read more