Myanmar’s anti-coup forces have launched an unprecedented drone attack on military targets in Naypyidaw, the remote capital built in secret by a previous military regime. The National Unity Government (NUG), which includes elected politicians removed from office in the February…
ASEAN ‘strongly condemns’ deadly Myanmar air attack
Southeast Asian nations have strongly condemned the Myanmar military’s bombing of a village in the central Sagaing region that killed dozens of people, including children. The statement from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday came a day…
Myanmar junta says it will hold ‘free and fair’ election but no timetable given
Myanmar’s junta said it would hold “free and fair” multiparty elections as it marked Independence Day on Wednesday. The junta, which recently wrapped up a series of closed-court trials of jailed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, is preparing for fresh…
Rohingya crisis: US imposes sanctions on top Myanmar generals (BBC)
The US has imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s top general and three senior officers, accusing them of human rights violations against Rohingya Muslims. The generals and their families are banned from entering the US. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said there…