Myanmar
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Nov- 2023 -3 NovemberAsia Pacific
Myanmar Junta Vows to Hit Back at Ethnic Groups’ Offensive
Myanmar's junta chief vowed to strike back after an alliance of ethnic minority groups seized towns and blocked trade routes to China.
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2 NovemberAsia Pacific
Myanmar Military Says Lost Control of Strategic Border Town
Myanmar's military has lost control of a strategic northern town on the Chinese border following days of clashes with three ethnic armed groups, a junta spokesman said.
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1 NovemberAsia Pacific
Myanmar Junta Bombs Town on China Border for Second Day
Myanmar's military launched a second day of air strikes, bombing territory controlled by an ethnic armed group on the border with China.
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Oct- 2023 -31 OctoberAsia Pacific
Thousands Feared Displaced in New Myanmar Clashes: UN
Thousands of people are feared to have been displaced by four days of fighting in northern Myanmar, including several hundred who reportedly fled to China, the UN said.
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27 OctoberAsia Pacific
Ethnic Rebels Launch Attacks Across Northern Myanmar
An alliance of Myanmar ethnic rebel groups launched coordinated attacks on the military across the country's north, posing a fresh challenge to the junta.
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10 OctoberAsia Pacific
29 Killed in Army Strike on Camp for Displaced in Myanmar: Rebels
Twenty-nine people were killed and dozens wounded in a military strike on a camp for displaced people in northern Myanmar, an ethnic rebel group said.
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Sep- 2023 -27 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Myanmar Junta Ramped Up Mass Killings, Air Strikes: UN Rights Office
Myanmar's military escalated its use of mass killings, air and artillery strikes in the past year, according to the UN's rights office.
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19 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Indonesia Hosts First-Ever ASEAN Military Drills
Militaries from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations began their first-ever joint exercises in Indonesia, with a Myanmar representative present despite the bloc's ban on its junta leaders.
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4 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Bomb Attack on Myanmar Border Hub Kills 5 Officials, Wounds 11
A bomb attack on a government compound in the Myanmar border hub of Myawady killed five government and security officials and wounded 11 policemen, sources said.
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Aug- 2023 -1 AugustAmericas
US ‘Deeply Concerned’ as Myanmar Junta Extends Emergency
The US is "deeply concerned" by the decision from Myanmar's ruling junta to extend the country's state of emergency for six months.
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