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Reading the junta’s poll promise

January 06, 2023 7:40 am

Myanmar military regime’s election announcement has added to the uncertainty in the country. How India deals with the neighbour as G20 chair will be watched across the world

Myanmar junta condemned for execution of 4 democracy activists

July 25, 2022 7:18 pm

Executed include democracy figure, former lawmaker; activists had been sentenced after closed-door trial; 117 people sentenced to death since coup, say activists.

Factbox: Legal cases against Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi

December 06, 2021 7:54 pm

The junta has tightly controlled information about the behind-closed-doors legal proceedings and has imposed a gag order on Suu Kyi's legal team.

ASEAN excludes Myanmar junta leader from summit in rare move

October 16, 2021 5:59 pm

Singapore's foreign ministry said on Saturday the move to exclude junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was a "difficult, but necessary, decision to uphold ASEAN's credibility".

Myanmar army ruler pledges elections, ASEAN cooperation

August 01, 2021 4:31 pm

Military ruler Min Aung Hlaing repeated a pledge to restore democracy, though again without detailing a time frame.

Protests, accusations against Myanmar junta ahead of coup anniversary

July 31, 2021 10:43 am

The military took power in February after alleging fraud in the November 2020 election, which Suu Kyi's party swept.

UN envoy warns of possible civil war in Myanmar, seeks talks

May 25, 2021 9:23 am

The U.N. envoy also cited reports of unconfirmed deaths, injuries, and damage to houses and civilian property in the town of Mindat in western Chin state, where the junta declared martial law because of armed resistance to military rule.