Danny Fenster, 37, the managing editor of Frontier Myanmar, one of the country’s top independent news sites, was detained at the main international gateway in Yangon, news site said.
Protesters took to the streets of Myanmar’s two largest cities on Sunday as the civilian death toll from the military’s brutal crackdown on dissent topped more than 700. The country has been in turmoil since the military removed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup on February 1. On Sunday morning, a security … Read more
Myanmar’s ambassador spent the night in his car after staff at the country’s London embassy staged a mini-coup and locked him out for supporting Aung San Suu Kyi Kyaw Zwar Minn, a vocal opponent of the February coup in Myanmar which saw military leaders seize control, slept in a black Volvo XC60 outside the Mayfair … Read more
Myanmar’s ambassador spent the night in his car after staff at the country’s London embassy staged a mini-coup and locked him out for supporting Aung San Suu Kyi Kyaw Zwar Minn, a vocal opponent of the February coup in Myanmar which saw military leaders seize control, slept in a black Volvo XC60 outside the Mayfair … Read more
Myanmar military take control of country’s London embassy as ambassador says he has been ‘betrayed’ by colleagues and locked out for supporting Aung San Suu Kyi Ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn had been an opponent of February’s armed coup Diplomatic sources told Reuters his deputy Chit Win has now taken charge Police officers were scrambled to … Read more
Myanmar military take control of country’s London embassy as ambassador says he has been ‘betrayed’ by colleagues and locked out for supporting Aung San Suu Kyi Ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn had been an opponent of February’s armed coup Diplomatic sources told Reuters his deputy Chit Win has now taken charge Police officers were scrambled to … Read more
The family of a seven-year-old girl who became the youngest victim of army brutality in Myanmar when she was gunned down as she ran into her father’s arms have revealed her last words. Khin Myo Chit was shot inside her home when security forces opened fire in the Chan Mya Thazi township, a suburb of … Read more
A seven-year-old girl died of bullet wounds in Myanmar’s second city Mandalay on Tuesday, people working for a funeral service told Reuters news agency. Witnesses said the girl had been shot inside her home when security forces opened fire in the Chan Mya Thazi township, a suburb of the central city. According to local news outlet … Read more
BBC journalist is feared abducted by Myanmar military: Broadcaster ‘extremely concerned’ for reporter’s safety after he was ‘taken away’ as country rounds up media following coup The BBC has issued a statement concerning its Burmese reporter Aung Thura He was reportedly abducted by ‘unidentified men’ in capital Naypyidaw today It said it was now calling … Read more
Plumes of smoke rose over Myanmar’s largest city today as security forces fired on unarmed protesters to bring the death toll to more than 200. Terrified residents have fled the industrial neighbourhood in Yangon that has been turned into a battle zone, with burning barricades billowing in the streets and bullets whizzing over them. Hardline … Read more