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Myanmar's junta has been accused of carrying out multiple attacks on civilian targets as it struggles to quell resistance to its 2021 coup

29 dead in military strike on Myanmar camp, say rebels

Twenty-nine people were killed and dozens wounded in a military strike on a camp for displaced people in northern Myanmar, a spokesman for an ethnic rebel group that controls the area has said.

World • 10 Oct 23

H&M said yesterday it was investigating 20 alleged instances of labour abuse at Myanmar garment factories that supply it

H&M says it will 'phase out' sourcing from Myanmar

The world's second-biggest fashion retailer H&M has decided to gradually stop sourcing from Myanmar, it told Reuters today, as reports of labour abuses in garment factories in the country increase.

Business • 17 Aug 23

A UK-based human rights advocacy group has tracked 156 cases of alleged worker abuses in Myanmar garment factories from February 2022 to February this year

H&M probes Myanmar factory abuses as pressure grows

H&M told Reuters it is following up on 20 alleged instances of labour abuse at Myanmar garment factories that supply the world's second-largest fashion retailer.

Business • 16 Aug 23

Aung San Suu Kyi has been in detention since 2021 (File image)

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi receives partial pardon

Jailed Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been pardoned in five criminal cases, although she still faces 14 others, state media has said.

World • 01 Aug 23

Clothing giant Inditex said today it is in the process of stopping purchases from Myanmar

Zara owner Inditex to stop buying clothes from Myanmar

Zara owner Inditex is in the process of stopping purchases from Myanmar, the company told Reuters today, as a result of a campaign by global workers' union IndustriALL to convince companies to divest from the country.

Business • 27 Jul 23

Local residents check the damages after Cyclone Mocha's crashed ashore, in Kyauktaw in Myanmar's Rakhine state

Cyclone Mocha: Deadly storm hits Bangladesh and Myanmar

Cyclone Mocha crashed through Myanmar and southeastern Bangladesh today, sparing sprawling refugee camps but bringing a storm surge to swathes of western Myanmar where communications were largely cut off.

World • 14 May 23

Cyclone Mocha was packing winds of up to 220 kilometres per hour, according to India's meteorological office

Major cyclone forecast to hit Myanmar and Bangladesh

Thousands of people have fled from Myanmar's west coast and officials in neighbouring Bangladesh are racing to evacuate Rohingya refugees as the most powerful cyclone in the region for over a decade churned across the Bay of Bengal.

Asia • 13 May 23

Myanmar military spokesman Zaw Min Tun confirmed that the airstrike took place

International outcry as Myanmar junta confirms attack

Myanmar's ruling junta has confirmed that it carried out an airstrike on a village in which dozens of people were reportedly killed, drawing condemnation from the United Nations and Western powers.

World • 12 Apr 23

This boat carrying dozens of Rohingya refugees washed up in Indonesia on Christmas Day

UN says 180 Rohingya adrift on boat feared dead

Relatives of around 180 Rohingya refugees adrift on a boat for weeks in the Indian Ocean presume that all those on board are now dead, the UN refugee agency said.

World • 26 Dec 22

Prison security officials prepare for the release of inmates outside Insein prison

Briton and Australian released from Myanmar prison

A former British ambassador and an Australian economist have been freed from prison in Myanmar and were due to leave for Thailand, a diplomatic source has said.

World • 17 Nov 22

Suu Kyi - who denies all charges against her - faces five other corruption charges, in a trial which Amnesty International has slammed as a sham

Suu Kyi sentenced to six more years for corruption

Myanmar's junta sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to another six years in prison for corruption, a source with knowledge of the case said, taking the Nobel laureate's total jail time to 26 years.

World • 12 Oct 22

Aung San Suu Kyi has been in detention since February 2021

Suu Kyi jailed for 3 years on electoral fraud charge

A Myanmar junta court has sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years in jail for electoral fraud during 2020 polls her party won in a landslide, a source with knowledge of the case said.

World • 02 Sep 22

Violence in Myanmar sparked a huge exodus of Rohingya Muslims into Bangladesh

Rohingya refugees mark five years since fleeing Myanmar

Aid agencies are calling on the international community to do more as thousands of Rohingya refugees mark five years since they fled their homes in Myanmar, writes Eleanor Burnhill.

World • 25 Aug 22

Demonstrators hold a banner during a protest against the execution of four pro-democracy activists in July

UN envoy visits Myanmar amid 'deteriorating situation'

A senior UN official began a visit to Myanmar this week, the United Nations said, on a rare visit that comes amid domestic political turmoil and fraying ties between Myanmar and its Southeast Asian neighbours.

World • 16 Aug 22

This picture taken on 3 April, 2021, shows people cycling past a burning makeshift barricade, erected by protesters demonstrating against the military coup

Escalating evidence of crimes in Myanmar - UN

UN investigators have said there is mounting evidence of crimes being committed in Myanmar since a military coup last year.

World • 09 Aug 22

Demonstrators on the streets of Yangon, Myanmar today following the executions

Ireland condemns 'cruel, inhumane' Myanmar executions

The Department of Foreign Affairs has said it condemns "in the strongest possible terms the execution of four pro-democracy figures by the military regime in Myanmar".

World • 25 Jul 22

The US and Thailand have signed agreements to deepen the countries' already strong ties

US calls on nations to hold Myanmar junta 'accountable'

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on southeast Asian nations to hold Myanmar's junta to account, and said China shared an interest in restoring democracy.

World • 10 Jul 22

Aung Suu Kyi had been under house arrest since last year's coup (File image)

Aung Suu Kyi moved to solitary confinement in prison

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from house arrest to solitary confinement in a prison compound in the military-built capital Naypyidaw, a junta spokesman has said.

World • 23 Jun 22

Aung San Suu Kyi has called the allegations 'absurd'

Suu Kyi given five-year jail term for corruption

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail after finding her guilty in the first of 11 corruption cases against her, a source with knowledge of the proceedings said.

World • 27 Apr 22

Myanmar's military take part in the annual Armed Forces Day

Myanmar junta in show of force against coup opponents

Myanmar's junta will "annihilate" coup opponents, army chief General Min Aung Hlaing said as the military staged a show of force on the anniversary of its bloodiest crackdown so far on democracy protests.

World • 27 Mar 22

Dozens of Rohingya refugees in the UK and US have sued Facebook

Facebook accused over Rohingya hate speech

Facebook has been accused of failing to detect and root out hate speech inciting violence and genocide against the Rohingya people, a Muslim minority group in Myanmar.

World • 21 Mar 22

People gather on the ground after a fire gutted parts of a Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh, in January

Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya, says US

The United States has officially declared that violence against the Rohingya committed by Myanmar's military amounted to genocide, saying there was clear evidence of an attempt to "destroy" the Muslim minority.

World • 21 Mar 22

Ms Suu Kyi has been detained since her civilian government was ousted in a coup last year

Myanmar's Suu Kyi back in court after health no-show

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi returned to a junta court today after skipping a previous hearing because she felt unwell, a source with knowledge of the case said.

World • 04 Feb 22

Empty roads in Yangon as locals staged a 'silent strike'

Myanmar protesters defy junta on coup anniversary

Anti-coup protesters across Myanmar have defied a junta order not to mark the first anniversary of the military's power-grab with a silent strike and clapping protests.

World • 01 Feb 22

Police run towards protesters to disperse a demonstration being held against the military coup

Tipperary woman recalls 'terrifying' Myanmar coup day

On the morning of 1 February 2021, Marie Starr woke up to no internet connection and the phone lines were down. She had messages on her phone from her family, that had been sent while she was sleeping, that there had been a military coup.

World • 01 Feb 22