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Monks demonstrating in the city of Mandalay

UN fears Myanmar heading towards 'full-blown conflict'

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet has warned of possible crimes against humanity in Myanmar and said the country appeared to be heading towards a big conflict like the one ravaging Syria.

World • 13 Apr 21

Aung San Suu Kyi has not been seen in public since being detained in the early hours of 1 February (file pic)

Myanmar's Suu Kyi faces new criminal charge

Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been hit with a fresh criminal charge as the military's tough crackdown on dissent continues.

World • 12 Apr 21

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military removed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on 1 February

Myanmar's post-coup civilian death toll climbs past 700

A security guard was wounded in a bomb blast outside a military-owned bank in Myanmar's second-biggest city this morning, as the civilian death toll from the junta's brutal crackdown on dissent topped more than 700 at the weekend.

World • 11 Apr 21

Weapons, the junta said were confiscated by security forces from protesters arrested while taking part in demonstrations

Myanmar junta says protests dwindling as visit refused

Myanmar's junta said a protest campaign against its rule was dwindling since people wanted peace, and that it would hold elections within two years, the first time frame it has given for a return to democracy since its 1 February coup.

World • 09 Apr 21

Kyaw Zwar Minn listens to a statement being read on his behalf as he stands outside the Myanmar Embassy in London

UK criticises Myanmar junta over embassy standoff

Britain has criticised "bullying" by the Myanmar junta after the country's ambassador to London was ousted in an extraordinary diplomatic coup after calling for the release of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

World • 08 Apr 21

Protesters in masks at a rally in Yangon

Myanmar protesters defy military in fresh rallies

Demonstrators in Myanmar held protests demanding the restoration of Aung San Suu Kyi's government and called for more coordinated nationwide dissent against the military junta, as regional nations prepared for talks on the crisis.

World • 05 Apr 21

Primark, which trades as Penneys here, sources from 21 production sites in Myanmar

Primark pauses placing new orders in Myanmar

Primark has today become the latest clothing retailer to suspend new production orders in Myanmar in the wake of last month's military coup.

Business • 31 Mar 21

A protester stands near a burning makeshift barricade in Yangon

US orders diplomats out of Myanmar as violence grows

The United States has ordered the departure of non-essential diplomats from Myanmar, amid growing violence following the military coup to oust civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

World • 31 Mar 21

A local monitoring group puts the death toll since the coup at 423

Global condemnation after dozens killed in Myanmar

Defence chiefs from a dozen countries have jointly condemned the killing of at least 90 people - including several children - after security forces in Myanmar opened fire on anti-coup protesters.

World • 28 Mar 21

Security forces: A brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters today

Irish advised to leave Myanmar as state forces kill 114

Irish citizens in Myanmar are being advised to leave the country by commercial means unless they have an urgent reason to stay, after security forces killed dozens of people today in one of the bloodiest days of protests since a military coup last month.

World • 27 Mar 21

Protesters gather by a barricade in Yangon

Anger after child killed in Myanmar protest crackdown

The shooting dead of a seven-year-old girl in her own home has triggered fresh outrage at Myanmar's military crackdown, with at least 20 children reported killed since the junta took charge last month.

World • 24 Mar 21

Thousands of shanties were destroyed as people scrambled to save their meagre possessions

400 missing, 15 dead after fire at Rohingya camp

At least 15 people have been killed in a massive fire that ripped through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, while at least 400 remain missing, the UN refugee agency said.

World • 23 Mar 21

Debris burns during a protest in Mandalay

EU sanctions Myanmar's military chief over coup

The EU placed Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing on an assets freeze and visa ban blacklist over a coup and crackdown on demonstrators, the bloc's official journal said.

World • 22 Mar 21

A woman holds a megaphone during a protest in Hlaing Tharyar township

Death toll in Myanmar protests rises

Residents of a protest flashpoint district in Myanmar's biggest city fled on flatbed trucks and tuk-tuks after security forces escalated the use of lethal force against anti-coup protesters, despite international appeals for restraint.

World • 16 Mar 21

Protesters stand near makeshift barricades during anti-coup demonstrations in Yangon

11 killed during anti-coup demonstrations in Myanmar

Eleven anti-coup protesters have been killed across Myanmar as protesters returned to the streets after the deadliest day since the military seized power from civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

World • 15 Mar 21

US and allies vow to restore democracy in Myanmar

The leaders of the United States, India, Australia and Japan have vowed to work together to restore democracy in Myanmar where violence has escalated as authorities crack down on protests and civil disobedience.

World • 13 Mar 21

The family of a 25-year-old killed during protests in Yangong hold his photo at his funeral

UN warns of 'crimes against humanity' in Myanmar

A UN expert has warned that the military junta in Myanmar is likely committing "crimes against humanity" in its attempt to stay in power.

World • 12 Mar 21

Over 2,000 people have been arrested and the death toll has climbed to more than 60 in the post-coup crackdown

8 killed in Myanmar, Suu Kyi faces corruption charges

Myanmar's military government has accused deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi of accepting illegal payments, while eight people were killed when security forces opened fire on protests against the coup.

World • 11 Mar 21

Military trucks are seen near the remains of a barricade erected by protesters in the city of Yangon

UN Security Council agrees to condemn Myanmar violence

The United Nations Security Council has agreed to condemn violence against Myanmar protesters and call on the army to show restraint.

World • 10 Mar 21

Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng begged the armed officers to spare 'the children' and take her life instead (Pic: Myitkyina News Journal)

'Shoot me instead': Myanmar nun pleads with police

Kneeling before a group of heavily armed police officers in the dust of a northern Myanmar city, Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng begged them to spare "the children" and take her life instead.

World • 10 Mar 21

H&M has around 45 direct suppliers in Myanmar

H&M pauses placing new orders in Myanmar

Sweden's H&M, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, said it was shocked by the use of deadly force against protesters in Myanmar and that it had paused placing orders in the country.

Business • 08 Mar 21

Protesters hold homemade shields as they prepare to face off against security forces in the city of Yangon

'The repression must stop,' envoy on Myanmar tells UN

The United Nations special envoy on Myanmar has demanded an end to the military's "repression" of protesters, appealing to the Security Council to act on the "desperate pleas" from the country.

World • 05 Mar 21

Also since the coup more than 1,700 people have been "arbitrarily" arrested and detained

UN tells Myanmar army to 'stop murdering' protesters

Defiant anti-coup protesters have returned to the streets across Myanmar after the deadliest day of the junta's crackdown, as the United Nations called on the military to "stop murdering" civilians.

World • 04 Mar 21

The mother of a protester mourns at a hospital after her son was killed during clashes in Yangon

UN says 38 killed during Myanmar protests

Thirty-eight people have been killed after security forces fired on pro-democracy protesters at multiple rallies across Myanmar today, according to United Nations special envoy, Christine Schraner Burgener.

World • 05 Mar 21

Police with water cannon and military vehicles were mobilised at protest hotspots in Yangon as crowds gathered to chant slogans

Myanmar's Suu Kyi in court for first time since coup

A Myanmar court has filed another charge against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a lawyer acting for her has said, as protesters marched in defiance of a crackdown by security forces that killed at least 18 people yesterday.

World • 01 Mar 21