Myanmar

Bangkok, Thailand and Yangon, Myanmar – The United Nations has delayed a decision on who should represent Myanmar amid concern that Russia, which has become increasingly close to…

UN rights chief Volker Turk said that more than 130 opponents of Myanmar’s military regime have been sentenced to death.Myanmar’s military government is using capital punishment as…

The four, including an Australian economist and a former UK ambassador, were among thousands detained after the military coup.Four foreigners who were among the thousands jailed by…

UN chief calls the situation in Myanmar an ‘unending nightmare’ for citizens and a threat to the security of the region.United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has oozed a casual resentment when describing the “irreversible and even tectonic changes” that he says have led the West to become a spent force…

Latest measures target officials and arms dealers as the military uses brutal force to respond to widespread armed resistance to its rule.The United States and European Union have…

Three months after joining Myanmar’s armed uprising against the military coup — and three weeks before his 24th birthday — Salai Peter lost both of his legs. Like many of Myanmar’s…

Taipei, Taiwan – Singaporean activist and journalist Kirsten Han uses Twitter to talk about things that Singapore’s government would rather keep secret. Han’s outspoken posts draw…

Amnesty International has called on suppliers of aviation fuel to suspend shipments to Myanmar to prevent the military government from using such supplies to conduct air attacks on…

Military-ruled Myanmar says it will not ‘be bound’ by outcome of meetings by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.Myanmar’s military government has warned that any pressure…