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YANGON: Peaceful demonstrations against Myanmar's military takeover resumed on Tuesday, following violence against protesters a day earlier by security forces and after internet access was blocked for a second straight night. Groups of…

YANGON: Myanmar's junta deployed extra troops around the country and choked the internet for the second night in a row as it intensified a crackdown on anti-coup protests, but defiant demonstrators again took to the streets on Monday.…

NAYPYITAW: Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be remanded in detention until Wednesday for a court hearing and will not appear on Monday as initially expected, her lawyer told journalists in the capital Naypyitaw. "We came…

YANGON: Security forces in Myanmar deployed with armoured vehicles in major cities and cut internet access on Monday after protests over this month's coup and the detention of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi drew hundreds of thousands…

MYANMAR: Chanting 'Shame on you China' in unison, dozens of youths gathered outside the Chinese embassy in Yangon on Sunday to protest against Beijing's support to the military dictatorship in Myanmar, local media reported. The young…

Myanmar's "Spiderman" suited up for an eighth day of protests on Saturday, to join tens of thousands of people around the country who oppose this month's military coup and want the return of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The…

YANGON: Cases have been filed against seven well-known personalities in Myanmar over comments made on social media which could threaten national stability, the army's True News information team said on Saturday. All those named are…

GENEVA: China and Russia on Friday pulled out from a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution on the situation in Myanmar following the military coup on February 1, reported NHK World. The resolution calls for the release…

GENEVA: The UN’s top human rights body passed a consensus resolution on Friday urging military leaders in Myanmar to immediately release Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian government leaders detained after a military coup, while…

GENEVA: The United States on Friday called for other UN member states to join it in holding Myanmar coup leaders to account, including through targeted sanctions such as those it imposed on Thursday. "We ask all Council members to join…