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Rohingya 'targeted for destruction' by Myanmar, ICJ hears
AFP, Published on 12/01/2026
» THE HAGUE — Myanmar deliberately targeted the Rohingya minority with "horrific violence" in a bid to destroy the community, Gambia's justice minister told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday at the start of a genocide hearing.
Myanmar junta stages election after five years of civil war
AFP, Published on 28/12/2025
» YANGON (MYANMAR) - A trickle of voters made their way to Myanmar's heavily restricted polls on Sunday, with the ruling junta touting the exercise as a return to democracy five years after it ousted the last elected government, triggering civil war.
Myanmar junta captures key town, expanding election writ
AFP, Published on 20/08/2025
» NAY PYI TAW — Myanmar's junta said Wednesday its troops have captured a battlefield town in the country's east, clawing back rebel-contested territory as it prepares to stage a disputed December election.
Aung San Suu Kyi turns 80 in Myanmar junta jail
AFP, Published on 19/06/2025
» YANGON - Myanmar’s deposed democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 80th birthday in junta detention on Thursday, serving a number of sentences set to last the rest of her life.
Rain complicates recovery in quake-hit Myanmar as death toll rises
AFP, Published on 06/04/2025
» YANGON - Rain is compounding misery and presenting new hurdles for relief efforts on Sunday in Myanmar, where state media reported the death toll from a devastating earthquake has risen to nearly 3,500 people.
Protest as quake-hit Myanmar junta chief joins Bangkok summit
AFP, Published on 04/04/2025
» Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar's junta chief a "murderer" as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week after a huge earthquake killed thousands, leaving desperate survivors pleading for food and shelter.
Myanmar junta chief arrives for Bangkok summit
AFP, Published on 03/04/2025
» Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing arrived on Thursday in Bangkok for a regional summit, according to AFP journalists at the conference venue in the Shangri-La Hotel, six days after the country ruled by his armed forces was pummelled by a devastating earthquake.
Fears and hopes at collapsed Mandalay school
AFP, Published on 30/03/2025
» MANDALAY (MYANMAR) - Rescuers clambered into the wreckage of the Wisdom Villa Private High School on the outskirts of Mandalay on Saturday until a jammed door blocked their passage.
Iran's jailed Narges Mohammadi to receive Nobel Peace Prize in absentia
AFP, Published on 10/12/2023
» OSLO - The Nobel Peace Prize will be handed out in Oslo on Sunday but with the notable absence of winner Narges Mohammadi, currently in prison, who will be represented by her children.
Junta 'depriving' Suu Kyi of medical care, says party
AFP, Published on 14/09/2023
» Myanmar’s junta is endangering the life of jailed democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi, her political party said on Thursday, accusing the military of depriving her of medical care and food.