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Myanmar sanctions should target coup leaders, not people, UN warns

The United Nations warned Friday that any sanctions imposed over the coup in #Myanmar must be "caref ...View More

Myanmar's military junta grants amnesty to more than 23,000 prisoners

Myanmar's military #junta has remitted the sentences of more than 23000 prisoners, announcements in  ...View More

'World is watching', UN warns Myanmar after coup

The United Nations demanded Friday that #Myanmar's military return power to civilian control and ref ...View More

Myanmar general warns anti-coup protesters to return to work

Myanmar's ruling general signalled waning patience Thursday with nationwide #protests over the milit ...View More

Myanmar's protesters back on the streets as US sanctions coup leaders

Huge crowds thronged cities around #Myanmar to demand the return of ousted leader Aung San Suu #Kyi  ...View More

Countries curb diplomatic ties, weigh sanctions on Myanmar

A growing number of governments are curbing diplomatic ties with #Myanmar and increasing economic pr ...View More

Myanmar anti-coup protesters march again as US sanctions generals

Anti-#coup #protesters on Thursday took to the streets of #Myanmar for a sixth consecutive day, afte ...View More

Myanmar military coup: Juntas have ruled the country for decades

Among the hundreds of thousands who have taken to the streets of #Myanmar in recent days have been m ...View More

Biden says US will sanction military leaders, family members behind Myanmar coup

President Joe #Biden said Wednesday that the United States was taking actions against #Myanmar's mil ...View More

'I can't accept this government': Myanmar anti-coup protesters march again

Protesters returned to the streets of #Myanmar on Wednesday despite the shooting of a young woman th ...View More

Myanmar’s military history & what led to recent coup

The #military is back in power in #Myanmar after a coup less than a decade after it launched a trans ...View More

Myanmar military tightens grip as anti-coup protests enter fifth day

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of #Myanmar's biggest city for a fifth consecutive d ...View More

Woman 'shot' in head fights for life as Myanmar protests enter fifth day

Protesters returned to the streets of #Myanmar on Wednesday after the most violent day yet in #demon ...View More

Myanmar protesters demand release of Aung San Suu Kyi, return of civilian government

Protesters in #Myanmar, defiant in the face of blasts from security forces' water cannons, are deman ...View More

Myanmar coup: Reports of police firing rubber bullets at protesters

Security forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas at anti-#coup protesters in #Myanmar on Tuesday as ...View More

Civil disobedience movement obstructs Myanmar COVID-19 vaccination program | English News | WION

A campaign of Civil Disobedience has swept through Myanmar. Doctors and nurses are protesting as the ...View More

Protestors march in Myanmar's Yangon despite warnings from military

Protesters started gathering across #Myanmar's largest city of #Yangon on Tuesday, defying warnings  ...View More

Myanmar junta leader gives first address to nation since coup

Myanmar's #junta leader on Monday called on the public to prioritise facts and not feelings, and sai ...View More

Martial law declared in seven Myanmar townships

MartialLaw was declared Monday in seven townships in #Myanmar's second biggest city, Mandalay, offic ...View More

Police fire water cannon as Myanmar demonstrators stage largest protest since 2007

Police fired a water cannon at #protesters in the #Myanmar capital on Monday as tens of thousands of ...View More

Yangon witnesses biggest show of dissent, thousands march against Myanmar military | WION

The military in Myanmar is getting public resistance against the coup. The biggest dissent so far, h ...View More

US President Joe Biden calls on Myanmar's military to relinquish power | World News

US President Joe Biden has said that Myanmar's military must relinquish power and that it should rel ...View More

Myanmar military coup: Opposition grows as junta blocks social media

Myanmar's new #military government blocked access to #Facebook as resistance to Monday's #coup surge ...View More

Myanmar blocks access to Facebook as international pressure on junta grows

Myanmar's #junta blocked #Facebook and other messaging services in the name of ensuring stability on ...View More

News Wrap: Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi charged after military coup

In our news wrap Wednesday, police in Myanmar charged ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi with possessing ...View More

Myanmar coup: Police file charges against Suu Kyi, giving legal basis to detain her

Police leveled their first formal charge against #Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu #Kyi, members ...View More

"I don't have much hope": Myanmar resident reports on the situation after coup

Myanmar's military staged a coup Monday and detained senior politicians including Nobel laureate Aun ...View More

Myanmar's Suu Kyi charged with possessing illegal radios

Police in #Myanmar have charged deposed national leader Aung San Suu #Kyi with having several illega ...View More

Myanmar army chief: Military ouster was inevitable | Washington blocks aid to Myanmar | WION

Myanmar's army chief General Min Aung Hlaing said that the military ouster of Aung San Suu Kyi's gov ...View More

China blocks UN condemnation of Myanmar military coup | UN holds emergency meet on military coup

China has now gone ahead to block the UN condemnation of coup in Myanmar, as a result, the United Na ...View More

China, Russia block UN Security Council condemnation of Myanmar coup

A top #UN official urged the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to "collectively send a clea ...View More

Cars horns, striking pans heard around Myanmar city to protest coup

The sound of vehicle horns and pans being struck were heard around #Myanmar's biggest city #Yangon o ...View More

Myanmar coup: Suu Kyi no longer West's priority?

Aung San Suu #Kyi's fall from grace as a rights icon has dampened Western enthusiasm for her as #Mya ...View More

Confusion in Myanmar as coup sweeps away democratic hopes

There was panic-buying of food, #military roadblocks in the capital #Naypyidaw and a triumphant pro- ...View More

China says world should contribute to Myanmar stability, UN Security Council due to meet Tuesday

China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday ahead of a #UN Security Council meeting that all actions by ...View More

Biden demands Myanmar military cede power, orders sanctions review | World News

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday (February 1) that a statement by President Joe  ...View More

Why Myanmar's military overthrew the nation’s democratically elected government

The Biden administration has threatened to reimpose sanctions on Myanmar after the military there st ...View More

'This is not really a surprise': Myanmar military declares one-year state of emergency

Myanmar's #military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government o ...View More

Myanmar coup: 'The military saw that they were losing power'

Myanmar's #military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government o ...View More

Aung San Suu Kyi detained in military coup in Myanmar

Myanmar's military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of ...View More

Military coup in Myanmar as elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi is detained

Myanmar's military seized power on Monday in a #coup against the democratically elected government o ...View More

Myanmar military seizes power, detains elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi | World News

Myanmar's military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of ...View More

Myanmar military says it has taken control of the country

Myanmar #military television says the military has taken control of the country for one year. An ann ...View More

Suu Kyi's party wins absolute majority in Myanmar polls | World News | WION News

Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling party secured an absolute majority in Myanmar's election, official results ...View More

Myanmar Election: Suu Kyi's party expected to win 2nd term, supporters celebrate early results

State councillor Aung Suu Kyi's party takes the lead as counting get underway in Myanmar elections.  ...View More

Myanmar Election: Aung San Suu Kyi expected to win again

5 million young voters will be able to cast ballots for the first time in Myanmar elections. WION br ...View More

Gravitas: How China is arming Myanmar's terror group

The Arakan Army has been declared a terrorist organisation by Myanmar. A report has now claimed that ...View More

Myanmar envoy to Delhi: Myanmar won't allow insurgents to use its territory against India

Myanmar's Ambassador to India Moe Kyaw Aung has said that his country won't allow any insurgents to  ...View More

WION Dispatch: WION exclusive conversation with Myanmar Envoy to India | World News | WION News

Myanmar's Ambassador to India Moe Kyaw Aung has said that his country won't allow any insurgents to  ...View More

WION Dispatch: India to deliver kilo class submarine INS Sindhuvir to Myanmar Navy | World News

India will be delivering a kilo class submarine INS Sindhuvir to Myanmar Navy and this will be the f ...View More

Myanmar's coronavirus crisis | Virus drags poor families to the edge | WION News | World News

Coronavirus pandemic has pushed several economies into a deep recession. The outbreak has had a big  ...View More

WION Dispatch: How Myanmar is firmly in China's grip | South-Asia | China-Myanmar

WION Dispatch: How Myanmar is firmly in China's grip | South-Asia | China-Myanmar India's Foreign Se ...View More

Aung San Suu Kyi removed from Sakharov prize community | World News | WION News

Aung San Suu Kyi removed from Sakharov prize community | World News | WION News European Parliament  ...View More

Gravitas: Avoiding China's debt trap | Myanmar to prioritise India-backed infra projects

  WION     July 09, 2020

Gravitas: Avoiding China's debt trap | Myanmar to prioritise India-backed infra projects In an attem ...View More

Gravitas: Is China arming terrorists in Myanmar?

  WION     July 02, 2020

Gravitas: Is China arming terrorists in Myanmar? Myanmar has indirectly called out China for arming  ...View More

Gravitas: Afghanistan & Myanmar say NO to Chinese loans | WION

  WION     June 15, 2020

China is known to mass-produce loans to financially cripple countries under its Belt & Road Initiati ...View More