Myanmar's shadow government of ousted lawmakers has welcomed a call by Southeast Asian leaders for an end to 'military violence' after their crisis talks in Jakarta with junta leader Min Aung Hlaing.
Myanmar’s junta on Saturday released more than 23,000 prisoners to mark the traditional new year holiday, including at least three political detainees.
Myanmar’s ruling military squared off against its opponents in the courts, the streets and the countryside Monday, showing no sign of relenting in its crackdown against those opposed to February’s coup.
An information blackout under Myanmar’s military junta worsened on Thursday as fibre broadband service, the last legal way for ordinary people to access the internet, became intermittently inaccessible on several networks.
Myanmar’s ruling junta stepped up its campaign against celebrities who support nationwide protests against its seizure of power, publishing wanted lists in the state press and warning against using their work.
