Chinese navy ships visit Myanmar amid heightened security tensions

Three Chinese navy ships have arrived in Myanmar on a goodwill visit as part of renewed…

Myanmar armed group seizes China-Myanmar border crossing

An ethnic minority armed group in Myanmar has seized control from the country’s ruling junta of a lucrative border…

UN chief spotlights worsening rights in Myanmar as journalist jailed for 20 years over cyclone coverage | CNN

CNN  —  Myanmar’s already dire human rights situation is deteriorating and the junta should release all…

Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi pardoned: Reports

“Chairman of State Administration Council pardons Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who was sentenced by the…

Jane Birkin, actor, singer and fashion icon, dies at 76

Actor and singer Jane Birkin, who made France her home and charmed the country with her…

Efforts to bring justice to Rohingya must be accelerated, ICC chief prosecutor says | CNN

CNN  —  The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor told CNN Friday that efforts to bring justice…

Chinese military convoy attacked by rebels in Myanmar, claims junta

An armed ethnic group has been accused of attacking a vehicle convoy carrying Chinese military personnel,…

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Thailand has cut electricity supplies to a Myanmar border township home to a billion-dollar Chinese-backed development…

UN expert says Myanmar imported $1 billion in arms since coup, much of it from Russia and China | CNN

CNN  —  Myanmar’s ruling military junta has imported at least $1 billion in weapons and military-related…

Myanmar junta travel restrictions are holding up vital aid to cyclone-hit communities | CNN

CNN  —  Myanmar’s military junta is holding up humanitarian access to some cyclone-hit communities in western…