Tag: Myanmar

Arrested were Sithu Aung Myint, commentator with Voice of America, and Htet Htet Khine, freelance producer for BBC Media Action

Efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus in Myanmar were dealt a serious blow when the military seized power

Junta forces have blocked all entrances and exits to Mindat and shut down supply routes to neighboring regions in Chin state, says report

Many of Sunday's protests made reference to the “8-8-88” democracy uprising on August, 8, 1988, which the then-military regime crushed

This is a call to strengthen our human fellowship, our Eucharist of common tragedies, our cup that overflows with sorrows

The envoy has been tasked with ending violence in Myanmar and opening dialogue between the military rulers and their opponents

Myanmar has been racked by a deadly crackdown on protests, economic collapse and a refugee exodus since the February coup

Authorities have been arresting social activists and healthcare volunteers in an entrapment scheme involving false requests for aid

These are apocalyptic times: starvation, struggle for oxygen, long queues in cemeteries and the persisting virus of conflict and poverty

Bishop John Hsane Hgyi of Pathein was reportedly suffering from diabetes when he contracted the coronavirus disease