Hundreds of Myanmar anti-junta protesters rally in Bangkok

Demonstrators display banners during 2021 protests in Myanmar against Military Coup
Demonstrators display banners during 2021 protests in Myanmar against military junta. Photo: MgHla (aka) Htin Linn Aye. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bangkok – Hundreds of protesters screamed and wept as they demonstrated against Myanmar’s junta in Thailand’s capital on Thursday, the third anniversary of an army [Read More…]

More Than 30 People Dead in Myanmar’s Kayah State as Blame Falls to Military Junta

Myanmar Military Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing in June 2017
Myanmar Military Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing in June 2017. Photo: Vadim Savitsky, mil.ru. CC BY 4.0.

More than 30 people are said to have been killed and burned in Myanmar’s Kayah state. It is believed women, children, and the elderly are [Read More…]

Thai parliament votes down bills aimed at rescinding junta’s post-coup orders

The new Thailand's parliament under construction in Bangkok. It is called Sappaya-Sapasathan
The new Thailand's parliament under construction in Bangkok. It is called Sappaya-Sapasathan. Photo: Supanut Arunoprayote. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thailand’s House of Representatives today (Wednesday) rejected two bills aimed at repealing all announcements and orders, deemed to be violations of the principles of human [Read More…]

Military junta pledges to “cease violence” against civilians in Myanmar

The flags of Association of Southeast Asia Nations members in ASEAN
The flags of Association of Southeast Asia Nations members in ASEAN. Photo: Gunawan Kartapranata.

Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on Saturday secured an unexpected commitment from the Burmese military junta to “cease violence” against civilians [Read More…]

Parallel Myanmar Government Launched to Challenge Military Junta

Myanmar Military Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing in June 2017
Myanmar Military Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing in June 2017. Photo: Vadim Savitsky, mil.ru. CC BY 4.0.

Myanmar civilian politicians and activists launched a “National Unity Government” on Friday, centered on ousted national leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other lawmakers elected [Read More…]