Tag: Yangon
Bomb Explodes at Headquarters of Pro-Military Party in Myanmar
Six bombs exploded in three different locations in Myanmar’s largest city Yangon today, including at the headquarters of a political party backed by the country’s [Read More…]
Myanmar security forces kill more than 80 people near Yangon
Violence in the security forces’ response to the two-month-old pro-democracy protests in Myanmar has become the norm. At least 82 people were killed in a [Read More…]
Myanmar Junta Kills Scores of Protesters in Bago, Decrees Death Penalty for 19 in Yangon
Myanmar security forces mowed down more than 60 people with rifle grenades and machine guns as they cleared barricades built by anti-junta protesters in the [Read More…]
Gunshots Fired at US Cultural Centre in Yangon, Myanmar
Gunshots were fired at the US cultural centre in Yangon but caused no injuries, according to an embassy spokesperson. “We can confirm that shots were [Read More…]
Crackdown on Myanmar’s Anti-Coup Protests Leaves Almost 40 People Killed
BANGKOK (Sputnik) – At least 38 protesters were killed and around 80 others injured across Myanmar on Sunday as military forces cracked down on the [Read More…]
Thousands Join Protests in Myanmar’s Yangon After Military Coup
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Several thousand people took to the streets in Myanmar’s largest city Yangon on Saturday to participate in the first mass protest against [Read More…]
Bangkok Airways removes planned Phuket-Yangon direct flights from schedules
PHUKET: Bangkok Airways has removed from its flight schedule the Phuket-Yangon direct flights that were to launch in November as the route has yet to [Read More…]
Three Muslims Charged For Praying in Public in Myanmar’s Yangon
Myanmar authorities on Friday charged three Muslims for conducting Ramadan prayers in front of a shuttered Islamic school in the commercial capital Yangon and warned [Read More…]
