The Latest Breaking News from Myanmar

A headline which caught my eye in last Sunday's Post was "Highway 12 to economic heaven" with a report concerning the rich potential of this route which stretches west to east from Tak on the Myanmar border to Mukdahan, just this side of the Mekong River from Laos.

WASHINGTON: Washington hopes to rally Southeast Asian nations to take tougher action against Myanmar's military junta and to push back on China's actions in the South China Sea as top United States diplomat Antony Blinken heads to the region for meetings next week, a State Department official said on Friday.

More than 5,000 refugees from Myanmar are now taking shelter at refugee camps in Mae Sariang district of Mae Hong Son to escape fighting between the Karenni Army (KA) and Myanmar junta forces.

Myanmar’s military-controlled government is accusing pro-democracy fighters of killing 15 civilians in a mortar attack in a restive central area of the country

United Nations human rights chief appeals for international action with millions in urgent need of help.

The cabinet has agreed to extend its foreign migrants' amnesty programme until the end of the month, allowing about 500,000 workers from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam to sort out the permits they need to legally reside and work in the country.

Myanmar’s military junta has accused anti-coup fighters of killing 15 civilians in a rocket attack, a claim disputed by the rebels who confirmed a raid but said the dead were members of a pro-military militia.

The Supreme Court of Myanmar on Wednesday heard the first in a series of appeals by former leader Aung San Suu Kyi against several convictions, a source familiar with the case said, as she seeks to reduce her 33 years of jail time.

SONGKHLA: Twenty illegal Myanmar migrants hoping to get jobs in Malaysia were arrested at a deserted house in Sadao district of this southern border province.

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The Supreme Court of Myanmar is scheduled to hear the first of a series of appeals by jailed former state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and ex-president Win Myint on Wednesday, according to local reports.