Asia Myanmar Artist-activist Htein Lin and his wife, former British ambassador Vicky Bowman, have been arrested as part of a crackdown on pro-democracy activists
Asia Myanmar The trial of a Japanese man for his alleged involvement in an anti-golpe protest has begun in Myanmar, amid calls from the Japanese government for his early release
Asia Myanmar The country has carried out its first executions in 50 years, including democracy activists and Phyo Zeya Thaw, a 41-year-old former lawmaker who was convicted in January by a closed military court
Asia Myanmar ICJ judges have rejected Myanmar's preliminary objections to a case accusing the nation of being responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority
Asia Myanmar Myanmar's central bank has ordered companies with up to 35% foreign ownership to convert foreign currency into local, extending to more companies an existing rule aimed at easing pressure on the kyat
Asia Myanmar The military junta is still targeting Christian churches and institutions in predominantly Christian regions, ignoring repeated appeals by religious leaders to protect places of worship
Asia Myanmar The junta's plans to execute political opponents, events that took place in early June and would be the country's first judicial executions since 1990, could constitute war crimes or crimes against humanity, a UN official said
Asia Myanmar The country exported over 94.691 tonnes of rice and 58.815 of broken rice this May according to the Myanmar Rice Federation
Asia Myanmar Other 45 illegal immigrants from Myanmar were arrested on Friday; detected in the trees of a rubber plantation in Thailand en route to Malaysia, they testify the continuous attempt to escape the regime
Asia Myanmar Relatives of Aung San Suu Kyi have filed a complaint with a UN monitoring body against her detention following last year's military coup, according to their lawyers
Asia Myanmar The junta will allow tourists to apply for visas after a break of more than 2 years; activists warn that the military's acquired interests in various sectors, including tourism, would only enrich them, and urged people not to visit the country
Asia Myanmar Aided by an armed underground network of Facebook and Telegram accounts, such as the 'People's Embrace' Facebook page, a number of soldiers is deserting the military
Asia Myanmar The 57th Myanmar Gems Emporium kicked off in the capital Nay Pyi Taw on Friday; 200 gem dealers from abroad are expected