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2,000 people from Myanmar cross over to India as gunfight rocks Chin state

Over 2,000 Myanmar nationals entered India through the international border in Mizoram over the last 24 hours after an intense gunfight in the neighbouring country's Chin state, an official said on Monday. James Lalrinchhana, the deputy commissioner (DC) of Champhai district which shares a border with Myanmar's Chin state, told PTI that an intense gunfight broke out between Myanmar's ruling junta-backed forces and militia group People's Defence Force (PDF) on Sunday evening. The fighting started after the PDF attacked two military bases at Khawmawi and Rihkhawdar in Chin state near the Indian border, he said, adding that the fighting continued till Monday. Over 2,000 people from Khawmawi, Rihkhawdar and the neighbouring villages in Chin crossed over to India and took shelter in Zokhawthar in Champhai district due to the gunfight, Lalrinchhana said. The Myanmar military base at Rihkhawdar was taken over by the militia in the early hours of Monday, and the base at Khawmawi was also .

Myanmar Junta airstrike: At least 133 killed, including women, children

Although there have been no additional strikes, military jets have continued to fly over the town, preventing first responders and medical professionals from reaching the attack site

Myanmar junta launches airstrike on own village: Over 100 feared dead

The anti-coup militias in Myanmar, known as the People's Defence Forces, or PDFs, are waging an armed rebellion against the military junta in various parts of the country

UN chief backs democracy for Myanmar 2 years after military seizes power

Two years after Myanmar's military seized power, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced support Monday for the democratic aspirations of Myanmar's people and warned that the military's planned elections amid a crackdown on civilians and political leaders risk exacerbating instability. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the secretary-general strongly condemns all forms of violence in Myanmar as the crisis in the country deteriorates and fuel serious regional implications." The army seized power on February 1, 2021, from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, arresting her and top members of her governing National League for Democracy party, which had won a landslide victory for a second term in a November 2020 general election. Security forces suppressed widespread opposition to the military takeover with lethal force, killing almost 2,900 civilians and arresting thousands more people who engaged in nonviolent protests. The savage crackdown triggered armed resistance in muc

Air strike during concert in Myanmar's Kachin state kills at least 60

Myanmar has been gripped by violence since the army overthrew an elected government early last year

Myanmar military executes NLD lawmaker, three other political detainees

Myanmar has carried out its first executions in nearly 50 years with the hangings of a former National League for Democracy lawmaker, a democracy activist and two men accused of violence

Myanmar protesters mark military leader's birthday with mock funerals

Myanmar pro-democracy protesters on Saturday marked the birthday of military leader Min Aung Hlaing in several cities by burning mock coffins and his pictures.In the second-largest city Mandalay, people calling for democracy burned mocked coffins attached with photos of Min Aung Hlaing and protested by holding placards that said, "Wish you die on your birthday," reported Kyodo News.Similar demonstrations took place in the largest city Yangon and other cities.Myanmar has experienced mass protests and a brutal military response since the February 1 coup.Since the February military coup in Myanmar that ousted the democratically elected government led by civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who turned 76 recently, she and other prominent politicians have been detained and hundreds of civilians have been killed by security forces.As of Saturday, 890 people had been killed and 5,086 detained by the military, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, a rights group ...

Myanmar's generals run a nearly sanctions-proof business empire

Mining and manufacturing companies make up more than half of the businesses owned by MEHL and MEC

Japan asks Myanmar to release journalist arrested by security forces

Japan's government said on Monday it is asking Myanmar to release a Japanese journalist who was arrested by security forces in its largest city of Yangon the previous day

South Korean steelmaker to end partnership with Myanmar military

A South Korean steelmaker on Friday said it plans to end a joint venture with a military-controlled firm in Myanmar following criticism that its business has benefited military leaders who have violently suppressed pro-democracy protests there. POSCO Coated & Color Steel said it has decided to discontinue its partnership with Myanmar Economic Holdings Public Company Limited, which is about 40 per cent owned by Myanmar's Defense Ministry. However, the South Korean company said it would not pull out of Myanmar. POSCO C&C owns 70 per cent of its joint venture with MEHL, Myanmar POSCO C&C. Min Ji-hyun, an official from POSCO C&C, said the company has informed MEHL it wants to buy the Myanmar firm's 30 per cent stake so that it can continue operating the venture with full ownership. MEHL has yet to respond to POSCO C&C's offer, Min said. Min said he couldn't provide detailed estimates on how much the deal would cost POSCO C&C, saying that would depend on when it ...

Thousands flee into Thailand following Myanmar military air strikes

Thai authorities along the country's northwestern border braced themselves on Monday for a possible influx of more ethnic Karen villagers fleeing new airstrikes from the Myanmar military

Myanmar 'bloodiest day' toll rises to 144; troops open fire at funeral

Coup leader and his generals threw a party amid global fury over massacre

'No noises, only birds': silent strike shuts Myanmar as prisoners freed

Several buses full of prisoners drove out of Yangon's Insein jail in the morning, said witnesses

Myanmar junta frees hundreds held for protesting against military coup

Myanmar's state TV says 628 people imprisoned for protesting last month's coup have been released

US offers temporary legal residency to people coming from Myanmar

The Biden administration offered temporary legal residency Friday to people from Myanmar, where military leaders have overthrown the country's elected government

We'll shoot whoever I see: Myanmar Military threatens protesters on TikTok

Digital rights group Myanmar ICT for Development said it had found over 800 pro-military videos that menaced protesters at a time of increasing bloodshed -alone according to the UN

Battlefield Myanmar: At least 18 shot dead, hundreds under arrest

Police fire after lobbing stun grenades, tear gas; rights group condemns action

Fatalities feared as Myanmar police intensify use of force against protests

Security forces in Myanmar made mass arrests and appeared to use lethal force on Sunday as they intensified their efforts to break up protests a month after the military staged a coup. There were reports of gunfire as police in Yangon, the country's biggest city, fired tear gas and water cannons while trying to clear the streets of demonstrators demanding that the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi be restored to power. Photos of shell casings from live ammunition used in assault rifles were posted on social media. Reports on social media identified one young man believed to have been killed in Yangon. His body was shown in photos and videos lying on a sidewalk until other protesters were able to carry him away. A violent crackdown also occurred in Dawei, a much smaller city in southeastern Myanmar, where local media reported that at least three people were killed during a protest march. The fatalities could not immediately be independently confirmed, though photos posted on ...

Myanmar military extends non-operation period for one additional month

Myanmar military announced on Friday the extension of suspension period of its operation against armed groups to the end of March.

On his 67th birthday, Narendra Modi dedicates Sardar Sarovar Dam to nation

PM Modi, on his 67th birthday, is dedicating the Sardar Sarovar Dam to the nation, amid protests and allegations of little work done on it