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Myanmar refugees influx at Indian borders likely just beginning: UNSG envoy

The influx of refugees from Myanmar at the Indian and Thai borders and elsewhere is ominous and likely just the beginning, UN Secretary General's special envoy on Myanmar has told the Security Council

India condemns violence in Myanmar, calls for release of detained leaders

India has condemned the violence in Myanmar and condoled the loss of life, as it urged maximum restraint and called for the release of detained leaders

Hindustan Aeronautics denies having business links with Myanmar's military

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has denied having any business links with the military forces in Myanmar

Myanmar faces possibility of civil war at an unprecedented scale: UN envoy

The UN special envoy for Myanmar has warned that the country faces the possibility of civil war "at an unprecedented scale" and urged the UNSC to consider action to reverse the military coup

China reports Covid outbreak on border with Myanmar, at least 9 positive

At least nine people have tested positive for Covid-19 in a Chinese city on the border with Myanmar, health officials said Wednesday

Actions by Myanmar military on civilians reprehensible: Antony Blinken

The recent actions of the Myanmar military against its own civilians are reprehensible, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said

Myanmar military deepens violence with new air attacks on civilians in east

The military launched more airstrikes Tuesday in eastern Myanmar after earlier attacks forced thousands of ethnic Karen to flee into Thailand

US suspends all trade engagement with Myanmar until elected govt returns

The United States is immediately suspending all engagement with Myanmar under a 2013 trade and investment agreement until the return of a democratically elected government, USTR Katherine Tai said

Thousands flee Myanmar airstrikes, complicating crisis

Thai soldiers began sending back some of the thousands of people who have fled a series of airstrikes by the military in neighbouring Myanmar, people familiar with the matter said Monday

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 violence outrageous, US working on sanctions, says Joe Biden

US President Joe Biden on Sunday called the military violence in Myanmar "absolutely outrageous" and said Washington was working on reacting with sanctions

Defence chiefs from 12 nations slam Myanmar violence against protestors

Defence chiefs from 12 countries condemned the Myanmar military's violence against peaceful protesters in a joint statement issued on Sunday.

Myanmar: US military chiefs condemn deadly violence against protesters

United States Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and his counterparts from various countries on Saturday (local time) condemned the deadly use of force by Myanmar Armed Forces against unarmed protesters

Myanmar forces kill over 100 protesters in deadliest day since coup

As Myanmar's military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday, soldiers and police elsewhere reportedly killed dozens of people as they suppressed protests in the deadliest bloodletting

Assam Rifles seizes drugs worth Rs 12 cr smuggled from Myanmar in Mizoram

Assam Rifles troopers and the police have seized banned drugs worth Rs 12 crore from Kolasib district in northern Mizoram and arrested one person in connection with the case

50 people killed as Myanmar military cracks down on protesters: Report

The dead included 13 killed in the country's second-biggest city, Mandalay, 9 in the nearby region of Sagaing and 7 in the commercial capital Yangon

Protesters call for demonstrations as Junta chief marks Armed Forces Day

The head of Myanmar's junta on Saturday used the occasion of the country's Armed Forces Day to try to justify the overthrow of the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi

Four killed in Myanmar protests, World Bank forecasts economy to slump 10%

The World Bank said Myanmar's economy could slump 10% this year due to the turmoil since the coup last month that overthrew the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi

More than 300 people killed in Myanmar since February 1 military coup

A total of 2,981 people have been arrested and 320 people have been killed in the escalating violence in Myanmar following the hostile coup on February 1

UNHRC session: US co-sponsors EU-led resolution over Myanmar human rights

The US co-sponsored a resolution led by the EU that highlighted ongoing human rights concerns, including for Rohingya and recalled developments since February 1 in the 46th session of UNHRC