Myanmar

Myanmar to free more than 4,000 prisoners in amnesty

Amnesties typically take place in Myanmar each year to mark its Independence Day in January and its New Year in April.

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Kim Aris, the son of Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, delivers a speech during a protest rally organized by Myanmar people residing in Japan outside Myanmar's embassy in Tokyo, Japan, December 14, 2025.
A staff member of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency searches for victims of a boat from Buthidaung, Myanmar, that sank near the Malaysia–Thailand border, during a search and rescue operation close to Langkawi, Malaysia November 9, 2025.

Around 250 missing after Rohingya boat capsizes in Andaman Sea, UN agencies say

The UN agencies said the trawler carrying around 250 men, women, and children reportedly sank due to heavy winds, rough seas, and overcrowding.

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A soldier is seen on top of an armored vehicle believed to be made by Gaia Automotive Industres as he rolls through the streets of Naypyitaw, Myanmar, February 15, 2021.

Myanmar’s collapse: The crisis Israel can’t escape - opinion

Critics conveniently inflate Israel's role, turning it into a symbolic villain in a narrative that ignores the real drivers of violence: the generals, the local conflicts, and the regional giants.

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Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup, presides at an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021; illustrative.

Why is Myanmar's junta holding an election during a civil war? - explainer

Myanmar’s junta-led election is widely viewed as a bid to legitimize military power amid civil war, low turnout, and the exclusion of opposition parties.

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UN Security Council calls for release of Myanmar's Suu Kyi, others

Nobel Peace laureate Suu Kyi, 75, has not been seen since her arrest.

FEBRUARY 4, 2021ByREUTERS
Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi smiles at supporters as she celebrates Thingyan in front of her home in Yangon

Myanmar’s military arrests the civilian gov't – and democracy - opinion

The collapse of the power-sharing arrangement between the armed forces and civilian government fits a troubled historical pattern.

FEBRUARY 4, 2021ByJONATHAN T. CHOW, LEIF-ERIC EASLEY
Myanmar army armoured vehicles drive past a street after they seized power in a coup in Mandalay

Myanmar junta blocks Facebook as opposition grows to coup

Facebook was still available sporadically and demonstrators in the second city of Mandalay used it to livestream the first such street protest since the coup.

FEBRUARY 4, 2021ByREUTERS
Myanmar army armoured vehicles drive past a street after they seized power in a coup in Mandalay

Myanmar police file charges against Aung San Suu Kyi after coup

The Group of Seven largest developed economies condemned the coup on Wednesday and said the election result must be respected.

FEBRUARY 3, 2021ByREUTERS
Myanmar army armoured vehicles drive past a street after they seized power in a coup in Mandalay

Grapevine February 3, 20201: A gracious rival

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

FEBRUARY 2, 2021ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
ISRAEL’S AMBASSADOR to Romania, David Saranga.

Citizens of Myanmar spark mass civil disobedience campaign - watch

Doctors around the country will refuse to work starting on Wednesday, in a show of defiance against the return of military dictatorship.

FEBRUARY 2, 2021ByIDAN ZONSHINE
Residents of Yangon light candles outside their houses to show their disapproval of the recent military coup in Myanmar, Feb. 2, 2021.

Myanmar coup ‘a very sad day,’ says Jewish community leader

Myanmar’s local Jewish community numbers just 20 people, although there are between 40 to 60 Jewish expats in the country, from the US, UK and Israel.

FEBRUARY 2, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON
Myanmar Jewish community leader Sammy Samuels is seen addressing the synagogue during Hanukkah.

Israel's foreign ministry calls to release Myanmar leader Suu Kyi

The ministry said it is in contact with the Israeli embassy in Yangon and that its staff and their families, as well as Israeli citizens in Myanmar, are well.

FEBRUARY 2, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
Myanmar army armoured vehicles drive past a street after they seized power in a coup in Mandalay

Suu Kyi's party demands her release as Myanmar generals tighten grip

The United States threatened to reimpose sanctions on Myanmar's generals after they seized power and arrested Suu Kyi and dozens of her allies on dawn raids on Monday.

FEBRUARY 2, 2021ByREUTERS
Myanmar army armoured vehicles drive past a street after they seized power in a coup in Mandalay

Myanmar military seizes power, detains elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Spokesman Myo Nyunt told Reuters by phone that Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and other leaders had been "taken" in the early hours of the morning.

FEBRUARY 1, 2021ByREUTERS
Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi