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Myanmar's military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes
BANGKOK (AP) — About two weeks into a major offensive against Myanmar's military-run government by an alliance of three well-armed militias of ethnic minorities, an army captain, fighting in a jungle area near the northeastern border with China, lamented that he'd never seen such intense action....
Former Myanmar colonel who once served as information minister gets 10-year prison term for sedition
BANGKOK (AP) — A former high-profile Myanmar army officer who had served as information minister and presidential spokesperson in a previous military-backed government has been convicted of sedition and incitement, a legal official said Thursday. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison. ...
As fighting surges in Myanmar, an airstrike in the west reportedly kills 11 civilians
BANGKOK (AP) — Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on a village in a western region have killed at least 11 civilians, including eight children, a leading opposition group and residents of the area said Friday. The attack Wednesday on Vuilu village, south of Matupi township in Chin...
An ethnic resistance group in northern Myanmar says an entire army battalion has surrendered to it
BANGKOK (AP) — A Myanmar army battalion based near the Chinese border surrendered to an alliance of ethnic armed groups that launched a surprise offensive last month against the military, a spokesperson for one of the groups said Wednesday. The surrender on Sunday of 261 people —...
A military jet crashes in eastern Myanmar. Ethnic resistance groups claim they shot it down
BANGKOK (AP) — A Myanmar military jet fighter crashed Saturday in a combat zone in the eastern state of Kayah, a military officer and a member of an anti-military resistance organization said. The resistance group said the plane had been shot down, but its claim could not immediately be...
Myanmar military court sentences general ousted from ruling council to 5 years for corruption
BANGKOK (AP) — A military court in Myanmar has sentenced a general who until recently was a senior member of the country’s ruling council to five years in prison for abusing his authority and taking bribes, state-run media reported Saturday. Lt. Gen. Soe Htut, who was home...
Military-ruled Myanmar hosts joint naval exercise with Russia, its close ally and top arms supplier
BANGKOK (AP) — The military-run Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar is holding its first joint naval exercise with Russia, state media reported Tuesday, with the countries carrying out maneuvers in the Andaman Sea. Reports in the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper said...
Myanmar resistance claims first capture of a district capital from the military government
BANGKOK (AP) — Armed resistance groups fighting Myanmar 's military government seized a district capital in the north Monday after taking state offices and a police station in a four-day offensive, according to residents, the country’s major opposition coalition and media reports. ...
Researchers hope tracking senior Myanmar army officers can ascertain blame for human rights abuses
BANGKOK (AP) — A group of human rights researchers officially launched a website Wednesday that they hope will help get justice for victims of state violence in Myanmar, where one of the world’s less-noticed but still brutal armed struggles is taking place. Since the army seized...
In Myanmar, a Facebook post deemed inflammatory led to an ex-minister's arrest
BANGKOK (AP) — A former high-profile Myanmar army officer who had served as information minister and presidential spokesperson in a previous military-backed government has been arrested and charged with spreading false or inflammatory news, a statement from the current military government said...
