Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will meet with the head of Myanmar’s military junta in Bangkok this week, to push for the extension of a ceasefire and discuss earthquake relief efforts. During a monthly meeting of the Finance Ministry yesterday, Anwar announced that he would meet Senior Gen. Min AungContinue Reading
Myanmar’s military junta has confirmed its plans to hold an election in December, as the country struggles to come to grips with the significant damage from last month’s powerful earthquake. In a notice published in the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar yesterday, the Union Election Commission (UEC) reaffirmed itsContinue Reading
Myanmar’s military junta yesterday declared a unilateral ceasefire in the country’s civil war in order to facilitate rescue efforts after last week’s devastating earthquake, as the death toll for the disaster climbed past 3,000. According to an army statement reported by the state broadcaster MRTV, the truce will run untilContinue Reading
Myanmar has been hit by several powerful aftershocks in the aftermath of Friday’s devastating earthquake, hindering desperate rescue efforts and causing panic among those who survived the initial quake. The 7.7 magnitude earthquake has wreaked destruction throughout central Myanmar, hitting Mandalay, Naypyidaw, and Sagaing regions, including parts of the countryContinue Reading
The head of Myanmar’s military junta yesterday vowed to hold a long-planned election in December, urging the regime’s opponents to put down their weapons and re-enter the legal fold. During a speech at the annual Armed Forces Day parade in Naypyidaw, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing said that the militaryContinue Reading
The head of Myanmar’s military junta will reportedly attend a regional summit in Bangkok early next month, his first visit to an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member state since April 2021. Citing a “highly placed source,” Thai PBS reported yesterday that Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing will attendContinue Reading
The head of Myanmar’s military junta arrived in Belarus yesterday for a two-day state visit aimed at shoring up support for his sanctioned and besieged military administration. Arriving from St. Petersburg, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing was welcomed at the airport in Minsk by Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs MaksimContinue Reading
The head of Myanmar’s military junta has praised Russia’s support for his beleaguered military administration, as he met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow yesterday. During a televised meeting at the Kremlin, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing thanked Russia for its diplomatic and military backing and expressed support for Putin’sContinue Reading
The head of Myanmar’s besieged military junta is traveling to Russia at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin, who he is slated to meet with tomorrow. Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing’s trip was announced on Saturday in Myanmar state media, with the Global New Light of Myanmar describing it asContinue Reading
The military junta in Myanmar has extended its state of emergency for another six months, in order to prepare for an election that it has promised to hold sometime later this year. According to a report in the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar, the decision was made at aContinue Reading
