Myanmar’s security forces fired on protesters Sunday in the deadliest day of demonstrations since the military took control of the country on Feb. 1. At least 18 people were killed, according to the United Nations. Photo: Hkun Lat/Getty Images

      Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Faces New Charges After Bloody Crackdown

      The country’s most popular political leader, ousted in a military coup, has four separate allegations against her that could keep her detained for years
      GETTY IMAGES / Military leaders overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government on 1 February

      Myanmar coup: Protesters defy military warning in mass strike

      Hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Myanmar in one of the largest demonstrations yet against the country's military coup.
      File photo of British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab © Ashraf Shazly, AFP

      UK, Canada sanction Myanmar generals after coup

      Britain and Canada on Thursday imposed sanctions on generals in Myanmar for human rights violations following the military takeover in the Southeast Asian country.
      REUTERS / Protesters in Yangon received support from thousands of residents, who clapped on doorsteps

      Myanmar coup: Internet shutdown as crowds protest against military

      Myanmar's military rulers have shut down the country's internet as thousands of people joined the largest rally yet against Monday's coup.
      People hold up images of Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a protest outside Myanmar's embassy in Thailand. | Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images

      An inconvenient insurrection tests Biden on China, democracy support

      The new administration is rushing to respond to Myanmar’s military coup, less than a month since taking office.
      Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been arrested during a military coup. Picture: Frank Van Beek/UN Photo/ICJ/AFPSource:AFP

      Aung San Suu Kyi reportedly releases statement after Myanmar coup sees army take control and leader ‘taken’

      A statement from Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi has appeared after she was “taken” by the military and disappeared from view.
      Military has previously threatened to ‘take action’ over alleged fraud in a November election

      Myanmar army takes power in coup as Aung San Suu Kyi detained

      Military has previously threatened to ‘take action’ over alleged fraud in a November election
      A plane carrying 89 people had to make an emergency landing after the front wheels failed to deploy. Picture: Aung Thura via AP.Source:AP

      How one decision saved 89 passengers

      A plane carrying 89 people was forced to make an emergency landing using only its rear wheels on the tarmac.
      Twitter's Jack Dorsey answers critics of Myanmar meditation retreat

      Twitter's Jack Dorsey answers critics of Myanmar meditation retreat

      Twitter boss Jack Dorsey has responded to criticism of his 10-day meditation retreat in Myanmar, saying: "I don't know enough and need to learn more."
      Rohingya are seen after arriving on a boat to Bangladesh on September 14, 2017 in Shah Porir Dip, Bangladesh. Picture: Allison Joyce/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images

      Violence in Myanmar shows the world needs to stop romanticising Buddhism

      THERE is a perception among the Western world that Buddhists are all peaceful, loving people. But some of them are willing to burn villages to the ground.
      AFP / Bangladeshi security forces are already guarding Rohingya camps near the border

      Rohingya crisis: Bangladesh to restrict movement of migrants

      Bangladesh is limiting the movement of more than 400,000 Rohingya migrants who have fled from neighbouring Myanmar.
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