Myanmar junta kills 28, including its own soldiers, in prison attack
The victims included soldiers’ relatives taken prisoner, including women and children, an insurgent group said.
The victims included soldiers’ relatives taken prisoner, including women and children, an insurgent group said.
Myanmar’s military approaches the fourth anniversary of the coup d’etat that put them in power in terminal decline.
Pregnant women and the elderly are also at risk, aid workers said.
Human Rights Watch pointed to lack of progress returning Myanmar to democracy and China’s oppression of minorities.
Relatives say loved ones ‘electrocuted’ with batons amid fears they could be moved to evade rescue attempts.
After months of shortages, cross-border trade has resumed at some gates, residents say.
Southeast Asian leaders, analysts express hope mixed with concern as US president returns to office.
Online scam centers have proliferated in some of the more lawless parts of Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia.
Observers say the TNLA knows that control of its region is unsustainable if the military remains in power.