UNBELIEVABLE: 13 | History Defined

No signs of Aung San Suu Kyi as Myanmar releases 4,500 prisoners in annual amnesty

Thousands granted amnesty and others have had their sentences reduced under a pardon order by president Min Aung Hlaing to mark the traditional new year

The Independent UK · Apr 17

The Myanmar civil war is at stalemate – but anti-junta forces may be gaining the upper hand

Among the cruel ironies of the Myanmar civil war, now in its sixth year, is that for an army that is struggling to conscript soldiers, the Myanmar junta has repeatedly bombed its own troops held as prisoners of war.

The Conversation · Apr 16

Norway’s state telecoms firm accused of helping Myanmar regime seize activists

Lawsuit in Norway alleges Telenor passed on data helping Myanmar military arrest 1,200 activists, some in safe houses

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16

‘It broke our home’: family demands answers after death of man abandoned by US border agents

Nurul Shah Alam, a nearly blind Rohingya refugee, was left alone in a Buffalo parking lot. His death has been ruled a homicide – what now?

The Guardian - US · Apr 4

One-sided and conspiratorial: How Indian media keeps getting Myanmar wrong

When the National Investigation Agency (NIA) recently apprehended seven foreign nationals – six Ukrainian and one American – who were returning to their countries on their way back from Myanmar, the Indian mainstream and social media went into a frenzied tailspin. 

Newslaundry · Apr 3

Who is president Min Aung Hlaing? Former general consolidating Myanmar military’s grip on power

In February of 2021, Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing wrested power from the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and effectively plunged the Southeast Asian country into a civil war.

The Independent UK · Apr 3

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing appointed president after ‘sham’ election

Min Aung Hlaing seized control five years ago and plunged Myanmar into conflict and economic chaos

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3

Myanmar army chief Min Aung Hlaing elected as President

Min Aung Hlaing has been elected president of Myanmar after winning a parliamentary vote dominated by pro-military lawmakers, formalising his control over the country five years after leading a coup against an elected government.

The Times of India · Apr 3

Myanmar coup leader and junta chief named as country’s president

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The Independent UK · Apr 3

Myanmar’s parliament elects ruling general as president, keeping the army in charge

Myanmar’s parliament has elected Min Aung Hlaing as the country’s new president

The Independent UK · Apr 3