Myanmar

UN Security Council Delivers Resolution on Myanmar Violence

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 21 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council adopted its first resolution on Myanmar in 74 years on Wednesday to demand an end to violence and urge the military junta to release all political prisoners, including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Myanmar...

Myanmar court to deliver final verdicts this week in Suu Kyi trials

Dec 27 (Reuters) - A court in military-ruled Myanmar will deliver its final verdicts in cases against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, said a source familiar with her trials, wrapping up marathon proceedings that have been condemned in the West as a sham....

Thailand hosts Myanmar junta figures in talks, key ASEAN nations skip

BANGKOK, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Thailand hosted regional talks on Thursday to discuss the crisis in army-run Myanmar including rare international appearances by junta ministers, but several key members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations did not attend despite...

Ramos-Horta in Newsweek: We Cannot Afford to Look Away from Myanmar

Since the Tatmadaw, Myanmar's military junta, overthrew a democratically elected government on Feb. 1, it has brutally suppressed the nation's citizens and democratic leaders. On Dec. 6, the regime sentenced elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi to prison, while continuing...