Myanmar junta to free 3,000 prisoners in Buddhist New Year amnesty

Myanmar junta to free 3,000 prisoners in Buddhist New Year amnesty

Prisoners released from Insein Prison are welcomed by their colleagues and family members in Yangon, Myanmar Monday, April 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Myanmar’s junta on Monday, April 17, 2023, began releasing more than 3,000 prisoners to mark the Buddhist New Year, without specifying whether those jailed in its bloody crackdown on dissent would … Read more

Two Myanmar air bases come under attack: Reports

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Unidentified attackers launched assaults on two Myanmar air bases on Thursday, with blasts reported at one base and rocket fire seen at another, media and a witness said. The attacks come after three months of turmoil in Myanmar triggered by a Feb. 1 military coup. There was no claim of responsibility or any confirmation of … Read more

ASEAN leaders demand Myanmar coup leaders end killings

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Southeast Asian leaders demanded an immediate end to killings and the release of political detainees in Myanmar in an emergency summit with its top general and coup leader Saturday in the Indonesian capital, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said. The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations also told Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing during … Read more